Chords for Josh Turner: The Longer The Waiting (The Sweeter The Kiss) with lyrics

Tempo:
101.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Josh Turner: The Longer The Waiting (The Sweeter The Kiss) with lyrics chords
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[N] [F]
[Em] [F]
[C] [Am]
[D] Oh, the longer [G] the waiting, the [C] sweeter the kiss.
It's better, [Am] my darling, [G] I promise you this.
[Em] Next [F] time I hold you, I'm not [Dm] letting go.
Will you wait [C] for me, darling?
[F] I [Am] need to know.
[G] Well, you know [C] I'm a sailor, and tomorrow we sail.
It's a hard [Am] way of living, [G] but I know it well.
[Em] And if I [F] surrender my life to [Dm] the sea,
[C] You can marry another that's all [Am] right with me.
[F] No, we won't be [C] together [G] again till [F] the spring.
Just imagine [C] the treasures [G] I'll bring.
[C] Come play with me, stay with [F] me, soon [C] I'll be gone.
I will remember you all [G] winter long.
[Em] And when I [F] return to the one [Dm] that I've missed,
Oh, the longer [C] the waiting, [F] the sweeter [Am] the kiss.
[F] Sweeter [C] the kiss.
[F] [C]
[Am] [F]
[G] [Em] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Am]
[C] When the mornings are warm and the valleys [F] are green,
I'll come back [C] from wherever [G] I've been.
Oh, the [C] longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss.
It's better, my darling, I promise [G] you this.
[Em] Next [F] time I hold you, I'm not [Dm] letting go.
[C] I will give up the ocean forever [Am] I know.
[F] Forever [C] I know.
[F]
[C] [Am]
[F] [G]
[F] [Dm]
[C]
[F] [C]
Oh, [D] the longer [G] the waiting, [C] the sweeter the kiss.
It's better, my darling, I promise [G] you this.
[Em] Next time I [F] hold you, I'm not letting [Dm] go.
I [C] will give up the ocean [F] forever I [Am] know.
Forever I know.
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Josh Turner - The Longer The Waiting chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, Dm, C, F, Am, F, C, G, Em and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 50 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 101 BPM. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[N] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Oh, the longer [G] the waiting, the [C] sweeter the kiss. _
It's better, [Am] my darling, [G] I promise you _ this.
[Em] Next [F] time I hold you, I'm not [Dm] letting go. _ _ _ _ _
Will you wait [C] for me, darling?
[F] I [Am] need to know.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Well, you know [C] I'm a sailor, and tomorrow we sail. _
It's a hard [Am] way of living, [G] but I know it well.
[Em] And if I [F] surrender my life to [Dm] the sea, _ _ _ _ _
[C] You can marry another that's all [Am] right with me.
_ _ _ _ [F] No, we won't be [C] together [G] again till [F] the spring. _
_ _ _ Just imagine [C] the treasures [G] I'll bring. _ _ _ _
[C] Come play with me, stay with [F] me, soon [C] I'll be gone.
_ _ I will remember you all [G] winter long.
[Em] And when I [F] return to the one [Dm] that I've _ missed, _
_ Oh, the longer [C] the waiting, [F] the sweeter [Am] the kiss.
_ _ _ [F] Sweeter [C] the kiss.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] When the mornings are warm and the valleys [F] are green,
_ _ _ _ I'll come back [C] from wherever [G] I've _ _ been.
_ Oh, the [C] longer the waiting, the sweeter the _ kiss.
It's better, my darling, I promise [G] you _ this.
[Em] Next [F] time I hold you, I'm not [Dm] letting go. _
_ _ _ [C] I will give up the ocean forever [Am] I know. _ _ _
[F] Forever [C] I know.
_ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, [D] the longer [G] the waiting, [C] the sweeter the kiss.
_ _ It's better, my darling, I promise [G] you this.
_ _ _ [Em] Next time I [F] hold you, I'm not letting [Dm] go. _
_ _ _ _ I [C] will give up the ocean [F] forever I [Am] know.
_ _ _ _ Forever I know. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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