ABBA, Waterloo (1974)
^{Key: :[F#] (w: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson)}

VERSE 1:
[F#] My my, at [G#/F#] Waterloo
Nap-[C#/F]-oleon [B/D#] did sur-[C#]-render
Oh [F#] yeah, and [G#/F#] I have met my
[C#/F] destin-[B/D#]-y in [C#] quite a similar [D#m] way

PRE-CHORUS 1:
The [D#m] history book on the shelf
is [G#7] always repeating [C#] itself [C#/B] [C#/A#] [C#/G#]

CHORUS:
[F#] Waterloo, I was defeated, you [B] won the war
[C#] Waterloo, promise to love you for-[F#]-ever more [C#]
[F#] Waterloo, couldn't escape if I [B] wanted to
[C#] Waterloo, knowing my fate is to [F#] be with you
[/F#] Wow, [/F] wow, [/D#] wow, [/C#] wow
[C#] Waterloo, finally facing my [F#] Waterloo

VERSE 2:
[F#] My, my, I [G#/F#] tried to hold you
[C#/F] back but [B/D#] you were [C#] stronger
Oh [F#] yeah, and [G#/F#] now it seems my [C#/F] only
[B/D#] chance is [C#] giving up the [D#m] fight

PRE-CHORUS 2:
So [D#m] how could I ever refuse
I [G#7] feel like I win when I [C#] lose [C#/B] [C#/A#] [C#/G#]

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS 2:

SHORT CHORUS:
[F#] Waterloo, couldn't escape if I [B] wanted to
[C#] Waterloo, knowing my fate is to [F#] be with you
[/F#] Wow, [/F] wow, [/D#] wow, [/C#] wow
[C#] Waterloo, finally facing my [F#] Waterloo

OUTRO CHORUS:
Ooh ooh [C#] Waterloo, knowing my fate is to [F#] be with you
[/F#] Wow, [/F] wow, [/D#] wow, [/C#] wow
[C#] Waterloo, finally facing my [F#] Waterloo