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The Patient

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[Verse 1]
A Dgroan of Emtedium escaDpes me
EmStartling the fDearfulEm  D  
Is this a Emtest?   DIt hEmas to beD  
EmOtherwise I caDn't go oCn
GDraining Cpatience, Gdrain viCtality
This Gparanoid, Cparalyzed Gvampire Dact's a little oEmld
[Verse 2]
FBut I'm still rGight here
Giving bAlood, keeping fAaith
And I'm still right heFreG  A  
FBut I'm still righGt here
Giving bAlood, keeping fAaith
AAnd I'm sFtill right hGereA  
F G A Bm
FWait it out G-t -At.
Going to wFait it out -Gt -At.
Be pFatienGt         A(Fwait it oGut)A  
[Chorus]
GIf there were no rDewards to reap
No Aloving embrace to Gsee me through
This tDedious path I've chAosen here
I Gcertainly would've wDalked awAay G-   Aby Gnow
FI'm gonna wait it oGutA  
[Verse 3]
GIf there were no deDsire to heal
The Adamaged and broken Gmet along
This tDedious path I've chAosen here
I Gcertainly would've wDalked awAay    G  Dby Anow
[Bridge]
and I Gstill maDy. And I Astill maGy
Be pDatient   A          G(x4)
I Dmust keep reminding mysAelf of this.G..   (X5)
Be pDatient   A          G(x4)
[Chorus]
GIf there were no rDewards to reap
No Aloving embrace to Gsee me through
This tDedious path I've chAosen here
I Gcertainly would've wDalked awAay G-   Aby Gnow
and I Gstill maDy. And I Astill maGy
Gstill maDy. And AI.G  
FI'm gonna wait it oGutA  
FI'm gonna wait it oGutA  
FI'm gonna wait it oGutA  

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The Patient

by Tool

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

D Em D

A groan of tedium escapes me

Em D Em D

Startling the fearful

Em D Em D

Is this a test? It has to be

Em D C

Otherwise I can't go on

G C G C

Draining patience, drain vitality

G C G D Em

This paranoid, paralyzed vampire act's a little old

[Verse 2]

F G

But I'm still right here

A A

Giving blood, keeping faith

F G A

And I'm still right here

F G

But I'm still right here

A A

Giving blood, keeping faith

A F G A

And I'm still right here

F G A Bm

F G A

Wait it out -t -t.

F G A

Going to wait it out -t -t.

F G A F G A

Be patient (wait it out)

[Chorus]

G D

If there were no rewards to reap

A G

No loving embrace to see me through

D A

This tedious path I've chosen here

G D A G A G

I certainly would've walked away - by now

F G A

I'm gonna wait it out

[Verse 3]

G D

If there were no desire to heal

A G

The damaged and broken met along

D A

This tedious path I've chosen here

G D A G D A

I certainly would've walked away by now

[Bridge]

G D A G

and I still may. And I still may

D A G

Be patient (x4)

D A G

I must keep reminding myself of this... (X5)

D A G

Be patient (x4)

[Chorus]

G D

If there were no rewards to reap

A G

No loving embrace to see me through

D A

This tedious path I've chosen here

G D A G A G

I certainly would've walked away - by now

G D A G

and I still may. And I still may

G D A G

still may. And I.

F G A

I'm gonna wait it out

F G A

I'm gonna wait it out

F G A

I'm gonna wait it out

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