The Waiting Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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BAND: TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
SONG: THE WAITING
YEAR: 1981
Album: HARD PROMISES
Note: Playing along with the song will give you a better idea of when to play each
chord, and how long to strum it. I try to make my tabs as close to the original recording as
possible (i.e. using the exact same chords the artist(s) did, so please give me feedback!)
-Intro----------------------------------------------------------------------
[G-D/F#-A-D]
[G-D/F#-A]
[G-D/F#-A-D]
[G-D/F#-A]
-Verse I--------------------------------------------------------------------
[A]Oh baby don?t it feel like[G] heaven right[D] now
[A]Don?t it feel like [G]somethin from a [D]dream
[A]Yeah I?ve never known [G]nothing quite like [D]this
[Bm]Don?t it feel like tonight might never be again
[G]We know better than to try and pretend
[A]Baby no one could have ever told me bout this
-Chorus---------------------------------------------------------------------
[G]The waiting is[D/F#] the hardes[A]t part[D]
[G]Every day you [D/F#]see one mor[A]e card
[G]You take it on[D/F#] faith, you[A] take it to t[D]he heart
[G]The waiting is[D/F#] the hardes[A]t part[D]
[G] [D/F#] [A] [D]
-Verse II-------------------------------------------------------------------
[A]Well yeah I might have [G]chased a couple of [D]women around
[A]All it ever [G]got me was [D]down
[A]Then there were [G]those that made me [D]feel good
[Bm]But never as good as I feel right now
[G]Baby you?re the only one thats ever known how
[A]To make me wanna live like I wanna live now
-Chorus---------------------------------------------------------------------
[G]The waiting is[D/F#] the hardes[A]t part[D]
[G]Every day you [D/F#]see one mor[A]e card
[G]You take it on[D/F#] faith, you[A] take it to t[D]he heart
[G]The waiting is[D/F#] the hardes[A]t part[D]
[G] [D/F#] [A] [D]
-Bridge (over guitar solo)--------------------------------------------------
[Bm]Don?t let it kill you baby, don?t let it get to you
Don?t let em kill you baby, don?t let em get to you
[A]I?ll be your breathin heart, [D]I?ll be your cryin fool
[G]Don?t let this go too far, [F#]don?t let it get to you
-Chorus/Outro---------------------------------------------------------------
[G]The waiting is[D/F#] the hardes[A]t part[D]
[G]Every day you [D/F#]see one mor[A]e card
[G]You take it on[D/F#] faith, you[A] take it to t[D]he heart
[G]The waiting is[D/F#] the hardes[A]t part[D]
[G] [D/F#] [A] [D]
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