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Richard Elloyan – Waiting For The Wreck To Happen Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G  Bm  C  D
G  C G

[Verse 1]
G                    Bm
I was sittin’ at the bar,
      C              G
I was minding my own beer,
                      Bm
When she pulled in beside me,
          C             D
Said “You mind if I sit here?”
    G                  Bm
The boys all think I’m lucky,
C                 G
They just hear us laughing,
                  Bm
They don’t know inside,
         C
I’m just waitin’ for
    D        G      D  C  G
the wreck to happen.

[Verse 2]
G                       Bm
‘Cause I’ve been here before,
      C              G
And I know what to expect,
                    Bm
You don’t know what hit you,
          C                D
Till they cut you from the wreck,
       G              Bm
It’s a long road to recovery,
         C          G
It won’t happen overnight,
                  Bm
Spend a few years sweeping up,
    C      D       G      D  C  G*
The pieces of your life.

[Chorus]
N.C.         Am
I don’t know why,
D      G
I even try,
          C               D
I took my shots and all I got,
    G
Was gun shy,
                 Am      D
When I closed my ey-ey-eyes,
           G         D/F#
I hear the sounds of two
       Em
hearts crashing,
C                     D
I’m just sittin’ here waitin’
                 G      D  C  G
for the wreck to happen.

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[Instrumental]
N.C. Am  D  G
G  C  D   G

[Verse 3]
G                      Bm
Not a guy here in this bar,
      C               G
Would love to take my place,
                Bm
I’m a spearhead fool,
         C            D
For even wanting to escape,
      G              Bm
Is it better to have loved and lost?
  C                   G
Depends on who you’re asking,
                     Bm
The survivors or the casualties,
C               D        G
Waitin’ for the wreck to happen.
D  C  G*

[Chorus]
N.C.         Am
I don’t know why,
D      G
I even try,
          C               D
I took my shots and all I got,
    G
Was gun shy,
                 Am      D
When I closed my ey-ey-eyes,
           G         D/F#
I hear the sounds of two
       Em
hearts crashing,
C                     D
I’m just sittin’ here waitin’
                 G      D  C  G
for the wreck to happen.

[Instrumental]
N.C. Am  D  G  Em
C  D   G  D  C  G
G  G#m A

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[Bridge]
A
Call for the doctor,
call for the nurse,
C
Who you’re gonna call
     D*
when everything hurts?

[Outro]
N.C.         Am
I don’t know why,
D      G
I even try,
          C               D
I took my shots and all I got,
    G
Was gun shy,
                 Am      D
When I closed my ey-ey-eyes,
           G
I hear the sounds of
D/F#       Em
two hearts crashing,
C                     D
I’m just sittin’ here waitin’
                 G      Em
for the wreck to happen.
    C                     D*
Oh, I’m just sittin’ here waitin’
N.C.              G
for the wreck to happen,
G D  C  Bm  C  D  G
D  C  G

How to play Waiting For The Wreck To Happen: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Waiting For The Wreck To Happen by Richard Elloyan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Waiting For The Wreck To Happen by Richard Elloyan is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 9 chords: G, Bm, C, D, Am, D/F#, Em, G#m and A.

Most of the song cycles through Bm – C – D – G (iii – IV – V – I in G major). In solfa, that is mi – fah – soh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: Bm and G#m are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.