(Em)Ba by, I’ve been (C)wait in’,
I’ve been wait in’ night and (Em)day.
I did n’t see the (C)time,
’n’ I wait ed half my (Em)life a way.
There were (D)lots of in vi ta tions,
I know you sent me (D#dim)some.
But I was (Em)wait in’
for the (C)mi ra cle,
for the (D#dim)mi ra cle to come.
2.I (Em)Ba by, I’ve been (C)wait in’,
I’ve been wait in’ night and (Em)day.
I did n’t see the (C)time,
’n’ I wait ed half my (Em)life a way.
There were (D)lots of in vi ta tions,
I know you sent me (D#dim)some.
But I was (Em)wait in’
for the (C)mi ra cle,
for the (D#dim)mi ra cle to come.
3.I
(Am)Wait in’
for the mi ra cle,
there’s (Em)noth in’ left to do.
I have n’t been this hap py
since the (Em)end
of World War Two.
Noth in’ left to (Am)do when you know that you’ve been tak en, noth in’ left to (Em)do when you’re beg ging for a crumb.
Noth in’ left to (Cmaj7)do when you’ve got to go on wait in’,
(D#dim)wait in’ for the mir a cle to (B)come.
Now I
Noth in’ left to (Am)do when you know that you’ve been tak en, noth in’ left to (Em)do when you’re beg ging for a crumb.
Noth in’ left to (Cmaj7)do when you’ve got to go on wait in’,
(D#dim)wait in’ for the mir a cle to (B)come.
When you’ve (Em)fall en on the (C)high way,
and you’re ly in’ in the (Em)rain,
and they ask you how you’re (C)do in’,
of course you say you (Em)can’t com plain.
If you’re (D)squeezed for in for ma tion,
that’s when you’ve got to play it (D#dim)dumb,
you just say you’re out there (Em)wait in’
for the (C)mir a cle,
for the (D#dim)mi ra cle to come.
This page shows “Waiting For The Miracle” by Leonard Cohen in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 76 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.