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Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Key: A Difficulty: Novice Standard Tune 4/4 - Blues; Key A With Compression Efx Intro: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------R-----------|----------R----------|-----------R---------|-----------R---------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------7p5---------|---------7p5---------|-----------R---------|-----------R---------| E|---0.-0--------------|---0.-0--------------|---------------------|---------------------| Verse 1: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-----7~--------------|---------------------|-----7---------------|--7~-----------------| E|--5------------------|---------------------|--5------0--5~-----5-|------------------0--| Writing the lines as come to me, Scratching them out mediately they almost im- G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|----------------3----|---------------------|---------------------| A|-0~----------------0-|--------------3------|---------7p5---------|---------7p5---------| E|---------------------|--1~-----------------|--0.-----------------|---0.-0--------------| Don't know what it's done to me. It's Verse 2: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-----7~--------------|---------------------|--7------------------|--7~-----------------| E|--5------------------|---------------------|-----5---0--5~-----5-|------------------0--| cold and it's wet raining all night, there's a letter to write it's been And I've been trying G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|----------------3----|---------------------|---------------------| A|-0-----------------0-|--------------3------|---------7p5---------|---5h7---7p5---------| E|---------------------|--1~-----------------|--0.-----------------|-------0-----------0-| Something better somewhere for me. waiting Chorus: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|-------------------0-|--5---7-----9----11--|------9p7---9--------| E|h5~----------------0-|-h5~-----------------|---------------------|---9------9---9.-----| One of them is sitting on the wrong One awaits an ans- by return post, coast wer G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|----------7p5--------|---------------------|---------------------| A|--9-9.-------9--9----|--------------7p5p0--|---------------------|----------R----------| E|-------------------0-|h5-0-5---------------|--0.-----------------|---------------------| Waiting, waiting (waiting). G|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------| A|----------R----------|----------R----------| E|---------------------|---------------------|
Verse 3: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-----7~--------------|---------------------|-----7---------------|--7~-----------------| E|--5------------------|---------------------|--5------0--5~-----5-|---------------------| Try to remember how long it's been, There was more to us paper and pen, than G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|----------------3----|---------------------|---------------------| A|-0-----------------0-|--------------3------|---------7p5---------|---5h7---7p5---------| E|---------------------|--1~-----------------|--0.-----------------|-------0-------------| Think how easy it is to conceal. Verse 4: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-----7~--------------|---------------------|--7------------------|--7~-----------------| E|--5------------------|---------------------|-----5---0--5~-----5-|------------------0--| And I know when we're gether again, We'll be strangers hour and then, to- for an G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|----------------3----|---------------------|---------------------| A|-0-----------------0-|--------------3------|---------7p5---------|---------7p5---------| E|---------------------|--1~-----------------|--0.-----------------|---0.-0------------0-| We'll have to figure this thing is real. out if Chorus: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|---------------------|-5----7-----9----11--|------9p7---9--------| E|h5~------5---------0-|h5~------------0h5---|---------------------|---9------9---9.-----| One of them is sitting on the wrong One awaits an ans- by return post, coast wer G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---7~---7p5----------|---------------------|---------------------| A|--9-9.-------9--9----|------------7p5p0----|---------7p5---------|---5h7---7p5---------| E|-------------------0-|h5-------------------|---0.-0--------------|-------0-------------| Waiting, waiting (waiting). Solo: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|--------7-5--------5-|h7---7-5~------------| A|--0h7-7.----5------5-|-h7---7--5~-----5----|------------7--------|---5---------7--5--0-| E|----------7---7~-----|----5---------7---7--|--5~-----------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|----------7p5--------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--------------7p5p0--|--0h7-7.----5------5-|-h7---7--5~-----5----| E|--2.-2~-----2-2-2--0-|-5.-5~---------------|----------7---7~-----|----5---------7---7--| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------5-------| D|--------7-5--------5-|h7---7-5~------------|---------------------|---------5h7---7~----| A|------------7--------|---5---------7--5--0-|---------------------|---------------------| E|--5~-----------------|---------------------|--2.-2~-----2-2-2--0-|-5.-5~---------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------R-----------|----------R----------|-----------R---------|-----------R---------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| Verse 5: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-----7~--------------|---------------------|-----0~--------------|-5\7~----------------| E|--5------------------|---------------------|--0------------------|---------------------| Cold and wet and rainin' all night, There's a letter gotta write I’ve G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-0~----------------0-|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|---------------------|--1~--------------1.-|--0~-----------------|---------------------| Somethin' better is waiting for me. Chorus: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|---------------------|--5---7-----9----11--|------9p7---9--------| E|-5~------5---------0-|h5~------------0h5---|---------------------|---9------9---9.-----| One of them is sitting on the East One awaits an ans- by return post, coast wer G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|----------7p5--------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--------------7p5p0--|---------7p5---------|---------7p5---------| E|--2.-2~-----2---2-2-0|h5.-5~---------------|--0~-----------------|--0~-----------------| Waiting, waiting (waiting) G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------9p7-----------| A|---------------------|---------------------|--5---7-----9----11--|-----------9p7p0-----| E|-5.-5~-------------0-|h5.-5~---------0h5---|---------------------|--9------------------| Take a drink and staring out the Wondering how long this can conti- window, G|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|----------7p5--------| A|---------------------|--------------7p5p0--| E|--2.-2~-----2---2-2-0|h5.-5~---------------| nue, waiting, waiting (waiting). Pre Outro: G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---0h7-------7p5-----|---0h7-------7p5-----|---0h7-------7p5-----|---0h7-------7p5-----| E|---------0-----------|---------0-----------|---------0-----------|---------0-----------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---0h7-------7p5-----|---------7p5---------|---------7p5---------|---------7p5---------| E|---------0-----------|--0------------------|-0-0-----------------|--0-0----------------| Outro: (to fade) G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|-------7\9-----------|-------7\9-----------|-------7\9-----------| A|--------7.-------7.--|-------------7--7.---|-------------7--7.---|-------------7--7.---| E|--0--0------0--0-----|--0--0---------------|--0--0---------------|--0--0---------------| ************************ | R - Whole Rest | . - staccato | \ - slide up | p - pull off | h - hammer on | ~ - sustain note ************************
