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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[CHORDS]
 - second guitar in intro + verses:
e|----3----------8----|
B|--5---------10------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
    C         Fmaj7
 [CHORDS]
[Chorus]
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---5--------10----|
D|---5--------10----|
A|---3--------8-----|
E|------------------|
     C        Fmaj7
[Intro]
C   Fmaj7   C  Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
CChildhood dreams, mFmaj7ake believe
CNothings gonna break your hFmaj7eart
CThose who wait sFmaj7oon discover
CEverything falls aFmaj7part
CBaby I was Fmaj7so naive
CThinking I could brave the Fmaj7cold
CJust get me Fmaj7out of here
CBefore we both turn too Fmaj7old
[Chorus]
Tell me CwhyFmaj7,  (in the waiting) whCy's it gotta take so Fmaj7long
Tell me CwhyFmaj7,  (in the waiting) whCy's it gotta take so Fmaj7long
C   Fmaj7   C   Fmaj7
[Verse 2]
CPlease don't take that pFmaj7art of me
I neCver wanted to give aFmaj7way
CRun me through the tFmaj7hings we do
I jCust need a reason to sFmaj7tay
CFar away to a vFmaj7acant room
Where CI can still see the sFmaj7hore
CloCse my eyes to a cFmaj7andle burning
KnoCwing you will lock the dFmaj7oor
[Chorus]
Tell me CwhyFmaj7,  (in the waiting) whCy's it gotta take so Fmaj7long
Tell me CwhyFmaj7,  (in the waiting) whCy's it gotta take so Fmaj7long
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
CDon't disappear, don't lFmaj7eave me here
CWaiting for the curtains to Fmaj7fall
CShow me how you nFmaj7eed me now
And nCothing else matters at Fmaj7all
CWe've been down this rFmaj7oad so long
CHangin' on a twisted Fmaj7turn
CWe should be the Fmaj7first ones to know
CWe're never too old to lFmaj7earn
[Chorus]
Tell me CwhyFmaj7,  (in the waiting) whCy's it gotta take so Fmaj7long
Tell me CwhyFmaj7,  (in the waiting) whCy's it gotta take so Fmaj7long
Tell me CwhyFmaj7,  (in the waiting) whCy's it gotta take so Fmaj7long
Tell me CwhyFmaj7,  (in the waiting) whCy's it gotta take so Fmaj7long

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In The Waiting

by Dead Moon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

[CHORDS]

- second guitar in intro + verses:

e|----3----------8----|

B|--5---------10------|

G|--------------------|

D|--------------------|

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

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

C Fmaj7

[CHORDS]

[Chorus]

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

B|------------------|

G|---5--------10----|

D|---5--------10----|

A|---3--------8-----|

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

C Fmaj7

[Intro]

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C Fmaj7

Childhood dreams, make believe

C Fmaj7

Nothings gonna break your heart

C Fmaj7

Those who wait soon discover

C Fmaj7

Everything falls apart

C Fmaj7

Baby I was so naive

C Fmaj7

Thinking I could brave the cold

C Fmaj7

Just get me out of here

C Fmaj7

Before we both turn too old

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Tell me why, (in the waiting) why's it gotta take so long

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Tell me why, (in the waiting) why's it gotta take so long

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

[Verse 2]

C Fmaj7

Please don't take that part of me

C Fmaj7

I never wanted to give away

C Fmaj7

Run me through the things we do

C Fmaj7

I just need a reason to stay

C Fmaj7

Far away to a vacant room

C Fmaj7

Where I can still see the shore

C Fmaj7

Close my eyes to a candle burning

C Fmaj7

Knowing you will lock the door

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Tell me why, (in the waiting) why's it gotta take so long

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Tell me why, (in the waiting) why's it gotta take so long

[Solo]

[Verse 3]

C Fmaj7

Don't disappear, don't leave me here

C Fmaj7

Waiting for the curtains to fall

C Fmaj7

Show me how you need me now

C Fmaj7

And nothing else matters at all

C Fmaj7

We've been down this road so long

C Fmaj7

Hangin' on a twisted turn

C Fmaj7

We should be the first ones to know

C Fmaj7

We're never too old to learn

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Tell me why, (in the waiting) why's it gotta take so long

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Tell me why, (in the waiting) why's it gotta take so long

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Tell me why, (in the waiting) why's it gotta take so long

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Tell me why, (in the waiting) why's it gotta take so long

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