ABBA, Waterloo (1974)
Key: :[B] (w: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson)
VERSE 1:
[B] My my, at
[Db/B] Waterloo
Nap-
[Gb/Bb]-oleon
[E/Ab] did sur-
[Gb]-render
Oh
[B] yeah, and
[Db/B] I have met my
[Gb/Bb] destin-
[E/Ab]-y in
[Gb] quite a similar
[Abm] way
PRE-CHORUS 1:
The
[Abm] history book on the shelf
is
[Db7] always repeating
[Gb] itself
[Gb/E] [Gb/Eb] [Gb/Db]
CHORUS:
[B] Waterloo, I was defeated, you
[E] won the war
[Gb] Waterloo, promise to love you for-
[B]-ever more
[Gb]
[B] Waterloo, couldn't escape if I
[E] wanted to
[Gb] Waterloo, knowing my fate is to
[B] be with you
[/B] Wow,
[/Bb] wow,
[/Ab] wow,
[/Gb] wow
[Gb] Waterloo, finally facing my
[B] Waterloo
VERSE 2:
[B] My, my, I
[Db/B] tried to hold you
[Gb/Bb] back but
[E/Ab] you were
[Gb] stronger
Oh
[B] yeah, and
[Db/B] now it seems my
[Gb/Bb] only
[E/Ab] chance is
[Gb] giving up the
[Abm] fight
PRE-CHORUS 2:
So
[Abm] how could I ever refuse
I
[Db7] feel like I win when I
[Gb] lose
[Gb/E] [Gb/Eb] [Gb/Db]
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS 2:
SHORT CHORUS:
[B] Waterloo, couldn't escape if I
[E] wanted to
[Gb] Waterloo, knowing my fate is to
[B] be with you
[/B] Wow,
[/Bb] wow,
[/Ab] wow,
[/Gb] wow
[Gb] Waterloo, finally facing my
[B] Waterloo
OUTRO CHORUS:
Ooh ooh
[Gb] Waterloo, knowing my fate is to
[B] be with you
[/B] Wow,
[/Bb] wow,
[/Ab] wow,
[/Gb] wow
[Gb] Waterloo, finally facing my
[B] Waterloo