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The Waiting

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[Intro]
F#6 G D/F# A D A F#6 G D/F# A D G D A D G D
[Verse]
AOh baby don't it feel like Dheaven right now
Don't it A/Efeel like something from a D6dreamDm  
Hey A/EI've never known nothing quite Glike Dthis
Don't it Bmfeel like the night might never be again
Baby Gwe know better than to try and pretend
Honey, Ano one could've ever told me about this
I said yeah yeah, yeah yeah D/Ayeah yeah
The D/F#waiting is the A/Ehardest Dpart
Every Dday you see one Amore card
You Gtake it on D/F#faith
You take it to the Dheart
The GwaD/F#iting is the Ahardest DpartF#maj7  D  
[Verse]
AWell yeah you might've chased a couple Gwomen Daround
Oh Aall it ever got you is GdownD  
Yeah Athen there were those that Gmade me feel D6good
But Bmnever as good as I feel right now
Baby Gyou're the only one that's ever known how
To Amake me want to live like I want to live now
I said yeah yeah, yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
The GwaD/F#iting is the hardest Dpart
GEvery Dday you get Aone more yard
You Gtake it on D/F#faith
You take it to the Dheart
The GwaD/F#iting is the Ahardest DpartF#maj7  D  
Oh, Bdon't let it F#m7kill you babe
BDon't let it F#m7get to you
BmDon't let it F#m7kill you babe
Bm7Don't let it get to you
AI'll be your bleeding heart
DI'll be your crying fool
GDon't let this go too far
F#7Don't let it get to Ayou
[Break]
G6 D  A  G D  A  G D  Bm  F#m7 Bm7  G/D
AI said yeah yeah, yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
The GwaD/F#iting is the Ahardest Dpart
GEvery Dday you get Aone more yard
GYou take it on D/F#faith
You take it to the Dheart
The D/F#waiting is the Ahardest DpartG  D  
The D/F#waiting is the A6hardAest GpaDrt
[break]
A/E G D G D/F# Am G D G D
AIt's the hardest GparD/F#tD  G  D  
AIt's the hardest GparD/F#tD  G  D  
A Bm7 G D G D A

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The Waiting

by Linda Ronstadt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#6

D/F#

A/E

D/A

F#maj7

F#m7

Bm7

F#7

G/D

[Intro]

F#6 G D/F# A D A F#6 G D/F# A D G D A D G D

[Verse]

A D

Oh baby don't it feel like heaven right now

A/E D6 Dm

Don't it feel like something from a dream

A/E G D

Hey I've never known nothing quite like this

Don't it feel like the night might never be again

Baby we know better than to try and pretend

Honey, no one could've ever told me about this

D/A

I said yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah

D/F# A/E D

The waiting is the hardest part

D A

Every day you see one more card

G D/F#

You take it on faith

You take it to the heart

G D/F# A D F#maj7 D

The waiting is the hardest part

[Verse]

A G D

Well yeah you might've chased a couple women around

A G D

Oh all it ever got you is down

A G D6

Yeah 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 want to live like I want to live now

I said yeah yeah, yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

G D/F# D

The waiting is the hardest part

G D A

Every day you get one more yard

G D/F#

You take it on faith

You take it to the heart

G D/F# A D F#maj7 D

The waiting is the hardest part

B F#m7

Oh, don't let it kill you babe

B F#m7

Don't let it get to you

Bm F#m7

Don't let it kill you babe

Bm7

Don't let it get to you

I'll be your bleeding heart

I'll be your crying fool

Don't let this go too far

F#7 A

Don't let it get to you

[Break]

G6 D A G D A G D Bm F#m7 Bm7 G/D

I said yeah yeah, yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

G D/F# A D

The waiting is the hardest part

G D A

Every day you get one more yard

G D/F#

You take it on faith

You take it to the heart

D/F# A D G D

The waiting is the hardest part

D/F# A6 A G D

The waiting is the hardest part

[break]

A/E G D G D/F# Am G D G D

A G D/F# D G D

It's the hardest part

A G D/F# D G D

It's the hardest part

A Bm7 G D G D A

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