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From: gphelan@nyx.cs.du.edu (Greg Phelan)
Subject: TAB: The waiting (Tom Petty)
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 92 04:19:46 GMT
Someone asked for the tab to this Tom Petty classic so here it is:
Intro goes like this:
G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4
chords:
D/F# 2xO23x
Asus4 xO223O
A
Baby Dont It Feal Like H
G D A G D
heaven right now Dont it Feal Like sin Dream Yeah
A G D
Ive never Known nothin Quite like This Dont it
Bm
Feal like tonight Might never be again Baby
A
We know better than to try and pretend honey
A
no one could a ever told me bout this I said yeah yeah(yeah yeah)
A
yeah yeah yeah The
G D/F# A D
wait-ing is the hardest part
G D/F# Asus4 G D/F#
every day ya see one more card you take it on faith you
A D G D/F# Asus4 D
take it to the heart the wait ing is the hardest part
Any questions problems feel free to e-mail me
your pal
Greg
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 22:28:47 -0500 (EST)
From: Len Moskowitz
Subject: Re: Tom Petty-"The Waiting"
WILDANLYN wrote:
>I need the words and music to "The Waiting" by Tom Petty.
INTRO: (Note: before hitting the G chord play the F# note on the low E
string. Walk the bass notes down and strum like Roger McGuinn!)
G G/F# Asus4 D
G G/F# Asus4
G G/F# Asus4 D
G G/F# Asus4 A
VERSE 1
A G D
Oh, baby don't it feel like heaven right now
A G D
Don't it feel like something from a dream
A G D
Yeah, I've never nothing quite like this
Bm
Don't it feel like tonight might never be again
G
Baby, we know better than to try and pretend
A
Honey, no one could've ever told me about this
I said yeh, yeh, yeah yeah yeah yeah
CHORUS
G G/F# A D
The waiting is the hardest part
G G/F# A
Every day you see one more card
G G/F# A D
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
G G/F# A D G G/F# A D
The waiting is the hardest part
VERSE 2
Well yeah I might've chased a couple women around
All it ever got me was down
Yeah, then there were those that made me feel good
But never as good as I feel right now
Baby you're the only one that's ever known how
to make me wanna live like I wanna live now
I said yeh, yeh, yeh yeh yeh yeh
CHORUS
The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you see one more yard
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
BRIDGE
Bm Bar2
Oh don't let 'em kill you babe
Bm Bar2
Don't let 'em get to you
Bm Bar2
Don't let 'em kill you babe
Bm Bar2
Don't let 'em get to you
A
I'll be your bleedin' heart
D
I'll be your cryin' fool
G
Don't let this go too far
F#
Don't let it get to you
(Solo)
A G D
A G D
A G D Bm G A
Yeh, yeh, yeh yeh yeh yeh
The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you see one more yard
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
The waiting is the hardest part
Chord Tab
EADGBe
G 320033 or 355433
G/F# 200033
Asus4 x02230 or x02233 or 577755
A x02220 or 577655
D xx0232
Bm xx4432 or 224432
Bar2 222222
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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#1 by at Oct 1, 2007 at 9:25 AM EST |
| This is such a great song. Tom just has this way of conveying a simple lyric in such a way that it is dripping with emotional salavation. Especially the last line in this case: "...I might have chased a couple women around All it ever got me was down Then there were those that made me feel good But never as good as I'm feeling right now Baby you're the only one that's ever known how To make me wanna live like I wanna live now" The way he delivers those lines is so sincere. If HE wasn't singing them, perhaps we wouldn't believe them? I've yet to hear a cover version of a Petty song I've liked. Maybe this is why? Tom's songs lend themselves uniquely to him and the heartbreakers. | |
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Chris Badass |
#2 by Chris Phillips at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:15 PM EST |
| This song reminds me of the Chicago White Sox. When the sox won the World Series in '05, ESPN made a collage of the team's highlights to this song. It was such a perfect song for the moment. | |
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Johan Average |
#3 by Johan Soderberg at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:15 PM EST |
| tom said that it was the anticipation b4 playing a gig...how hard it was to wait to get on stage....but for anyone else it fits just about everything, waiting for something u want is hard..seems like the clock ticks way slower | |
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J_ROC Lead Player |
#4 by J_ROC at Oct 8, 2007 at 10:10 AM EST |
| Waiting for anything is the hardest part, the anticipation just kills you. The wait is just one more obstacle we have to overcome to get what we want (and maybe the distance). | |
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Jon Lead Player |
#5 by Jon Zell at Oct 12, 2007 at 1:42 AM EST |
| I always wondered if this song was about expecting a baby. | |
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Randy Lead Player |
#6 by Randy Lott at Oct 13, 2007 at 6:15 AM EST |
| I think that this song is being away from his special girl. I mean if you listen in the begining he is describing the elation he has when he is with her. He also states how hes had so many other women, but none can compare to the love she gives him. I dont know, thats just what i get out of the song. my girl and i go to different colleges, and when ever i here this song it seems like it was written for us. | |
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Kevin Average |
#7 by Kevin Fournier at Oct 18, 2007 at 9:16 PM EST |
| they had this song play during the promos for 40 year old virgin..haha | |
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