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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 28Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard 
Capo on 1st Fret
For the "oh oh oh" part the nicest way to play it is to slide up from C two bars to an open D 
[Intro]                                                         
e|------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
B|-----1p0-------------0h1p0------------------1p0------------0h1p0---------|
G|---------------0----------0--------0-----------------0-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---------------0-------------------2--3----------------0--------------|
E|---------3--3---3------------0--0---------------3--3---3-----------------|
[Verse 1]
CPleasGe don't Amwait for Emme
I Clost my Gway agAmain
CI  Glost my Amjob, I walked awEmay
Emfrom the Clife that I was lGeading with my fAmriends.
[Chorus]
CWhen GI was Amyoung I dEmreamed
of a Clife that had Gfreedom that haAmd  joy.
  COh Glife - it Amcrushed my Emsoul
Emwith Cit's cruel deGmands and fools Dgold.
COh Doh Coh ohuGoh ohuAmohuo ohuEmohuo uCoh
COh Doh Coh ohuGoh ohuAmohuo ohuEmohuo uCoh
[Verse]
CPleaGse don't Amwait for Emme
I Clost Gmy way agAmain.
CI   Glost my Amhouse and my good Emname
Emwhen I Cfound the Groad of my Amking.
[Chorus]
CWhen GI was Amyoung I Emdreamed
Emof a Clife that had Gbeauty that had Amjoy.
CBut Gnow I Amlost my Emlife
foCr the one I Gdreamt of as a Dboy.
COh Doh Coh ohuGoh ohuAmohuo ohuEmohuo uCoh
COh Doh Coh ohuGoh ohuAmohuo ohuEmohuo uCoh
[Outro]
CPleaGse don't Amwait for Emme,
I Cain't coming Gback agAmain.
CI   Gcan Amnot turn arEmound
Emfrom the   Cplace I'm Ggoing
Gto where I've Ambeen.

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Dont Wait For Me

by Josh Garrels

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Capo on 1st Fret

For the "oh oh oh" part the nicest way to play it is to slide up from C two bars to an open D

[Intro]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------0------|

B|-----1p0-------------0h1p0------------------1p0------------0h1p0---------|

G|---------------0----------0--------0-----------------0-------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--3---------------0-------------------2--3----------------0--------------|

E|---------3--3---3------------0--0---------------3--3---3-----------------|

[Verse 1]

C G Am Em

Please don't wait for me

C G Am

I lost my way again

C G Am Em

I lost my job, I walked away

Em C G Am

from the life that I was leading with my friends.

[Chorus]

C G Am Em

When I was young I dreamed

C G Am

of a life that had freedom that had joy.

C G Am Em

Oh life - it crushed my soul

Em C G D

with it's cruel demands and fools gold.

C D C G Am Em C

Oh oh oh ohuoh ohuohuo ohuohuo uoh

C D C G Am Em C

Oh oh oh ohuoh ohuohuo ohuohuo uoh

[Verse]

C G Am Em

Please don't wait for me

C G Am

I lost my way again.

C G Am Em

I lost my house and my good name

Em C G Am

when I found the road of my king.

[Chorus]

C G Am Em

When I was young I dreamed

Em C G Am

of a life that had beauty that had joy.

C G Am Em

But now I lost my life

C G D

for the one I dreamt of as a boy.

C D C G Am Em C

Oh oh oh ohuoh ohuohuo ohuohuo uoh

C D C G Am Em C

Oh oh oh ohuoh ohuohuo ohuohuo uoh

[Outro]

C G Am Em

Please don't wait for me,

C G Am

I ain't coming back again.

C G Am Em

I can not turn around

Em C G

from the place I'm going

G Am

to where I've been.

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