The Waiting Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
119.85 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Waiting chords
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[F#] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] Oh, baby, don't it feel [G] like heaven [D] right now?
[A] Don't it feel like something [G] from a dream?
[D] [A] Yeah, I've never known [G] nothing [D] quite like this
[Bm] Don't it feel like a night I'll never [F#m] be again?
[G] Baby, we could know better than to try and pretend
[A] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [G] the [D]
waiting [A] is the [D] hardest part
[G] [D] Every day you see [A] one more car
[G] You [D] take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting [A] is the [D] hardest [G] part
I
[D] [A]
chased a [G] couple [D] everywhere around
[A] All I got was [G] [D] down
[A] And there were those that [G] made [D] me feel good
[Bm] But [F#m] never as [Bm] good as I feel [F#m] right [G] now
Baby, you're the only one that's ever known how
[A] Don't make me wait
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [G] the [D] waiting is the hardest [G] part
[D] Every day you get [A] one more yard
You [G] take [D] it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is [A] the [D] hardest part
[Bm]
Do your best, I'll do it for you
Do your best, [A] I'll do it for you
I'll be opening doors, [D] I'll be your blindfold
[G] Don't have to go to [F#] war, don't have to go [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [Bm]
[G]
[A] to war
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[G] The [D]
waiting is the hardest part
[G] [D] Every day you [A] get one more yard
[G] You [D] take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [G] Yeah, the [D]
waiting [A] is the hardest
[D] part
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
The [D] hardest part
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - The Waiting chords, with this master sequence: D, A, G, D and G. For best results, commence at 59 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 120. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D# Major.

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[F#] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] Oh, _ _ _ _ baby, don't it feel [G] like heaven [D] right now?
[A] Don't it feel like something [G] from a dream?
[D] _ [A] Yeah, I've never known [G] nothing [D] quite like this
[Bm] Don't it feel like a night I'll never [F#m] be again?
[G] Baby, we could know better than to try and pretend
[A] Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah, yeah, [G] the [D]
waiting [A] is the [D] hardest part
[G] [D] Every day you see [A] one more car
[G] You [D] take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting [A] is the [D] hardest _ [G] part
I _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
chased a [G] couple [D] everywhere around
[A] All I got was [G] [D] down
_ [A] And there were those that [G] made [D] me feel good
[Bm] But [F#m] never as [Bm] good as I feel [F#m] right [G] now
Baby, you're the only one that's ever known how
[A] Don't make me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wait
Yeah, _ yeah, yeah, [G] the [D] waiting is the hardest [G] part
[D] Every day you get [A] one more yard
You [G] take [D] it on faith, you take it to the heart _
The waiting is [A] the [D] hardest part _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Do your best, I'll do it for you
Do _ your best, _ [A] I'll do it for you
I'll be opening doors, [D] I'll be your blindfold
[G] Don't have to go to [F#] war, don't have to go _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] to war
_ _ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[G] The [D]
waiting is the hardest part
[G] [D] Every day you [A] get one more yard
[G] You [D] take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
[G] _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] Yeah, the [D]
waiting [A] is the hardest _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ part _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
The [D] hardest part _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Hard Promises album.

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