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The Waiting

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INTRO - Gm  
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play the bass notes of the chords
VERSE 1
GmThe bus pulled up to the prison gate Fwaiting to Ccast the Gmline
Flashpot light cast the night ablaze and Fso it Cseemed a Gmsign
A sign that Fwasn't Csomething Ebright
A sign that Fsomething Ccould Ebignite out in the Gmnight
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VERSE 2
GmWhen the symptoms came together and Feveryone Clost their Gmmind
I bound myself forever to number seven FchallenCging the Ebdivine
But there was Fnothing Cin our Gmmind, as if the Fanswer Cwas Ebdenied
And there were Ffeelings Cthere that Ebno one cared to Cfind
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VERSE 3
GmWhen the saints were called to jump into the heavens
FWe stood Cback and Gmclimbed
FPieces Cof the Ebdesign  cuz there was Fnothing Cin our Ebeyes
There could be Fnothing Cyou would Ebfind
There was no Fanswer Cto what Ebwaits for you Cinside
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VERSE 4
GmThen tapped out into the ocean Feveryone Cwaits in Ebline
I Gmthought myself forever the old expression, FsuddenCly it was Ebmine
Cuz there was Fviolence Cin our Ebeyes,   this Fdestruction Cwas Ebsupplied
As if the Fwaiting Call the Ebtime had some Fmeaning Cwe could Ebdefine
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CHORUS
And I Dmwandered this Cworld Gmlooking for answers
I Dmwandered this Cworld in Gmtime
I Dmwandered this Cworld Gmlooking for answers that DmI just Cdidn't Gmfind
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02:27
SOLO 
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VERSE 5
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GmWent down south out to ocean Fbraced Courselves for the Ebfight
GmSomething proud drew from emotion as Fwaves took Chold of Eblife
They were Fwaiting Call the Ebtime, there was Fnobody Cleft in Ebline
And in this Ffeeling Cwe'd Ebarrived beFyond the Cwaste of Ebtime
BeFyond the Coath that Ebbinds BeGmyond what's Fleft to Cfind
A cool Tune

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The Waiting

by Phideaux

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INTRO -

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play the bass notes of the chords

VERSE 1

Gm F C Gm

The bus pulled up to the prison gate waiting to cast the line

F C Gm

Flashpot light cast the night ablaze and so it seemed a sign

F C Eb

A sign that wasn't something right

F C Eb Gm

A sign that something could ignite out in the night

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VERSE 2

Gm F C Gm

When the symptoms came together and everyone lost their mind

F C Eb

I bound myself forever to number seven challenging the divine

F C Gm F C Eb

But there was nothing in our mind, as if the answer was denied

F C Eb C

And there were feelings there that no one cared to find

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VERSE 3

When the saints were called to jump into the heavens

F C Gm

We stood back and climbed

F C Eb F C Eb

Pieces of the design cuz there was nothing in our eyes

F C Eb

There could be nothing you would find

F C Eb C

There was no answer to what waits for you inside

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VERSE 4

Gm F C Eb

Then tapped out into the ocean everyone waits in line

Gm F C Eb

I thought myself forever the old expression, suddenly it was mine

F C Eb F C Eb

Cuz there was violence in our eyes, this destruction was supplied

F C Eb F C Eb

As if the waiting all the time had some meaning we could define

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CHORUS

Dm C Gm

And I wandered this world looking for answers

Dm C Gm

I wandered this world in time

Dm C Gm Dm C Gm

I wandered this world looking for answers that I just didn't find

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02:27

SOLO

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[----------12-|-10-12-------|----------12-10----12-]

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VERSE 5

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Gm F C Eb

Went down south out to ocean braced ourselves for the fight

Gm F C Eb

Something proud drew from emotion as waves took hold of life

F C Eb F C Eb

They were waiting all the time, there was nobody left in line

F C Eb F C Eb

And in this feeling we'd arrived beyond the waste of time

F C Eb Gm F C

Beyond the oath that binds Beyond what's left to find

A cool Tune

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