Wait So Long chords by The Tragically Hip

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Em

Intro:

 Em | Em/G C | Em | Em/G C :
 Em | Em/G C | Em | Em/G C :


Verse 1:
Em                      Em/G        C
    I thought it was my duty as an honest man
Em                  Em/G             C
    Raving about my country, doing what I can
Em                      D                           C
    With the luxury of hindsight, I suppose it was just a stand

Verse 2:
Em                            Em/G         C
    She walked me down to the end of the road
            Em                  Em/g          C
    And she    laughed till she cried as she turned to go
               Em           D                            C
    She said, "I  think of you and you feel it and you know"

    I'm about to say


Chorus:
Em   G              C
    Why you wanna wait so long?
Em             G                         C
    If you're gone this long, well, you gotta know he's long gone
Em                   G                      C
    You've been building up defenses and memorizing sentences
                        Em
    Just so you stay strong
     D              C
    Why you wanna wait so long?


Instrumental:
 Em | Em/G C | Em | Em/G C :


Verse 3:
Em                     Em/G           C
    It seems I've been offered for a life or two
Em              Em/G           C
    Two things, now, tell me what I gotta do
Em                   D                     C
    I've got my old man's eyes and a dusty old picture of you


Verse 4:
                 Em                 Em/G             C
    I don't know how long I've been shouldеring my headstone
Em           Em/G              C        Em
    One morе hill and I'll be coming on home
                D                     C
    I can feel you down in the marrow of my bones

    And I'm about to say


Chorus:
Em   G              C
    Why you wanna wait so long?
Em             G                         C
    If you're gone this long, well, you gotta know he's long gone
Em                   G                      C
    You've been building up defenses and memorizing sentences
                        Em
    Just so you stay strong
     D              C
    Why you wanna wait so long?


Interlude:
     G
Oh yeah
        C
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
    G
Mm-mmh
        C
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh


Bridge:
                 G
Well, I've been jumping over fences
                               C
And running through fresh cut fields of lavender
                           G
One more hill and I'll be coming on home
                           C
One more hill and I'll be coming on home
 G                        C
Baby, baby, please hurry home
                    G
Baby, please hurry home
                    C
Baby, please hurry home


Chorus:
Em   G              C
    Why you wanna wait so long?
Em             G                         C
    If you're gone this long, well, you gotta know he's long gone
Em                   G                      C
    You've been building up defenses and memorizing sentences
                        Em
    Just so you stay strong
     D              C
    Why you wanna wait so long?


Outro:
          Em   D              C
I hope I know why you wanna wait so long
  (Em)
Mm-mmh


Outro:
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