{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":203109,"song":"I Dont Want To Wait","artist":"Paula Cole","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11218994-i-dont-want-to-wait-chords-by-paula-cole/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/203109?type=chord","rating":4.46766,"votes":50,"content":"From: \"Charles F. Cardenas\" \r\n\r\n\r\n          transcribed by Charles F. Cardenas\r\nCapo on 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n[Intro/Refrain]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSo open up your morning light and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nsay a little prayer for I.  You know that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nif we are to stay alive, then[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]              [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nsee the peace in every eye.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B5[/ch]-[ch]C#m[/ch]-[ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nDu du du, etc.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B5[/ch]-[ch]C#m[/ch]-[ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nDu du du, etc.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B5[/ch]        [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nShe had two babies,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]                 [ch]Asus2[/ch]      \r\none was six months, one was three[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]B5[/ch]-[ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nin the war of forty four.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B5[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nEvery telephone ring, every heartbeat stinging when she[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]B5[/ch]        [ch]Asus2[/ch]      [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nthought it was God calling her.  Oh, would[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B5[/ch]               [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nher son grow to know his father?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI don't want to wait for our[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]Asus2[/ch]           \r\nlives to be over I[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C#m[/ch]               [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nwant to know right now, what will it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nbe?[/tab]\r\n(repeat)\r\nI don't want to wait for our lives to be over\r\nWill it be yes, or will it be sorry?\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B5[/ch]-[ch]C#m[/ch]-[ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nDu du du du du[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B5[/ch]-[ch]C#m[/ch]-[ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nDu du du du du[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(repeat verse 1 chords)\r\n\r\nHe showed up all wet on the rainy front step\r\nwearing shrapnel in his skin.\r\nAnd the war he saw lives inside him still.\r\nIt's so hard to be gentle and warm.\r\nThe years pass by and now he has granddaughters\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, so you look at me from across the room.  You're[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwearing your anguish again. Believe[/tab]\r\n\r\nme, I know the feeling; it\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Asus2[/ch]         [ch]B5[/ch]     \r\nsucks you into the jaws of anger.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                      \r\nOh, so breathe a little more deeply, my love.  All we[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhave is this very moment[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                   \r\nand I don't want to do what his father and his father and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nhis father did.  I want to be here now.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n \r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\nend on [ch]Asus2[/ch]","plain_text":"From: \"Charles F. Cardenas\" \n\n\n          transcribed by Charles F. Cardenas\nCapo on 2nd Fret\n\n[Intro/Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat)\nI don't want to wait for our lives to be over\nWill it be yes, or will it be sorry?\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n(repeat verse 1 chords)\n\nHe showed up all wet on the rainy front step\nwearing shrapnel in his skin.\nAnd the war he saw lives inside him still.\nIt's so hard to be gentle and warm.\nThe years pass by and now he has granddaughters\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\nme, I know the feeling; it\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n \n\n[Intro]\n\nend on Asus2","chords":["F","E","B5","C#m","Asus2","C","G","Em","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}