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  The Longer You Wait
The F#longer you wait to G#mleave me
The C#longer I'll hurt when you’re F#gone
And the longer it takes for you to G#mbreak my heart
The C#longer the pain lingers F#on
Chorus:
How Blong will you C#prolong my F#misery
C#Wish I could leave on my F#own
Cause the longer you wait to G#mleave me
The C#longer I'll hurt when you’re F#gone
We both know that you never loved me
I lied to myself from the start
And we both know that some day you'll leave me
And the knowing just tears me apart
Chorus

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The Longer You Wait

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

The Longer You Wait

F# G#m

The longer you wait to leave me

C# F#

The longer I'll hurt when you’re gone

G#m

And the longer it takes for you to break my heart

C# F#

The longer the pain lingers on

Chorus:

B C# F#

How long will you prolong my misery

C# F#

Wish I could leave on my own

G#m

Cause the longer you wait to leave me

C# F#

The longer I'll hurt when you’re gone

We both know that you never loved me

I lied to myself from the start

And we both know that some day you'll leave me

And the knowing just tears me apart

Chorus

About The Longer You Wait Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play The Longer You Wait by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Longer You Wait chords”, “The Longer You Wait guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard The Longer You Wait chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Longer You Wait chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Longer You Wait lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F#, G#m, C#, B.

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What key is "The Longer You Wait" in?

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