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

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

PRE-CHORUS 1:
The [Dm] history book on the shelf
is [G7] always repeating [C] itself [C/A#] [C/A] [C/G]

CHORUS:
[F] Waterloo, I was defeated, you [A#] won the war
[C] Waterloo, promise to love you for-[F]-ever more [C]
[F] Waterloo, couldn't escape if I [A#] wanted to
[C] Waterloo, knowing my fate is to [F] be with you
[/F] Wow, [/E] 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/E] back but [A#/D] you were [C] stronger
Oh [F] yeah, and [G/F] now it seems my [C/E] only
[A#/D] chance is [C] giving up the [Dm] fight

PRE-CHORUS 2:
So [Dm] how could I ever refuse
I [G7] feel like I win when I [C] lose [C/A#] [C/A] [C/G]

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS 2:

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

ADDITIONAL INFO:

xx0100, E/F
x4222x, A/E
x2003x, G/D

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