| D | E/D | A/C# | G/B | A | |||||
| My, | my, at | Wat | erloo Na | pol | eon | did | sur | ren | der |
| D | E/D | A/C# | G/B | D/A | A | Bm | |||||||
| Oh | yeah, | and | I | have met my | des | - ti | ny | in | quite | a | sim | ilar | way |
| A | E/G# | A | G | D/F# | A/E | ||
| The history book on the shelf | is | always | repeating it | self |
| D | G | ||
| Wat | erloo – I was defeated, you | won | the war |
| A | D | A | ||
| Wat | erloo – Promise to love you for | ever | more |
| D | G | ||
| Wat | erloo – Couldn’t escape if | I | wanted to |
| A | D | ||
| Wat | erloo – Knowing my fate is to | be | with you |
| A | D | D | × 4 | ||
| Wat | erloo – Finally facing my | Wat | erloo |
| D | E/D | A/C# | G/B | A | ||||||
| My, | my, | I | tried | to hold you | back | but | you | were | stron | ger |
| D | E/D | A/C# | G/B | D/A | A | Bm | ||||||
| Oh | yeah, | and | now | it seems my | only | chance | is | giv | ing | up | the | fight |
| A | E/G# | A | G | D/F# | A/E | ||
| And how could I ever refuse | I | feel | like I win when I | lose |
| D | G | ||
| Wat | erloo – I was defeated, you | won | the war |
| A | D | A | ||
| Wat | erloo – Promise to love you for | ever | more |
| D | G | ||
| Wat | erloo – Couldn’t escape if | I | wanted to |
| A | D | ||
| Wat | erloo – Knowing my fate is to | be | with you |
| A | D | D | × 4 | ||
| Wat | erloo – Finally facing my | Wat | erloo |
| C#m | Bm | |
| So | how | could I ever refuse |
| A/B | E | A | G | D/F# | A/E | |
| I | feel | like I win when I | lose |
| D | G | ||
| Wat | erloo – Couldn’t escape if | I | wanted to |
| A | D | ||
| Wat | erloo – Knowing my fate is to | be | with you |
| A | D | ||
| Wat | erloo – Finally facing my | Wat | erloo |
| G | A | ||
| Wat | erloo – Knowing my fate is to | be | with you |
| D | A | D | |||
| Wat | erloo – Finally facing my | Wat | erloo | Repeat and fade out. |