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

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

PRE-CHORUS 1:
The [Am] history book on the shelf
is [D7] always repeating [G] itself [G/F] [G/E] [G/D]

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

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

PRE-CHORUS 2:
So [Am] how could I ever refuse
I [D7] feel like I win when I [G] lose [G/F] [G/E] [G/D]

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS 2:

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

OUTRO CHORUS:
Ooh ooh [G] Waterloo, knowing my fate is to [C] be with you
[/C] Wow, [/B] wow, [/A] wow, [/G] wow
[G] Waterloo, finally facing my [C] Waterloo

ADDITIONAL INFO:

xx0100, E/C
x4222x, A/B
x2003x, G/A

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