Chords with lyrics
Intro: E minorEm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Verse 1:
E minorEm G+G
There's an old man living in the back of you woods tonight.
D MajorD A augmentedA
You forgot he was even there, but you've never slipped his mind.
E minorEm G+G
He's living off of scraps of you, you never knew you left behind.
D MajorD A augmentedA
And as the sun goes down, he rises with a smile.
Chorus:
A augmentedA C majorC
He's waiting on the night to fall.
G+G
The old man's coming to call,
D MajorD E minorEm
But you don's see the writing on the wall.
C majorC
He'll never step out in the light;
G+G
No he's just biding time.
D MajorD BB
And while you slumber, hes gonna come and take it all.
C majorC
He's waiting on the night to fall,
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
He's waiting on the night to fall.
Verse 2:
E minorEm G+G
He knows you have the answers but truth lies dusty on your shelf.
D MajorD A augmentedA
And the sword that you could slay him with has become an ornament
and nothing else.
E minorEm
You could put him back down in his hole in the ground,
G+G
But he knows you never will.
D MajorD A augmentedA
He's been around so long, you got used to the smell.
Chorus:
A augmentedA C majorC
He's waiting on the night to fall.
G+G
The old man's coming to call,
D MajorD E minorEm
But you don's see the writing on the wall.
C majorC
He'll never step out in the light;
G+G
No he's just biding time.
D MajorD BB
And while you slumber, hes gonna come and take it all.
C majorC
He's waiting on the night to fall,
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
He's waiting on the night to fall.
Bridge:
C majorC E minorEm
He knows he'll never have your soul, but he will gladly rob you blind.
D MajorD A augmentedA
While you feasting at his table he'll tie you hands and numb you mind.
C majorC E minorEm
He'll take you farther than you want to go, he'll keep you longer
D MajorD
Than you wan to stay. And it will cost you
A augmentedA
More than you'd ever thought you'd pay.
Chorus:
A augmentedA C majorC
He's waiting on the night to fall.
G+G
The old man's coming to call,
D MajorD E minorEm
But you don's see the writing on the wall.
C majorC
He'll never step out in the light;
G+G
No he's just biding time.
D MajorD BB
And while you slumber, hes gonna come and take it all.
E minorEm
He's waiting on the night to fall.
C majorC G+G D MajorD
E minorEm
He's waiting on the night to fall.
C majorC G+G
A augmentedA E minorEm
He's waiting on the night , He's waiting on the night to fall.
C majorC G+G D MajorD
The old man's coming to call, but you don't see the writing on the wall.
E minorEm G+G
He's waiting on the night , he's waiting on the night to fall.
A augmentedA E minorEm
He's waiting on the night to fall.
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA