This is my first tab. The other chords for this song that have been submitted were incorrect,
so I've taken the liberty of making new ones by ear.
Chords:
E 022100
A x02220
A7 x02020
B x24442
F x33211
G 320003
Gm 355333
F# 244322
B7 224242
G# 466544
[Chorus]
E A A7
Waterloo, Waterloo, where will you meet your Waterloo?
E
Every puppy has his day,
A
everybody has to pay.
E B E
Everybody has to meet his Waterloo.
[Verse 1]
A E
Now ole Adam was the first in history.
E B
With an apple he was tempted and deceived.
E A
Just for spite the devil made him take a bite.
E B E
And that's where ol' Adam met his Waterloo.
[Chorus]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stonewall_jackson/waterloo_crd_ver_2.html ]
E A A7
Waterloo, Waterloo, where will you meet your Waterloo?
E
Every puppy has his day
A
everybody has to pay
E B E
Everybody has to meet his Waterloo
F
[Verse 2]
G
Little General Napoleon of France
F Gm
Tried to conquer the world but lost his pants.
F G
Met defeat known as Bonaparte's retreat.
F G F
And that's when Napoleon met his Waterloo.
[Chorus]
F Gm
Waterloo, Waterloo, where will you meet your Waterloo?
F Gm
Every puppy has his day, everybody has to pay.
F Gm F
Everybody has to meet his Waterloo.
F#
[Verse 3]
B7
Now a feller whose darling proved untrue
F# G#
took her life but he lost his too
F# B7
Now he swings where the little birdie sings.
F# G# F#
And that's where Tom Dooley met his Waterloo.
[Chorus]
F# B7
Waterloo, Waterloo, where will you meet your Waterloo?
F# B7
Every puppy has his day, everybody has to pay.
F# G# F#
Everybody has to meet his Waterloo.