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Standard Tuning.
[Intro]
F Dm Gm Bb C
[Verse 1]
FWay down in a not-so-Dmdistant place
Your ghost is Gmlingering still frames rememBbbering the waCy we were
FWay down see reflections iDmn the well
A distant hGmaunting bell resounding eBbvery time I toCuch you in my mind
[Verse 2]
FHelpless prayers cannot Dmspeed the time
Nor heaven cGmhange their mind left to our oBbwn device we Cset this bridge alive
FOne day you may not kDmnow it yet
But this you Gmwon't forget I was the oBbne who came rCunning back again
[Chorus]
FI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
DmI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
GmI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
BbI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, IC'm gonna wait for you (REPEAT 1x)
[Link]
F Dm Gm Bb C
[Verse 3]
FMy arms are reaching Dmout for you
Each time I tGmhink of you the flood gates Bbopen and I'm Cleft drowning in
FAlthough it lingers iDmn my sleep
May you reGmturn to me, not to posBbsess but to hCold you in my keep
[Chorus]
FI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
DmI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
GmI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
BbI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, IC'm gonna wait for you (REPEAT 1x)
[Bridge]
  FAnd so the Dmlast page shall Gmremain
Bbempty untiCl we write the rest
  FAnd some may sDmay that I'm a fGmool
Bba fool for wCaiting for you
[Link]
F Dm Gm Bb C
[Bridge 2]
     F     DmI'll be a Gmfool
a Bbfool waiCting for you
     F     DmWhen you cGmome calling
I'll Bbbe here stCill waiting for you
[Chorus]
FI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
DmI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
GmI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna
BbI'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, IC'm gonna wait for youF  

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Im Gonna Wait

by The Temper Trap

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This is by far the only tab in google by the time i posted.

So please enjoy this hidden-master-piece from The Temper Trap.

Standard Tuning.

[Intro]

F Dm Gm Bb C

[Verse 1]

F Dm

Way down in a not-so-distant place

Gm Bb C

Your ghost is lingering still frames remembering the way we were

F Dm

Way down see reflections in the well

Gm Bb C

A distant haunting bell resounding every time I touch you in my mind

[Verse 2]

F Dm

Helpless prayers cannot speed the time

Gm Bb C

Nor heaven change their mind left to our own device we set this bridge alive

F Dm

One day you may not know it yet

Gm Bb C

But this you won't forget I was the one who came running back again

[Chorus]

I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna

Bb C

I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait for you (REPEAT 1x)

[Link]

F Dm Gm Bb C

[Verse 3]

F Dm

My arms are reaching out for you

Gm Bb C

Each time I think of you the flood gates open and I'm left drowning in

F Dm

Although it lingers in my sleep

Gm Bb C

May you return to me, not to possess but to hold you in my keep

[Chorus]

I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna

Bb C

I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait for you (REPEAT 1x)

[Bridge]

F Dm Gm

And so the last page shall remain

Bb C

empty until we write the rest

F Dm Gm

And some may say that I'm a fool

Bb C

a fool for waiting for you

[Link]

F Dm Gm Bb C

[Bridge 2]

F Dm Gm

I'll be a fool

Bb C

a fool waiting for you

F Dm Gm

When you come calling

Bb C

I'll be here still waiting for you

[Chorus]

I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I wanna

Bb C F

I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait for you

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