Waiting For Something Tab by Nada Surf

Waiting For Something tab by Nada Surf

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Nada Surf - "Waiting For Something" (The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy)

CHORDS FOR CHORUS:
E (X7999X)
B (799877)
B/Bb (6998xx)[kind of a stretch i know]


Intro:

E|--------2----|
B|-----0----0--|
G|--4----------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------| x4
E|-------------|

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E|--------2----|
B|-----0----0--|
G|--3----------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------| x4
E|-------------|



E|--------2----|
B|-----0----0--|
G|--1----------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------| x2
E|-------------|

E|----------|
B|-----0----|
G|---1---1--|
D|-2--------|
A|----------| x2
E|----------|

E|----------|
B|----------|
G|-----1----|
D|---2---2--|
A|-4--------| x2
E|----------|


E|----------|
B|----------|
G|-----1----|
D|---2---2--|
A|-2--------| x2
E|----------|

E|---------|
B|---------|
G|-----4---|
D|---4---4-|
A|-2-------| x4
E|---------|

Verse One: (Listen for timing, and also remember verse 2 is different.)

E|-0000--4444--0000---0000-------------------------------------------|
B|-0000--4444--0000---0000-------------------------------------------|
G|-6666--4444--1111---6666-------------------------------------------|
D|-6666--6666--2222---6666-------------------------------------------|
A|-4444--6666--2222---4444-------------------------------------------| x4
E|-------------0000--------------------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------| x1
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Chords)- Timing can be difficult, play the chords exactly where I placed them.

                         E           B        B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                         E           B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                         B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting
                         E           B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something

Verse Two: Different than verse one!


E|-0000--4444--0000---0000-------------------------------------------|
B|-0000--4444--0000---0000-------------------------------------------|
G|-6666--4444--1111---6666-------------------------------------------|
D|-6666--6666--2222---6666-------------------------------------------|
A|-4444--6666--2222---4444-------------------------------------------| x2!! ONLY PLAY THIS TWICE
E|-------------0000--------------------------------------------------|

E|-0000--4444--0000---00000000-----------7777/2222/0000--------------|
B|-0000--4444--0000---00000000-----------7777/2222/0000--------------|
G|-6666--4444--1111---66666666-8888-9999-8888/3333/1111--------------|
D|-6666--6666--2222---66666666-8888-9999-9999/4444/2222--------------|
A|-4444--6666--2222---44444444-6666-7777-9999/4444/2222--------------| Play this once with below timing
E|-------------0000----------------------7777/2222/0000--------------|

Play the chords with this timing:
(x46600)
         Whoever put that fist in the square
                                    688
Must have been a good friend to the mayor
(x799xx)                   (799877)
        Driving by spanish roundabout art
     (244322)        (022100)
It's gotta be who you know...

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------| x1
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus (Chords)- Timing can be difficult, play the chords exactly where I placed them.

                         E           B        B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                         E           B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                         B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting
                         E           B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something

Bridge:

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----6----6---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----5----5---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----4----4---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----6----6---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------9-----|
D|----9----9---|
A|-7-----------|x2
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------9-----|
D|----9----9---|
A|-6-----------|x2
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------8-----|
D|----8----8---|
A|-4-----------|x2
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----4----4---|
A|-2-----------|x2
E|-------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------| x2
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus (Chords)- Timing can be difficult, play the chords exactly where I placed them.

                         E           B        B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                         E           B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                         B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting
                         E           B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something


Bridge 2: Same as bridge 1:

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----6----6---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----5----5---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----4----4---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----6----6---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------9-----|
D|----9----9---|
A|-7-----------|x2
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------9-----|
D|----9----9---|
A|-6-----------|x2
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------8-----|
D|----8----8---|
A|-4-----------|x2
E|-------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----4----4---|
A|-2-----------|x2
E|-------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------| x2
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus (Chords)- Timing can be difficult, play the chords exactly where I placed them.

                         E           B        B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                         E           B        B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                            E           B    B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
                         B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting
                         E           B(Ring Out)
It always feels like I'm waiting for something

This is a fantastic song from one of my favourite records ever, by one of my favourite bands.

TABBED BY JUSTIN STARR

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