"The Waiting Game"
Todd Rundgren
From the album "Nearly Human" (1989)
Transcribed by Brian Canfield
 
Intro:
 
D  Dsus4   D
 
G/D    Bm/D     A/E      (D/E   Dsus4/E    D/E)
La la la la..
 
G/D    Bm/D   A/E    E   /Eb
 
Verse:
 
C#m               B                  A       B
Every time that I fall for that same old trick
 
C#m                 B           A       D
I punish myself with the same old stick
 
C#m                 B                A        B
I want to believe it so badly..
 
C#m     B       A
Forgetting reality..
 
C#m                 B                A        D
Ignoring the fact..
 
C#m      B          A       
Forgetting reality..
 
C#m      B         A
(Forgetting reality)
 
Pre-chorus:
 
E/B        A/B         E/B      A/B
But I swear..
etc.
 
Chorus:
 
Bm(2nd inversion)/G     Bm7/G   Bm/G     A/G    Bm/G
       I'll                       play        your     waiting  game..
 
Bm/G      A/G     Bm/G
I'm gonna win the waiting game
 
Bm(2nd inversion)/G     Bm7/G   Bm/G     A/G    Bm/G
       I'll                       play        your     waiting  game..
 
     Bm/G     
I'm gonna win this game my friend
 
      F#m7             Em7           Em7    Faug
And forget you in the end
 
(Verse 2 - same as Verse 1)
 
Bridge:
 
D   Dsus4    D
 
G/D      Bm/D      A/E
A cloud..
 
(I'm missing the "We live in different galaxies" part)
 
Pre-Chorus
 
E/B       A/B   
But I swear.. etc (same two chords until):
 
E/C#           /D      /E      /F#     /G#     /A      /B
..wall of resistance                               .. with time..
 
(Back to the chorus)