The Patient chords by Tool

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
  D        Em         D
A groan of tedium escapes me
Em             D        Em D
Startling the fearful
          Em    D     Em      D
Is this a test?   It has to be
Em            D       C
Otherwise I can't go on
G        C         G       C
Draining patience, drain vitality
     G         C         G       D               Em
This paranoid, paralyzed vampire act's a little old

Verse 2:
F              G
But I'm still right here
        A              A
Giving blood, keeping faith
                      F    G    A
And I'm still right here
F                 G
But I'm still right here
        A              A
Giving blood, keeping faith
A        F           G      A
And I'm still right here

F G A Bm

F           G   A
Wait it out -t -t.
          F           G  A
Going to wait it out -t -t.
    F    G   A      F        G    A
Be patient         (wait it out)


Chorus:
G                 D
If there were no rewards to reap
   A                 G
No loving embrace to see me through
      D                  A
This tedious path I've chosen here
  G                   D       A  G   A  G
I certainly would've walked away -   by now
F                  G       A
I'm gonna wait it out


Verse 3:
G                  D
If there were no desire to heal
    A                 G
The damaged and broken met along
      D                  A
This tedious path I've chosen here
 G                    D       A G   D  A
I certainly would've walked away    by now


Bridge:
      G       D       A        G
and I still may. And I still may

    D      A G
Be patient           (x4)

  D                      A           G
I must keep reminding myself of this...   (X5)

    D      A G
Be patient           (x4)

Chorus:
G                 D
If there were no rewards to reap
   A                 G
No loving embrace to see me through
      D                  A
This tedious path I've chosen here
  G                   D       A  G   A  G
I certainly would've walked away -   by now
      G       D       A        G
and I still may. And I still may
G       D      A        G
still may. And I.
F                  G       A
I'm gonna wait it out
F                  G       A
I'm gonna wait it out
F                  G       A
I'm gonna wait it out