Chords with lyrics
THE LONGER THE WAITING (THE SWEETER THE KISS) – Anna Ternheim
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Tabbed by: Kengus feat. Dave Ferguson
Standard tuning
Capo on third fret!
INTRO
G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G
VERSE I
G+G C majorC G+G
Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
It's better my darling, I promise you this
B minorBm C majorC A minorAm
The next time I hold you, I'm not letting go
G+G C majorC E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Will you wait for me darling, I need to know
VERSE II
G+G C majorC G+G
Well, you know I'm a sailor, tomorrow we sail
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
It's a hard way of living, but I know it well
B minorBm C majorC A minorAm
And if I surrender my life to the sea
G+G C majorC E minorEm
You can marry another, it's alright with me
PRE-CHORUS
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Though we won't be together again 'til the spring
C majorC D MajorD
Just imagine the treasures I'll bring
CHORUS
G+G C majorC G+G
Come lay with me, stay with me, soon I'll be gone
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
But I will remember you all winter long
B minorBm C majorC A minorAm
And when I return to the one that I miss
G+G C majorC E minorEm
Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss
C majorC G...
The sweeter the kiss
INTERLUDE
...C G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD B minorBm C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC E minorEm
PRE-CHORUS
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
When the mornings are warm and the valleys are green
C majorC D MajorD
I'll come back from wherever I've been
VERSE III
G+G C majorC G+G
Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
It's better my darling, I promise you this
B minorBm C majorC A minorAm
But next time I hold you, I'm not letting go
G+G C majorC E minorEm
We will give up the ocean forever, I know
C majorC G+G
Forever I know.
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