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Dear Evan Hansen - Waving Through A Window Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, D, Bm, Fm, C#, G#, D#
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[G] [Em] [G] [G]I’ve learned to [Em]slam on the [G]brake [Em] [G] [G]Before I even [Em]turn the [G]key [Em] [G] [G]Before I [Em]make the [G]mistake [Em] [G] [G]Before I [Em]lead with the [G]worst of me [Em] [G] [G]Give them no [Em]reason to [G]stare [Em] [G] [G]No slipping [Em]up if [G]you slip away [Em] [G] [G]So I got [Em]nothing to [G]share [Em] [G] [G]No I’ve got [Em]nothing to [G]say [Em] [G]

[Em]Step out, step [C]out of the sun. If you [G]keep getting [D]burned. [Em]Step out, step [C]out of the sun. Be[G]cause you’ve learned, be[D]cause you’ve learned.

[Em]On the outside, [C]always looking in Will I [G]ever be more [D]than I’ve always been? Cause I’m [Em]tap, tap, tapping on the [C]glass I’m [G]waving through a [D]window [Em]I try to speak but [C]nobody can hear [G]So I wait around for an [D]answer to appear While I’m [Em]watch, watch, watching people [C]pass I’m [G]waving through a [D]window [Em] Can anybody [D]see? Is anybody waving back at [G]me? [C]

[G] [D] [G]We start with stars in our eyes [C]We start believing that we [D]belong [Bm]But every sun doesn’t [D]rise [G]And nobody tells you where [C]you went [D]wrong

[Em]Step out, step [C]out of the sun. If you [G]keep getting [D]burned. [Em]Step out, step [C]out of the sun. Be[G]cause you’ve learned, be[D]cause you’ve learned.

[Em]On the outside, [C]always looking in Will I [G]ever be more [D]than I’ve always been? Cause I’m [Em]tap, tap, tapping on the [C]glass I’m [G]waving through a [D]window [Em]I try to speak but [C]nobody can hear [G]So I wait around for an [D]answer to appear While I’m [Em]watch, watch, watching people [C]pass I’m [G]waving through a [D]window [Em] Can anybody [D]see? Is anybody waving?

When you’ve [G]fallen in a [D]forest, and there’s [Em]nobody [C]around Do you [G]ever really [D]crash or [Em]even make a [C]sound?

Did I [Em]even make a [C]sound? Did I [G]even make a [D]sound? It’s like I [Em]never made a [C]sound Will I [G]ever make a sound?

[Fm]On the outside, [C#]always looking in Will I [G#]ever be more [D#]than I’ve always been? Cause I’m [Fm]tap, tap, tapping on the [C#]glass I’m [G#]waving through a [D#]window [Fm]I try to speak but [C#]nobody can hear [G#]So I wait around for an [D#]answer to appear While I’m [Fm]watch, watch, watching people [C#]pass I’m [G#]waving through a [D#]window [Fm] Can anybody [D#]see? Is anybody waving back at [G#]me? Is [C#]anybody [D#]waving [Fm]waving [D#]waving? [C#]Whoa [G#]whoa

Artist Dear Evan Hansen
Album Dear Evan Hansen Soundtrack
Genres Pop
Year 2017
Key G

How to Play Waving Through A Window on Guitar?

Dear Evan Hansen - Waving Through A Window can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, D, Bm, Fm, C#, G#, D# chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For D#, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.

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

You can play Waving Through A Window with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.