The Waiting - Tom Petty & Eddie Vedder Chords

Tempo:
121.85 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

G#

A#m

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Waiting - Tom Petty & Eddie Vedder chords
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[Fm] [F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [G#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[G#] Oh baby, don't it feel [F#] like [C#] heaven right now?
Don't [G#] it feel like some good [F#] summer [C#] dream?
Oh, [G#] I never known [F#] nothing [A#m] quite like this
Don't it [Fm] feel like tonight [A#m] might [Fm] never be again?
[F#] Maybe we know better than try and pretend
[G#] Honey, no one could have ever told me about this
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah, yeah, yeah, [C#] yeah
Waiting is the hardest part
Every day you see one [G#] more card
[F#] They take it [C#] on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest [F#] part
Might [C#]
[G#] have chased a [F#] couple women [C#] around
[G#] All they got [F#] me was [C#] down
[G#] There were those [F#] who made me [C#] feel good [A#m] but never [G#] as good as [A#m] I'm feeling [G#] right now
[F#] Baby, you're the only one that I know how
[G#] To make me wanna live and say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah
Waiting [C#] is the hardest [F#] part
[C#] Every day you get [G#] one more [F#] card
You take [C#] it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest [F#] part
[C#]
[A#m] [Fm] [A#m] [G#]
[A#m] [Fm] [A#m] [G#]
[A#m] [D#]
[G#] [A#m]
[D#m] [G#] [D#] [A#m]
[D#] [A#m]
[G#] Don't let them kill you, [A#m] baby
Don't let it get to you
Don't let them kill you, baby
Don't let it get to [G#] you
I'll be your bleeding [C#] heart
I'll be your crying [F#] fool
Don't let this go too [F] far
Don't let it get to [A#m] you
[G#] I
[F#] [C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[F#] [A#m] [G#] [A#m]
[Fm] [F#]
[G#]
said, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Waiting [F#] [C#] is the hardest part
[F#] [C#] Every day you [G#] get one more [F#] card
You take [C#] it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest [F#] [C#] part
Yeah, [F#] the [C#] waiting is [G#] the hardest
[F#] [C#] part
[F#] [G#]
[F#] [C#] Oh,
[F#] [C#] [G#] [C#]
oh, oh, oh,
[F#] [C#] [G#] oh
Yeah, it's the hardest [F#] [C#] part
[G#] [C#]
[G#] Oh, [F#] oh, [C#] oh, oh, oh
[G#] Yeah, it's the hardest [C#] part
[G#] [C#] [G#]
[C#]
[N]
Key:  
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
A#m
13421111
Fm
123111111
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - (Live) The Waiting chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C#, G#, F#, C#, F#, G# and C#. Start with a comfortable 60 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 122. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C# Major.

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_ _ [Fm] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ Oh baby, don't it feel [F#] like [C#] heaven right now?
Don't [G#] it feel like some good [F#] summer [C#] dream?
Oh, [G#] I never known [F#] nothing [A#m] quite like this
Don't it [Fm] feel like tonight [A#m] might [Fm] never be again?
[F#] Maybe we know better than try and pretend
[G#] Honey, no one could have ever told me about this
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, _ yeah, [F#] yeah, yeah, yeah, _ [C#] yeah
Waiting is the hardest part
Every day you see one [G#] more card
[F#] They take it [C#] on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest [F#] part
Might [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] have chased a [F#] couple women [C#] around
[G#] All they got [F#] me was [C#] down
[G#] There were those [F#] who made me [C#] feel good [A#m] but never [G#] as good as [A#m] I'm feeling [G#] right now
[F#] Baby, you're the only one that I know how
[G#] To make me wanna live _ _ and say, yeah, _ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah
Waiting [C#] _ is the hardest [F#] part
[C#] Every day you get [G#] one more [F#] card
You take [C#] it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest _ [F#] part
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#] _ _
[A#m] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#] _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ [D#] _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] Don't let them kill you, [A#m] baby
Don't let it get to you
Don't let them kill you, baby
Don't let it get to [G#] you
I'll be your bleeding [C#] heart
I'll be your crying [F#] fool
Don't let this go too [F] far
Don't let it get to _ _ [A#m] you
[G#] I _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#m] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ said, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Waiting [F#] _ [C#] _ is the hardest part
[F#] _ [C#] Every day you [G#] get one more [F#] card
You take [C#] it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest _ _ [F#] [C#] part _ _
_ _ Yeah, [F#] the [C#] waiting is [G#] the _ hardest _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] part _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ Oh, _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#]
oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ [G#] oh
Yeah, it's the hardest [F#] _ [C#] part
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ Oh, [F#] oh, [C#] oh, oh, oh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] Yeah, it's the hardest [C#] _ part
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
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