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Patience

Guns N' Roses
Acoustic favorites Classic rock Slow & emotional
KeyC
Capo—
LevelMedium
Transpose C 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro

CGADCGAD
CGCEmCGDD
 

Verse

C
Shed a tear cause I'm missing you
G
I'm still alright to smile
ADDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
Girl I think about you every day now
C
Was a time when I wasn't sure
G
But you set my mind at ease
ADDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
There is no doubt, you're in my heart now
 

Chorus

CG
Said woman, take it slow
CEm
It'll work itself out fine
CGDDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
All we need is just a little patience
CG
Said sugar, make it slow and
CEm
It'll come together fine
CGDDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
All we need is just a little patience
DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
Patience (whispered)
DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh
DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
 
 

Verse 2

C
I sit here on the stairs
G
Cause I'd rather be alone
A
If I can't have you right now
DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
I'll wait, dear
C
Sometimes I get so tense
G
But I can't speed up the time
A
But you know love, there's one more thing
DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
To consider
 

Chorus

CG
Said woman, take it slow
CEm
And things will be just fine
CGDDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
You and I’ll just use a little patience
CG
Said sugar, take the time
CEm
Cause the lights are shining bright
CGDDsus2DDsus4DDsus2
You and I've got what it takes to make it
DDsus2DDsus4D
We won't fake it
Dsus2DDsus2DDsus4D
Ahh, I'll never break it
Dsus2DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
Cause I can't take it
 

Solo

CGCEmCGDDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
CGCEmCGDDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
DDsus2DDsus4DDsus2D
 

Bridge

DGDGDG
A little patience
D
Mmmmm yeah
G
Mmmmm yeah
 
D
Need a little patience
G
Yeaaaaah
D
Just a little patience
G
yeaaaaah
 

Verse

D
I've been walking the streets tonight
G
Just trying to get it right
D
It's hard to see with so many around
G
You know I don’t like being stuck in the crowd
D
And the streets don't change but baby the names
G
I ain't got time for the game
D
Cause I need you
G
Yeah yeah, well I need you
F
Ooooh, I need you
G
Woh, I need you
DGD
Ooooh, this time
End

How to play Patience chords

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