Wait
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Rubber Soul" album
Nice song, I like the lyrics. George uses a volume-tone pedal in this one,
again, after "Yes It Is" and "I Need You".
Verse:
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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
It's been
a
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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
long time, now I'm
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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
coming back home I've a - way now,
been
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|------------2------------------|
oh, how I've been alone!
Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5---5--|----------------5-------5---5--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Wait till I come back to your side,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5---5---5---5--|----------------4---4---4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
we'll forget the tears we cried
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|
But if your
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
heart breaks, don't wait,
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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
turn me a - way And if your heart's strong,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|------------2------------------|
hold on, I won't de- lay
Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5---5---5---5--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Wait till I come back to your side,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5---5---5---5--|----------------4---4---4---4--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
we'll forget the tears we cried
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
I feel as
Bridge:
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D|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2------|
A|2-------2---------------2------|----------------2-----------2--|
E|----------------2---2----------|-------------------------------|
though, you ought to know that I've been
G|2------ 2------ 2---2-- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------------------2--|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------4------|--------4-------4---4---4------|
E|-------------------------------|2---------------------------2--|
good, as good can be, And if you
as
I
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D|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2---0--|
A|2-------2-------2---2---2------|----------------2---2----------|
E|----------------------------2--|-------------------------------|
do, I'll in you, and know that
trust
G|2------ 2------ 2---2-- 2------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
you will wait for me
It's been
Verse: a
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
long time, now I'm
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G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
coming back home I've a - way now,
been
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|------------2------------------|
oh, how I've been alone!
Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5-------5---5--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Wait till I come back to your side,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------4-------4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
we'll forget the tears we cried
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2-------2-------2---2---2------|
I feel as
Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-/|
A|2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
though, you ought to know that I've been
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|4---4---4---4---4---4---4h7-4--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
good, as good can be, And if you
as
I
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
E|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-------------------------------|
do, I'll in you, and know that
trust
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
you will wait for me
But if your
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
heart breaks, don't wait,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
turn me a - way And if your heart's strong,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|------------2------------------|
hold on, I won't de- lay
Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5-------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Wait till I come back to your side,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5---5---5---5--|----------------4---4---4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
we'll forget the tears we cried
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|
It's been
a
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
long time, now I'm
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
coming back home I've a - way now,
been
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|
oh, how
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
I've been a - lone
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D|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2------------------------------|
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