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Fugazi
Waiting Room
Key: A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
    F#m244222
     C#x46664
      E022100
      Bx24442
      F133211
[Intro]
[Bass Solo]  F#m    C#x4
[Distortion]  F#m    C#x4, F#m(hold)
 F#m    C#x4
[Verse 1]
   F#mI am a C#patient boy
   F#mI wait I C#wait
I wait I F#mwait
My C#time is water 
down a F#mdrainC#  
   F#mEverybody's C#moving
Everybody's F#mmoving
Everything is C#moving
Moving moving moving
   F#mPlease don't 
C#leave me to reF#mmain
In the waiting room
[Chorus 1]
C#I don't want the news
(I Ecannot use it)
BI don't want the news
(I Ewon't live by it)
   F#mSitting outC#side of town
   F#mEverybody's C#always down
         E(hold)
(Tell me why)
Because they can't Fget F#mup
(C#Ahhh Come on and get up)F#m  
                    C#   F#m   C#   F#m   C#F#m(hold)
  (Come on and get up)
[Post Chorus]  F#m    C#x4
[Verse 2]
   F#mBut I won't sit idly C#by
(Ahhh)   F#mI'm planning
a C#big surprise
   F#mI'm gonna fight
  C#For what I want to F#mbeC#  
   F#mAnd I won't make
the C#same mistakes
(Because I F#mknow)
Because I know how
much C#time that wastes
(And F#mfunction)
C#Function is the F#mkey
Inside the waiting room
[Chorus 2]
C#I don't want the news
(I Ecannot use it)
BI don't want the news
(I Ewon't live by it)
   F#mSitting outC#side of town
   F#mEverybody's C#always down
         E(hold)
(Tell me why)
Because they can't Fget F#mup
(C#Ahhh Come on and get up)F#m  
upon the waiting room
[Interlude]   C#   E    B   E   F#m   C#   F#m    C#x2
[Outro]
   F#mSitting in the C#waiting room
   F#mSitting in the C#waiting room
   F#mSitting in the C#waiting room
   F#mSitting in the C#waiting room
         E(hold)
(Tell me why)
                      F  F#m(hold)
Because they can't get up

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Waiting Room

by Fugazi

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F#m

Fugazi

Waiting Room

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

F#m

244222

x46664

022100

x24442

133211

[Intro]

F#m C#

[Bass Solo] x4

F#m C# F#m

[Distortion] x4, (hold)

F#m C#

[Verse 1]

F#m C#

I am a patient boy

F#m C#

I wait I wait

F#m

I wait I wait

My time is water

F#m C#

down a drain

F#m C#

Everybody's moving

F#m

Everybody's moving

Everything is moving

Moving moving moving

F#m

Please don't

C# F#m

leave me to remain

In the waiting room

[Chorus 1]

I don't want the news

(I cannot use it)

I don't want the news

(I won't live by it)

F#m C#

Sitting outside of town

F#m C#

Everybody's always down

(hold)

(Tell me why)

F F#m

Because they can't get up

C# F#m

(Ahhh Come on and get up)

C# F#m C# F#m C#

F#m(hold)

(Come on and get up)

F#m C#

[Post Chorus] x4

[Verse 2]

F#m C#

But I won't sit idly by

F#m

(Ahhh) I'm planning

a big surprise

F#m

I'm gonna fight

C# F#m C#

For what I want to be

F#m

And I won't make

the same mistakes

F#m

(Because I know)

Because I know how

much time that wastes

F#m

(And function)

C# F#m

Function is the key

Inside the waiting room

[Chorus 2]

I don't want the news

(I cannot use it)

I don't want the news

(I won't live by it)

F#m C#

Sitting outside of town

F#m C#

Everybody's always down

(hold)

(Tell me why)

F F#m

Because they can't get up

C# F#m

(Ahhh Come on and get up)

upon the waiting room

C# E B E F#m C# F#m C#

[Interlude] x2

[Outro]

F#m C#

Sitting in the waiting room

F#m C#

Sitting in the waiting room

F#m C#

Sitting in the waiting room

F#m C#

Sitting in the waiting room

(hold)

(Tell me why)

F F#m

(hold)

Because they can't get up

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