Don't Wait – Even
From: Less Is More (1996)
This song is from the debut album of Even, a great Australian band
who’ve been plying their trade for 20 years now. I can’t believe
this is their first tab on UG!
http://www.even.com.au/bio/
Chords:
C#m A E B A5 D5 E5
|-4---5—-0--2--x--x--x--|
|-5---5—-0--4--x--x--x--|
|-6---6—-1--4--x--7--9--|
|-6---7—-2--4--7--7--9--|
|-4---7—-2--2--7--5--7--|
|-x---5—-0--x--5--x--x--|
Intro/Verse 1
E5 A5 B5 A5
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|-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-9-9---9-7-|-7---7-----7-7---7---7-9-9-9-9-7-|
|-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-7-7---9-7-|-7---7-----7-7---7---7-9-9-9-9-7-|
|-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-0-0---7-5-|-5---5-----5-5---5---5-7-7-7-7-5-|
I get lost, so i get
G#5 C#5 B5 A5 C#5
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|-6---6---6-6-6-6---6---11-11-9-9-x-|-7---7-----7-7-7---7-7-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-6---6---6-6-6-6---6---11-11-9-9-x-|-7---7-----7-7-7---7-7-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-4---4---4-4-5-5---4---9--9--7-7-x-|-5---5-----5-5-5---5-5-9--9--9--9--9--|
found putting my feet on the safest
E
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|-2---2-------2-2-2---------------|
|-3---3-------3-3-3---------------|
|-3---3-------3-3-3---------------|
|-0---0-------0-0-0---------------|
ground
A5 B5 G#5
But i never know, what i should be
C#5 B5 A5 C#5 E
Being yourself, is the hardest thing to be
Chorus
C#m A E B
I didn't expect someone like you to follow me
C#m A E B
And i'm caught in my world and you know what a sad place that can be
Link
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|-4/6-4-2--2~---------2-2-~----|
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Verse 2
A5 B5 G#5
It's crazy too, with your crazy dreams
C#5 B5 A5 C#5 E5
If you've nothing to give, except light relief
A5 B5 G#5
And i never know, if what you say is true
C#5 B5 A5 C#5 E
Cause i wash my hands, if i was talking to you
Chorus
C#m A E B
I didn't expect someone like you to follow me
C#m A E B
And i'm caught in my world and you know what a sad place that can be
C#m A E B
You know it's tough when the things you love are things you hate
Bridge
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|----------2~-------------------0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|----------2~-------------------1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|
|-4/6-4-2--2~----------------2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|----------0~--------------2----2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|----------x-----------0-2------0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
So baby don't wait baby don't wait Don't
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|-----7-------6-/---9-9------9---7--7--6-6-6-/--9-9----9-9--|
|---7---------6-/---9-9------9---7--7--6-6-6-/--9-9----9-9--|
|-5-------4-4-4-/---7-7------7---5--5--4-6-6-/--7-7----7-7--|
|-------------x-/---x-x------X---x--x--x-x-x-/--x-x----x-x--|
waaaiiit Don't
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|--7--7--6--6-6-/---9-9-----9-9----7--7--6-6-6-1-1-1-1~-----|
|--7--7--6--6-6-/---9-9-----9-9----7--7--6-6-6-2-2-2-2~-----|
|--7--5--5--4-4-/---7-7-----7-7----5--5--4-4-4-2-2-2-2~-----|
|--x--x--x--x-x-/---x-x-----x-x----x--x--x-x-x-0-0-0-0~-----|
waaaiiiit
Solo (Intro/Verse chords x 2)
Chorus
C#m A E B
I didn't expect someone like you to follow me
C#m A E B
And i'm caught in my world and you know what a sad place that can be
C#m A E B
Things you do for the things you love and things you hate
Repeat Bridge
Outro
A5 D5 E5
Don't wait don't wait
A5 D5 E5
Don't wait don't waiheyeaheah
A5 D5 E5
A5 D5 E5
Woohooooo (repeat to fade out..)