Tabs
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Intro:
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
e|-------------------------0------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1--------------|
G+G|-------------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-----------0h2------|
E MajorE|--------3-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
e|---------------------0h2-2------------|
BB|----1p0-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----0------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-----------0h2------|
E MajorE|--------3-----------------------------|
Verse 1:
Please don't wait for me
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|------------0--------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)-------0------2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
I lost my way again
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
I lost my job, I walked away
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
From the life that I was leading with my friends
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
When I was young I dreamed
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
Of a life that had freedom that had joy
e|-------------------------0------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1--------------|
G+G|-------------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-----------0h2------|
E MajorE|--------3-----------------------------|
Oh life it crushed my soul
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
With its cruel demands and fool's gold
e|---------------------0h2-2------------|
BB|----1p0-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----0------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-----------0h2------|
E MajorE|--------3-----------------------------|
Refrain:
Ohhhhhhh
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|-----1---------3--------1-------------|
G+G|----------------------------------0---|
D MajorD|---2--------(4)-------2-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-3-------3/5--------3-----------2-----|
E MajorE|------------------------------3-------|
Ohhhhhhh
e|-----------------------------0--------|
BB|------0h1p0---------------0h1---------|
G+G|----------------0------------------0--|
D MajorD|----2-----------2--------2------0h2---|
A augmentedA|--0-----------2---2----3-------3------|
E MajorE|------------0-------------------------|
Ohhhhhhh
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|-----1---------3--------1-------------|
G+G|----------------------------------0---|
D MajorD|---2--------(4)-------2-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-3-------3/5--------3-----------2-----|
E MajorE|------------------------------3-------|
Ohhhhhhh
e|-----------------------------0--------|
BB|------0h1p0---------------0h1---------|
G+G|----------------0------------------0--|
D MajorD|----2-----------2--------2------0h2---|
A augmentedA|--0-----------2---2----3-------3------|
E MajorE|------------0-------------------------|
Verse 2:
Please don't wait for me
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
I lost my way again
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
I lost my house and my good name
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
When I found the road of my king
e|-------------------------0------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1--------------|
G+G|-------------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-----------0h2------|
E MajorE|--------3-----------------------------|
When I was young I dreamed
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
Of a life that had beauty that had joy
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
But now I lost my life
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
For the one I dreamt of as a boy
e|---------------------0h2-2------------|
BB|----1p0-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----0------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-----------0h2------|
E MajorE|--------3-----------------------------|
Refrain:
Ohhhhhhh
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|-----1---------3--------1-------------|
G+G|----------------------------------0---|
D MajorD|---2--------(4)-------2-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-3-------3/5--------3-----------2-----|
E MajorE|------------------------------3-------|
Ohhhhhhh
e|-----------------------------0--------|
BB|------0h1p0---------------0h1---------|
G+G|----------------0------------------0--|
D MajorD|----2-----------2--------2------0h2---|
A augmentedA|--0-----------2---2----3-------3------|
E MajorE|------------0-------------------------|
Ohhhhhhh
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|-----1---------3--------1-------------|
G+G|----------------------------------0---|
D MajorD|---2--------(4)-------2-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-3-------3/5--------3-----------2-----|
E MajorE|------------------------------3-------|
Ohhhhhhh
e|-----------------------------0--------|
BB|------0h1p0---------------0h1---------|
G+G|----------------0------------------0--|
D MajorD|----2-----------2--------2------0h2---|
A augmentedA|--0-----------2---2----3-------3------|
E MajorE|------------0-------------------------|
Verse 3:
Please don't wait for me
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
I ain't coming back again
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
I cannot turn around
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2---2--|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
From the place I'm going to where I've been
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----1p0--------------0h1p0------------|
G+G|-------------0-------------------0----|
D MajorD|--(2)--------0-----2-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-3---------2-----0-------------2------|
E MajorE|--------3--------------------0--------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
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Other versions of Don't Wait For Me
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Don't Wait For Me by Josh Garrels
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| Don't wait for me | Chords |
