Biography:
Cracker is an American alternative rock band fronted by Camper Van Beethoven singer David Lowery, with guitarist Johnny Hickman. They are best known for their hit songs "Low" and "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)".
The band's website once noted Cracker as "The only band to ever open for both Grateful Dead and Ramones," a unique distinction which is also indicative of the band's sound and style. Cracker comfortably mixes influences and sounds ranging from classic country music
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Other songs:
- Fluffy Lucy
- Low
- Mr. Wrong
- Take Me Down To The Infirmary
- Ah You Left Me
- Almond Grove
- Another Song About The Rain
- Been Around The World
- Big Dipper
- Brides Of Neptune
- Can I Take My Gun Up To Heaven
- China
- Eurotrash Girl
- Friends
- Get Off This
- Hallelujah
- Happy Birthday To Me
- I Hate My Generation
- I See The Light
- I Want Everything
- It Aint Gonna Suck Itself
- Lets Go For A Ride
- Lonesome Johnny Blues
- Loser
- Lullabye
- Movie Star
- Mr Wrong
- Night Falls
- Nostalgia
- Nothing To Believe In
- Someday
- Somethin You Aint Got
- Something You Aint Got
- St Cajetan
- Sunday Train
- Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
- Sweet Potato
- Teen Angst
- The Golden Age
- The Good Life
- Trials And Tribulations
- Turn On Tune In Drop Out With Me
- Waited My Whole Life
- Whole Lotta Trouble
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"Waited My Whole Life"
Cracker
Berkeley to Bakersfield
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CHORDS USED
G Bb D E A Bm F F#
E 3 6 x x 5 7 1 2
B 3 6 7 9 5 7 1 2
G 4 7 7 9 6 7 2 3
D 5 8 7 9 7 9 3 4
A 5 8 5 7 7 9 3 4
E 3 6 x x 5 7 1 2
____________________________________________________
[Intro]
(no lyrics)
G Bb D E
G A Bm
A (quickly, right before lyrics begin)
[Verse 1]
G D
I don't pick up pennies
F#
I don't knock on wood
Bm A G
Step on the cracks a little more than I should
F
Lucky it ain't nothin'
D
Now I got you
G D
I don't cross fingers
F#
Behind my back
Bm A G
And I don't mind dark cats crossing my path
F D
Silly superstitions don't mean a thing
[Chorus]
G Bb
One way or another
D E
We were meant to be together
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)
G Bb
I know it sounds crazy
D
But listen to me baby
E
I swear that it's true
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as intro)
[Verse 2]
G D
I like your smile
F#
Get lost in your face
Bm A G
The sound of your feet across the floor of my place
F
Make yourself at home
D
Come settle on in
G D
The way you wake up
F#
With your hair all a mess
Bm A G
Drivin' me crazy, girl I must confess
F
If there's a fault
D
I can't find it with you
[Chorus 2]
G Bb
One way or another
D E
We were meant to be together
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)
G Bb
I know it sounds crazy
D
But listen to me baby
E
I swear that it's true
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
(stay on Bm for beginning of instrumental)
[Instrumental]
(Bm) G D
(Just to be with you)
F#
(Just to be with you)
Bm A G D A
(no lyrics) Ahhhhhhhhhhh
G
(Just to be with you)
(Stay on G for beginning of final chorus)
[Ending chorus] x4 to fade
(G) D
One way or another
F#
(Just to be with you)
Bm A
We were meant to be together
G D
I waited my whole life
A
Just to be with you
Cracker
Berkeley to Bakersfield
_____________________________________________________
CHORDS USED
G Bb D E A Bm F F#
E 3 6 x x 5 7 1 2
B 3 6 7 9 5 7 1 2
G 4 7 7 9 6 7 2 3
D 5 8 7 9 7 9 3 4
A 5 8 5 7 7 9 3 4
E 3 6 x x 5 7 1 2
____________________________________________________
[Intro]
(no lyrics)
G Bb D E
G A Bm
A (quickly, right before lyrics begin)
[Verse 1]
G D
I don't pick up pennies
F#
I don't knock on wood
Bm A G
Step on the cracks a little more than I should
F
Lucky it ain't nothin'
D
Now I got you
G D
I don't cross fingers
F#
Behind my back
Bm A G
And I don't mind dark cats crossing my path
F D
Silly superstitions don't mean a thing
[Chorus]
G Bb
One way or another
D E
We were meant to be together
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)
G Bb
I know it sounds crazy
D
But listen to me baby
E
I swear that it's true
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as intro)
[Verse 2]
G D
I like your smile
F#
Get lost in your face
Bm A G
The sound of your feet across the floor of my place
F
Make yourself at home
D
Come settle on in
G D
The way you wake up
F#
With your hair all a mess
Bm A G
Drivin' me crazy, girl I must confess
F
If there's a fault
D
I can't find it with you
[Chorus 2]
G Bb
One way or another
D E
We were meant to be together
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)
G Bb
I know it sounds crazy
D
But listen to me baby
E
I swear that it's true
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
(stay on Bm for beginning of instrumental)
[Instrumental]
(Bm) G D
(Just to be with you)
F#
(Just to be with you)
Bm A G D A
(no lyrics) Ahhhhhhhhhhh
G
(Just to be with you)
(Stay on G for beginning of final chorus)
[Ending chorus] x4 to fade
(G) D
One way or another
F#
(Just to be with you)
Bm A
We were meant to be together
G D
I waited my whole life
A
Just to be with you
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