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Green Day - Are We The Waiting Chords

Chord reference A, D, F#m, E
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A] [D] [A]Starry nights city lights coming [D]down over me. [A]Skyscrapers and stargazers in my [D]head. [A]Are we we are, are we we are the [D]waiting unknown. [F#m]This dirty town was [E]burning down in my [D]dreams. [F#m]Lost and found [E]city bound in my [D]dreams.

[E]And screaming, [A]Are we we are, are we we are the [D]waiting. [E]And screaming, [A]Are we we are, are we we are the [D]waiting.

[A]Forget me nots and second thoughts live in [D]isolation. [A]Heads or tails and fairytales in my [D]mind. [A]Are we we are, are we we are the [D]waiting unknown. [F#m]The rage and love, the [E]story of my [D]life. [F#m]The Jesus of [E]suburbia is a [D]lie.

[E]And screaming, [A]Are we we are, are we we are the [D]waiting. [E]And screaming, [A]Are we we are, are we we are the [D]waiting unknown.

Artist Green Day
Album American Idiot
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2004
Key A

How to Play Are We The Waiting on Guitar?

Green Day - Are We The Waiting can be played in the key of A using the A, D, F#m, E chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Are We The Waiting with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.