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The Waiting Chords by Tom Petty

The Waiting chords by Tom Petty (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

THE WAITING

{Intro}
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3-----3-3---3--3--3--3-3-3-------3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----|
G|-----0-0-----0-0---2--2--2--2-2-2-------0-0-----0-0---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----|
D|-----0-0-----0-0---2--2-----------------0-0-----0-0---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----|
A|-------------------0--0---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-3------2-------------------------2-3------2----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|--10--10-12-10-8-7----------------|
G|-------------------9-7------------|
D|-----------------------7----------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

{Verse}
   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 KNOWN 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 HAVE EVER TOLD ME ‘BOUT THIS

I SAID YEAH, YEAH         YEAH, YEAH

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH

{Chorus}
    G   D/F        ASUS2   D
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
G    D/F         ASUS2
EVERYDAY YOU SEE ONE MORE CARD
    G              D/F        ASUS2          D
YOU TAKE IT ALL IN FAITH, YOU TAKE IT TO THE HEART
    G   D/F        ASUS2
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART


e|------------------------------|
B|--10-12-10-8-7----------------|
G|---------------9-7------------|
D|-------------------7----------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

{Verse}
     A                                 G     D
WELL YEAH I MIGHT HAVE CHASED A COUPLE WOMEN AROUND
A                      G  D
ALL IT EVER GOT ME WAS DOWN
     A                          G            D
YEAH THEN THERE WERE THOSE THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD
    Bm
BUT NEVER AS GOOD AS I FEEL RIGHT NOW
     G
BABY YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE THAT’S EVER KNOWN HOW
   A
TO MAKE ME WANNA LIVE, LIKE I WANNA LIVE NOW

I SAID YEAH, YEAH         YEAH, YEAH

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH

Chorus]
    G   D/F        ASUS2   D
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
G    D/F         ASUS2
EVERYDAY YOU GET ONE MORE YARD
    G              D/F        ASUS2          D
YOU TAKE IT ALL IN FAITH, YOU TAKE IT TO THE HEART
    G   D/F        ASUS2
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART

e|------------------------------|
B|--10-12-10-8-7----------------|
G|---------------9-7------------|
D|-------------------7----------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

{Bridge}
   Bm
OH DON’T LET IT KILL YA BABE, DON’T LET IT GET TO YOU

DON’T LET EM KILL YA BABE, DON’T LET IT GET TO YOU
A                            D
I’LL BE YOUR BLEEDING HEART, I’LL BE YOUR CRYING FOOL
G                          D/F                 A
DON’T LET THIS GO TOO FAR, DON’T LET IT GET TO YOU
A
I SAID YEAH, YEAH         YEAH, YEAH

{SOLO}

A   G  D,  A   G  D,  A   G  D

Bm    G   A

A
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH

{Chrus]
    G   D/F        ASUS2   D
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
G    D/F         ASUS2
EVERYDAY YOU GET ONE MORE YARD
    G              D/F        ASUS2          D
YOU TAKE IT ALL IN FAITH, YOU TAKE IT TO THE HEART
    G   D/F        ASUS2
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART

G   D/F        ASUS2   D
    G   D/F        ASUS2
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART

{Outro}
G   D/F        ASUS2   D
G   D/F        ASUS2
G   D/F        ASUS2   D
G   D/F        ASUS2
               OH, OH, OH, OH

e|------------------------------|
B|--10-12-10-8-7----------------|
G|---------------9-7------------|
D|-------------------7----------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

G   D/F        ASUS2   D
G   D/F        ASUS2
               IS THE HARDEST PART

e|------------------------------|
B|--10-12-10-8-7----------------|
G|---------------9-7------------|
D|-------------------7----------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

G   D/F        ASUS2   D
G   D/F        ASUS2
               OH, OH, OH, OH
G   D/F        ASUS2   D
G   D/F        ASUS2

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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