What Are We Waiting For Tab

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Tuning:	D A D F# A D
Capo:	1st fret
Author hgracenewton [pro] 41.
1 contributor total, last edit on Apr 23, 2023
Adapted from Katie Boeck’s YouTube video with
Nicolette Robinson. That version is played on
Capo 1, but the recorded song featuring Leslie
Odom Jr and Nicolette Robinson is played in
Open D with NO capo. This tab applies to both
versionsj i. Enjoy!
 
 
 [Intro]
 
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D |-7----7----7----5--6--5----5----5-------|
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[Verse 1]
 
Reasons to call include
 
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Going after the kill
 
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I watched as love ensued
 
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And I lost every ounce of my own free will
 
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[Pre-Chorus]
 
I see your mouth is a healthy shade of pink
 
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But it’s only time that is keeping our bodies
 
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From sinking into the ground
 
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[Chorus]
 
What are we wait--
 
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--ing for
 
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Oh what are we wait--
 
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--ing for
 
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[Verse 2]
 
I am a lot like you
 
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I see beauty in all
 
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But how long can we hold on to
 
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This feeling we had just before the fall
 
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[Pre-Chorus]
 
You’ll be the hero and I’ll be the victim you save
 
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And we’ll come full circle when I find myself
 
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Singing songs to you into your grave
 
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[Chorus]
 
What are we wait--
 
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--ing for
 
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Oh what are we wait--
 
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--ing for
 
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[Bridge]
 
I’m no good inside this mess
 
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I’m a wild-eyed romantic and I’m drowning in my carelessnes
 
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And even when I’m with you and we’re dreaming our big dreams
 
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I’m stuck somewhere between my two most dangerous extremes
 
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[Chorus]
 
What are we wait--
 
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--ing for
 
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Oh what are we wait--
 
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--ing for
 
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Oh what are we waiting for
 
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[Outro]
 
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D |-7----7----7----5--6--5----5----5-------|
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[Ritard towards end]
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Jesus christ, tab is inacurrate and written upside down
Thank you!