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The Waiting

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1/38

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 38Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--Gsus2---------Dsus4/F#---3----|-Asus4--------D------2--|--Gsus2---------Dsus4/F#---3----|--Asus4------A--------|
B|------3---------3--|-----3-------3----|------3---------3--|--3----2-2-2----|
G|-----2-----------2-|---2-------2------|-----2-----------2-|--2----2-2-2----|
D|-------------------|---------0--------|-------------------|--2----2-2-2----| x2
A|-------------------|-0----------------|-------------------|--0----0-0-0----|
E|-2-3-------2-------|------------------|-2-3-------2-------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
Oh Ababy don't it feel like Gheaven right Dnow
Don't it Afeel like somethin' from a GdreamD  
Yeah AI've never known nothing Gquite like Dthis
Don't it Bmfeel like tonight might never be again
GWe know better than to try and pretend
ABaby no one could have ever told me 'bout this
AI said "Hey yeah" , "Heyee yeahee yeahee yeah"
[Chorus]
The GwaitD/F#ing is the Asus4hardest Dpart
EGvery D/F#day you see Asus4one more card
You Gtake it on D/F#faith, you Asus4take it to the Dheart
The GwaitD/F#ing is the Asus4hardest Dpart
[Verse 2]
Well Ayeah I might have chased a couple of Gwomen arDound
AAll it ever got me was GdownD  
AThen there were those that Gmade me feel Dgood
But Bmnever as good as I feel right now
Baby Gyou're the only one that's ever known how
To Amake me wanna live like I wanna live now
AI said "Hey yeah" , "Heyee yeahee yeahee yeah"
[Chorus]
The GwaitD/F#ing is the Asus4hardest Dpart
EGvery D/F#day you get Asus4one more yard
You Gtake it on D/F#faith, you Asus4take it to the Dheart
The GwaitD/F#ing is the Asus4hardest Dpart
[Bridge]
BmDon't let it kill you baby, don't let it get to you
BmDon't let em kill you baby, don't let em get to you
AI'll be your bleedin' heart, DI'll be your cryin' fool
GDon't let this go too far, F#don't let it get to youA  
[Solo]
|   A|  G   D|  A|  G   D|  A|  G   D|
|  Bm|   Bm|  G|    G|  A|    A|
AI said "Hey yeah" , "AHeyee yeahee yeahee yeah"
[Chorus]
The GwaitD/F#ing is the Asus4hardest Dpart
EGvery D/F#day you get Asus4one more yard
You Gtake it on D/F#faith, you Asus4take it to the Dheart
The GwaitD/F#ing is the Asus4hardest Dpart
    G   D/F#       Asus4   D
The GwaitD/F#ing is the Asus4hard----est
PGartD/F#  Asus4  D  G  D/F#  Asus4  
(GFade D/F#out)Asus4  D  G  D/F#  A  
[Repeat theme from solo]
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10-12-10-8-7---------------------------|
G|-------------------9--7----------------------|
D|------------------------7--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

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The Waiting

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus2

Dsus4/F#

Asus4

D/F#

[Intro]

Gsus2 Dsus4/F# Asus4 D Gsus2 Dsus4/F# Asus4 A

e|--------------3----|---------------2--|--------------3----|----------------|

B|------3---------3--|-----3-------3----|------3---------3--|--3----2-2-2----|

G|-----2-----------2-|---2-------2------|-----2-----------2-|--2----2-2-2----|

D|-------------------|---------0--------|-------------------|--2----2-2-2----| x2

A|-------------------|-0----------------|-------------------|--0----0-0-0----|

E|-2-3-------2-------|------------------|-2-3-------2-------|----------------|

[Verse 1]

A G D

Oh baby don't it feel like heaven right now

A G D

Don't it feel like somethin' from a dream

A G D

Yeah I've never known nothing quite like this

Don't it feel like tonight might never be again

We know better than to try and pretend

Baby no one could have ever told me 'bout this

I said "Hey yeah" , "Heyee yeahee yeahee yeah"

[Chorus]

G D/F# Asus4 D

The waiting is the hardest part

G D/F# Asus4

Every day you see one more card

G D/F# Asus4 D

You take it on faith, you take it to the heart

G D/F# Asus4 D

The waiting is the hardest part

[Verse 2]

A G D

Well yeah I might have chased a couple of women around

A G D

All it ever got me was down

A G D

Then there were those that made me feel good

But never as good as I feel right now

Baby you're the only one that's ever known how

To make me wanna live like I wanna live now

I said "Hey yeah" , "Heyee yeahee yeahee yeah"

[Chorus]

G D/F# Asus4 D

The waiting is the hardest part

G D/F# Asus4

Every day you get one more yard

G D/F# Asus4 D

You take it on faith, you take it to the heart

G D/F# Asus4 D

The waiting is the hardest part

[Bridge]

Don't let it kill you baby, don't let it get to you

Don't let em kill you baby, don't let em get to you

A D

I'll be your bleedin' heart, I'll be your cryin' fool

G F# A

Don't let this go too far, don't let it get to you

[Solo]

A G D A G D A G D

| | | | | | |

Bm Bm G G A A

| | | | | | |

A A

I said "Hey yeah" , "Heyee yeahee yeahee yeah"

[Chorus]

G D/F# Asus4 D

The waiting is the hardest part

G D/F# Asus4

Every day you get one more yard

G D/F# Asus4 D

You take it on faith, you take it to the heart

G D/F# Asus4 D

The waiting is the hardest part

G D/F# Asus4 D

G D/F# Asus4

The waiting is the hard----est

G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4

Part

G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# A

(Fade out)

[Repeat theme from solo]

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|-10---10-12-10-8-7---------------------------|

G|-------------------9--7----------------------|

D|------------------------7--------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

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