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Harry Styles – The Waiting Game Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are The Waiting Game chords by Harry Styles for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
D Bm F#m G
D      Bm
 Oh-oh-oh
      F#m G
Oh-oh-oh

[Verse 1]
D                        
 You can romanticise your

                     
 shortcomings, ignore
                G
 your agency to stop

Write a ballad with the
 details, while skimming
 off the top
D                          
 A personality, considering 
        G
you've been a little overhonest 
lately
Bb             Bm         
  And you apologised dirty
   Em  A7
 clown

[Chorus]
D                       
You found someone to put 
      Bm
your arms around
                    F#m
Playing the waiting game
       G
But it all adds up to nothing
D                      Bm
You try and you always justify
                    F#m
Playing the waiting game
        G
When it all adds up to nothing

[Post-Chorus]
D Bm
                    F#m  G
Playing the waiting game

[Verse 2]
D
 Do you tantalise or titilate?
                          G
Knowing it won't make the grade?

Do you leave it on the table?
Bb         Bm                Em
  You apologise, emotionally dry
    A7
And years go by

[Chorus]
D                       
You found someone to put
      Bm
 your arms around
                    F#m
Playing the waiting game
       G
But it all adds up to nothing
D                     
You tried messing with 
      Bm
your own design
                    F#m
Playing the waiting game
       G
And it all adds up to nothing

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[Post-Chorus]
D Bm
                    F#m
Playing the waiting game
       G
But it all adds up to nothing

[Outro]
D Bm
                    F#m
Playing the waiting game
       G
And it all adds up to nothing

How to play The Waiting Game: key, chords and progression

The Waiting Game by Harry Styles is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 7 chords: D, Bm, F#m, G, Bb, Em and A7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Bm – F#m – G (I – vi – iii – IV in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm, F#m and Bb are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.