Waiting bass tab by Lauren Daigle
Bass Tab
- Key: Bm
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Standard Bass tuning - turn down treble on pickups/amp (Jazz bass bridge pickup) ♫ Intro: G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-2-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-2-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|------------------------4-| D|----------4--5m--7----4--|----------4--5m--7----7---| A|-------------------------|--------------------------| E|-5-----------------------|-5------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------5--7-----5---|-7-----------------------|
E|------------------------7-|-------------------------|
♫ Verse 1:
G|-------------------------|------------------------4-|
D|----------4--5m--7----4--|----------4--5m--7----7---|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-5------------------------|
The right one’s gonna come along someday
G|--------------------------|----------------9-9-9-7----|
D|--------------------------|------------------------9--|
A|-7-----------5--7-----5---|-7-------------------------|
E|------------------------7-|---------------------------|
You’re probably just getting in your own way
G|-------------------------|------------------------4-|
D|----------4--5m--7----4--|----------4--5m-7-----7---|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-5------------------------|
These are the things people try to say
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------4--5-----|--------------------------|
A|-7-----------7--------7--|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-5------------5--5--------|
When they don’t want you to wait
♫ Chorus 1:
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--|-7--------g5-7--7-----7---|
E|-3-----------3--3--5/7----|------------------------5-|
When you wait you’re always counting
Self-assured but somehow doubting
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------7--9------7---|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------9-|--------------------------|
E|-7-----7-------------------|-7-----7-----7--5---------|
Wondering what you got yourself into
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--|-7--------g5-7--7-----7/9-|
E|-3-----------3--3--5/7----|--------------------------|
Toss and turn anticipating
All the while your heart is aching
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7--7-----5--|-7-----7-----5-----5-----|
Knowing that the day is coming soon That’s what it
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3-----------3--3--------|-0-----------0--0--------|
feels like waiting for you That’s what it
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3-----------3--3--------|-0-----------------------|
feels like Waiting for you
♫ Verse 2:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------5--7-----5--|-------------5--7-----9--|
A|----------g7-------------|----------g7-------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
I’m giving up all the cares that I could give
G|----------------7----/11-|----9-----7-----9-----7-4-|
D|-------------9-----------|--------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
I’m throwing caution to the wind
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------5--7-----9--|-/11------11--9--9-----7--|
A|----------g7-------------|--------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|--------------------------|
Just to find out if I let it go
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-9-----------9--9--------|
E|-------------------------|
Will love ever return
♫ Chorus 2:
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--|-7--------g5-7--7-----7---|
E|-3-----------3--3--5/7----|------------------------5-|
When you wait you’re always counting
Self-assured but somehow doubting
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------7--9------7---|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------9-|--------------------------|
E|-7-----7-------------------|-7-----7-----7--5---------|
Wondering what you got yourself into
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--|-7--------g5-7--7-----7/9-|
E|-3-----------3--3--5/7----|--------------------------|
Toss and turn anticipating
All the while your heart is aching
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7--7-----5--|-7-----7-----5-----5-----|
Knowing that the day is coming soon That’s what it
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------0-2-----0---|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------2-|
E|-3-----------3--3--------|-0-----------------------|
feels like waiting for you That’s what it
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3-----------3--3--------|-0-----------------------|
feels like Waiting for you
♫ Bridge:
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------2-------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-2-----------------------|
E|-3---------------------------|-------------------------|
Waiting on, On a love Like the sky waits for the sun. I’m the
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------2-------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-2-----------5-----------|
E|-3---------------------------|-------------------------|
one who’ll be waiting for you
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------2-------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-2-----------5-----------|
E|-3---------------------------|-------------------------|
Waiting on, On a love Like the sky waits for the sun. I’m the
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------2-------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-2-----------------------|
E|-3---------------------------|-------------------------|
one who’ll be waiting for you Waiting
Outro Theme 1:
This part has the repeated lyrics sang lower and Lauren adding emotive accents throughout
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------5--7--7--7-----|----------4--5--5--5-----|
E|-3-----5/7-------------5--|-7-----7--------------5\-|
on
On a love Like the sky waits for the sun. I’m the
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------/9--9--9--7--9p7----|
A|-----------5-----------0--|-----------------------9--|
E|-3-----5/7----0--0--0-----|-7--7---------------------|
one who’ll be waiting for you Waiting
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----10\9---7--7-----9--|----------4--5--5--------|
E|--------------------------|-7-----7-----------7--5--|
on
On a love Like the sky waits for the sun. I’m the
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|----9--9--9--9--9--9--9p7-|
A|-----------5--7--7--7-----|--------------------------|
E|-3-----5/7-------------5--|-7------------------------|
one who’ll be waiting for you Waiting
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--6-----------|-------------------------|
A|----------------7--------|-----------4-5--5--------|
E|-------------------7--5--|-7-----7-----------7--5--|
on
On a love Like the sky waits for the sun. I’m the
G|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-----7-7-| all
A|-----------5--7--7--------|-------------------------9-9-----| 16ths
E|-3-----5/7----------------|---------------------------------| bar
one who’ll be waiting for you Waiting
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10--10--10\9--7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--6--5--5--------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------7--5--|
on
On a love Like the sky waits for the sun. I’m the
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------5--7--7--7-----|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--5/7-------------5--|-7-----------------------|
one who’ll be waiting for you
♫ Outro:
at 2:58
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------7--7-----5--|-7-----------7--7-----5--|
I'm the one
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----7-----x--7-----5--|-7-----------------------|
Who'll be waiting for you
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| m Fret hand mute
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