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Right Here Waiting

Right Here Waiting was written by Richard Marx, inspired by the distance between him and his then-wife, actress Cynthia Rhodes, while she was filming in South Africa. Marx penned this ballad as a musical love letter, expressing his feelings of longing and promises of fidelity. Despite initially having no intention to release the song, positive feedback from peers encouraged him to include Right Here Waiting on his album. It became one of the bigg ... est hits of his career, moving listeners with its poignant melody and earnest lyrics. See more [+]

Key: C

Introduction:  C   G   Am   C   G   Am  

difficulty
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 C        Am              F 
Oceans apart day after day
         G        C 
And I slowly go insane
 C        Am              F 
I hear your voice on the line
         G             Am 
But it doesn' t stop the pain

 Am              F 
If I see you next to never
 Am                F              C 
How can we say forever

 C                G 
Wherever you go
 G               Am 
Whatever you do
 Am          F                 C 
I will be right here waiting for you
 C                G 
Whatever it takes
 G                Am 
Or how my heart breaks
 Am          F                 C 
I will be right here waiting for you

 C        Am              F 
I took for granted, all the times
         G                 C 
That I thought would last somehow
 C         Am                F 
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
 G                        Am 
But I can' t get near you now

 Am               F 
Oh, can' t you see it baby
 Am               F       C 
You' ve got me goin'  crazy

 C                G 
Wherever you go
 G               Am 
Whatever you do
 Am          F                 C 
I will be right here waiting for you
 C                G 
Whatever it takes
 G                Am 
Or how my heart breaks
 Am          F                 C 
I will be right here waiting for you

 Dm7      C          F 
I wonder how we can survive
 F 
This romance
 Dm7      C              F 
But in the end if I' m with you
 F            G 
I' ll take the chance

 Am               F 
Oh, can' t you see it baby
 Am               F       C 
You' ve got me goin'  crazy

 C                G 
Wherever you go
 G               Am 
Whatever you do
 Am          F                 C 
I will be right here waiting for you
 C                G 
Whatever it takes
 G                Am 
Or how my heart breaks
 Am          F                 C 
I will be right here waiting for you

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