Patience – Guns N’ Roses

Patience Lyrics and Chords

Performed by Guns N’ Roses

Tuning: D# Standard

Intro: Whistle

[ C    G    A    D ] – 2
C    G    C    Em,   C    G    D

Verse 1

C
.. Shed a tear ’cause I’m missing you
G
… I’m still alright to smile
A
.. Girl, I think about you
……….D
Every day now
C
.. Was a time when I wasn’t sure
………….G
But you set my mind at ease
A
…. There is no doubt
………………………..D
You’re in my heart now

C                     G
.. Said woman take it slow,
…………….C                        Em
And it’ll work itself out fine
C                       G                 D
.. All we need is just a little patience
C                  G
.. Said sugar make it slow
……………….C                       Em
And we’ll come together fine
C
.. All we need is
G                  D
Just a little patience
D
….. (Patience)
D
……….Mm, yeah

Verse 2

C
… I sit here on the stairs
……………..G
‘Cause I’d rather be alone
A
If I can’t have you right now,
…..D
I’ll wait dear
C
… Sometimes I get so tense
……….G
But I can’t speed up the time
…….A
But you know love
…………………………………………..D
There’s 1 more thing to consider

C                     G
.. Said woman take it slow
………C                           Em
And things will be just fine
C                        G
You and I’ll just use
……………D
A little patience
C                  G
.. Said sugar take the time
………………….C                          Em
‘Cause the lights are shining bright
C
You and I’ve got
G                        D
What it takes to make it
………………..D
We won’t fake it,
……………….D
I’ll never break it
………………………D
‘Cause I can’t take it

Music:

D                   G
……… Little patience,
……….D
Mmm yeah,
…….G
Mm yeah
…………………….D
Need a little patience,
………G
Yeah …
…………………..D
Just a little patience,
……..G
Yeah …
……………………D
Some more patience
I’ve been walking the streets
At night
G
.. Just trying to get it right
D
…. It’s hard to see with
So many around
……..G
You know I don’t like
Being stuck in the crowd
……………..D
And the streets don’t change
But maybe the names
G
.. I ain’t got time for the game
…………….D
‘Cause I need you
…………………………..G
Yeah, yeah but I need you
…………F
Oh, I need you
………..G
Oh, I need you
……………….D
Ooh this time

End