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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 x3
Dm Dm/A Dm/B Dm
Verse 1:
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 C C/D Am7 Fmaj7
I don't wanna wait on you
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 Dm Dm/A Dm/B Dm
But it's just what I keep doing
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 C C/D Am7 Fmaj7
As if I got nothing to do
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 Dm Dm/A Dm/B Dm
As if my life won't keep on going without you
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 G
Chorus:
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 G
The sky will wake up every morning
C C/D Am7 C/D G
And sometimes feels the need to pour out
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 G
All the feelings it's been holding
Dm Dm
But either way, it never comes down
Dm Fmaj7 Am7 Dm
It knows it's place, and knows a way around the clouds
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7
And their design
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 x2
Dm Dm/A Dm/B Dm
Verse 2:
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 C C/D Am7 Fmaj7
For every fairytale untrue
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 Dm Dm/A Dm/B Dm
And all the hearts yet to be broken
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 C C/D Am7 Fmaj7
For every bird who never flew
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 Dm Dm/A Dm/B Dm
Well, it's a wonder we keep going, without you
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 G
Chorus:
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 G
The sky still wakes up every morning
C C/D Am7 C/D G
And sometimes feels the need to pour out
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 G
Evеrything it's tired of holding
Dm Dm
But either way, it nеver comes down
Dm Fmaj7 Am7 Dm
It's gonna stay and find a way around the clouds
Outro:
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 C C/D Am7 Fmaj7
There was a bird who never flew
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 Dm Dm/A Dm/B Dm
But she still kept all of her feathers
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 C C/D Am7 Fmaj7
So she could pluck 'em out for you
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 Dm Dm/A
And you could wear them in your hair and
Dm/B Dm
She'd be with you
C C/D Am7 Fmaj7 x3
Dm Dm/A Dm/B Dm C
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- Wait On (Tabs)
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Last Updated: March 3, 2026