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True Love Waits

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Step 1 / 97Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
. Intro + Verse 1 Chorus 1
e|--C0---0-0-0-----C/B0---0-0-0-----Am0---0-0-0--Abadd9---6--|--C0---0-0-0-----F----------C/B0-0-----Am0---0-0-0-----Gsus3---3-3-3--|
B|--0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-1-----4--|--0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-----1-1-----0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-1--|
G|--0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-----2---2-2-2-----5--|--0---0-0-0-----2---2-----0-0-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-0--|
D|--2---2-2-2-----2---2-2-2-----2---2-2-2-----x--|--2---2-2-2-----3---3-----2-2-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-0--|
A|--3---3-3-3-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-0-----6--|--3---3-3-3-----3---3-----2-2-----0---0-0-0-----x---x-x-x--|
E|--------------------------------------------4--|----------------1---1---------------------------3---3-3-3--|
Verse 2 + 3 Chorus 2 + 3
e|--C0---3-1-0-----C/B0---3-1-0-----Am0---3-1-0--Abadd9---6--|--C0---3-1-0-----F----------C/B0-0-----Am0---3-1-0-----Gsus3---3-1-0--|
B|--0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-1-----4--|--0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-----1-1-----0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-1--|
G|--0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-----2---2-2-2-----5--|--0---0-0-0-----2---2-----0-0-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-0--|
D|--2---2-2-2-----2---2-2-2-----2---2-2-2-----x--|--2---2-2-2-----3---3-----2-2-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-0--|
A|--3---3-3-3-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-0-----6--|--3---3-3-3-----3---3-----2-2-----0---0-0-0-----x---x-x-x--|
E|--------------------------------------------4--|----------------1---1---------------------------3---3-3-3--|
Interlude
e|--C0---3-1-0-----C/B0---3-1-0-----Am0---3-1-0-----Gsus3---3-3----Abadd9-6-6-----Fadd93-3-3-3---|
B|--0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-1-----0h1-1-1-----4-4-----1-1-1-1---|
G|--0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-----5-5-----2-2-2-2---|
D|--2---2-2-2-----2---2-2-2-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-----x-x-----3-3-3-3---|
A|--3---3-3-3-----2---2-2-2-----0---0-0-0-----x---x-x-----6-6-----x-x-x-x---|
E|--------------------------------------------3---3-3-----4-4-----1-1-1-1---|
[Intro]
C C C/B C/B
Am Am Abadd9 Abadd9
[Verse 1]
CI'll Cdrown my belC/BiefsC/B  
AmTo Amhave your babAbadd9iesAbadd9  
CI'll Cdress like your nC/BieceC/B  
AmAnd Amwash your swollen fAbadd9eetAbadd9  
[Chorus 1]
JCust F  C/Bdon't lCeave
F  C/BDon't lAmeaveAm  
Gsus Gsus
[Verse 2]
CI'm Cnot livC/BingC/B  
AmI'm Amjust killing tAbadd9imeAbadd9  
CYour Ctiny hC/BandsC/B  
AmYour Amcrazy kitten sAbadd9mileAbadd9  
[Chorus 2]
JCust F  C/Bdon't lCeave
F  C/BDon't lAmeaveAm  
Gsus Gsus
[Interlude]
C C C/B C/B
Am Am Gsus Abadd9 Fadd9
[Verse 3]
CAnd Ctrue love wC/BaitsC/B  
AmIn Amhaunted attAbadd9icsAbadd9  
CAnd Ctrue love lC/BivesC/B  
AmOn Amlollipops and crAbadd9ispsAbadd9  
[Chorus 3]
JCust F  C/Bdon't lCeave
F  C/BDon't lAmeaveAm  
Gsus Gsus
JCust F  C/Bdon't lCeave
F  C/BDon't lAmeaveAm  
Gsus Gsus C
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The story behind the song

"True Love Waits" is a song that took many forms over the years, with the band experimenting with different arrangements before its release as a minimal piano ballad. It became a well-known unreleased song, performed solo by Thom Yorke on acoustic guitar or Rhodes piano for years. The song's journey to its final recorded version on the 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool was a long one, with critics noting that this extended wait made the studio version even more impactful. It plays like a deeply personal reflection, carried by its quiet intensity.

AI-written from these sources:True Love Waits (song) — Wikipedia ↗Radiohead — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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