Waiting in Vain Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the song Waiting In Vain chords by Bob Marley on guitar.

On this page you will find :

The chords with explanations

The lyrics

The score PDF

Waiting In Vain with chords

The four verses of the song as well as the chorus are played on the same way.

So we will look only at chorus, verse 1 and bridge.

Chorus of Waiting In Vain

This song of Bob Marley with chords starts with the chorus. To play it, you need to know the first two chords :

Waiting In Vain chords

These two guitar chords will be used to play the chorus and all the verses of the music.

When you have mastered them, you can go on and read the following tab :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

waiting in vain guitar
Tab text
G#M7 C#M7
I don’t wanna wait in vain for your love
G#M7 C#M7
I don’t wanna wait in vain for your love

Verses of the song

The first verse of the song and the three others follow the same guitar melody.

The following tab gives you an example of the first verse. To play the following ones, you will just have to read the lyrics and continue with the same chords and the same rhythmic :

waiting in vain lyrics
Tab text
G#M7 C#M7
From the very first time I placed my eyes on you, girl
G#M7 C#M7
My heart says follow through
G#M7 C#M7
But I know, now, that I’m way down on your line
G#M7 C#M7
But the waitin’ feel is fine

Bridge of the Bob Marley music

After play the chorus, the first two verses and the chorus again, you will have to play the bridge of Waiting In Vain.

To do this, you need to know four new chords :

guitar chords

When these new positions are mastered, you can start to play the bridge with your guitar following the last tab :

score bob marley
Tab text
C# D# Cm7 A#m7
‘Cause if summer is here i’m still waiting there
C# D# Cm7 A#m7
Winter is here and I’m still waiting there

Before playing, don’t forget to tune your guitar with our online tuner !

Waiting In Vain lyrics

The song Waiting In Vain by Bob Marley composed of four verses, a chorus and a bridge.

The structure of the lyrics is like that:

Chorus – Verse 1 – Verse 2 – Chorus – Bridge – Verse 3 – Verse 4 – Chorus

Chorus

I don’t wanna wait in vain for your love
I don’t wanna wait in vain for your love

Verse 1

From the very first time I placed my eyes on you, girl
My heart says follow through
But I know, now, that I’m way down on your line
But the waitin’ feel is fine

Verse 2

So don’t treat me like a puppet on a string
‘Cause I know how to do my thing
Don’t talk to me as if you think I’m dumb
I wanna know when you’re gonna come

Chorus

Bridge

‘Cause if summer is here
I’m still waiting there
Winter is here
And I’m still waiting there

Verse 3

Like I said
It’s been three years since I’m knockin’ on your door
And I still can knock some more
Ooh girl, ooh girl, is it feasible?
I wanna know now, for I to knock some more

Verse 4

Ya see, in life I know there’s lots of grief
But your love is my relief
Tears in my eyes burn, tears in my eyes burn
While I’m waiting, while I’m waiting for my turn
See!

Chorus

You can play the other famous song of Bob Marley Redemption Song with chords and learn more with the guitar riff of this music.

Easy PDF score from Bob Marley to play Waiting in Vain

The following score is a “home-made” easy PDF score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.

This guitar score that you can download for free summarizes everything we have just seen to play the song Waiting In Vain by Bob Marley.