SWEET MATTHEW - "Ive Been Waiting" Tablature

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"I've Been Waiting" (Version 1)

Chords by: Phil Saunders (phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu)
Tab by: Chris Bray (cbray@comp.uark.edu)

Intro: D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A (x 4)


D G A
When you said to me
D G A
You are not so old
D G A
Did I know it then?
D G A
'Cause I had just been told


G D/F# Em
I didn't think I'd find you
A D
Perfect in so many ways
G D/F# Em Em A
But I've been waiting [waiting]
A D G
And I want to [have you]
G D/F# Em Em A
I've been waiting [waiting]
A
And I want to


D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A (x 2)


D G A
The secret on your lips
D G A
That nobody knows
D G A
Gentle in your eyes
D G A
You can wear my clothes


G D/F# Em
I didn't think I'd find you
A D
Perfect in so many ways
G D/F# Em Em A
But I've been waiting [waiting]
A D G
And I want to [have you]
G D/F# Em Em A
I've been waiting [waiting]
A D G
And I want to [have you]
G D/F# Em Em A
I've been waiting [waiting]
A
And I want to


D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A (x 2)


{Solo}:

(1:44)
e----------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G---------7--9--7--9--7-----7-----9\11--9--7--------7--
D---7h9------------------9----------------------9------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------


(1:50)
e----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G---7--9\11---9---7---9---7--------------------------
D------------------------------9---7-----------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------


(1:54)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7---9\11b---11--9--7----(7)h9--7--9--7-----------------------
D--(7)h9--------------------------------------------9---7---------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------


(2:02)
e----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------7---9\11b---11--9--7----(7)h9--7----------
D--(7)h9-------------------------------------9---7---
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

(2:07) ---> (2:16)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------



D G A
When you said to me
D G A
You are not so old
D G A
Did I know it then?
D G A
'Cause I had just been told


You know
G D/F# Em
I didn't think I'd find you
A D
Perfect in so many ways
G D/F# Em Em A
But I've been waiting [waiting]
A D G
And I want to [have you]
G D/F# Em Em A
I've been waiting [waiting]
A D G
And I want to [have you]
G D/F# Em Em A
I've been waiting [waiting]
A D G
And I want to [have you]
G D/F# Em Em A
I've been waiting [waiting]
A D G
And I want to [have you]


D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A (x 2)


D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A
I've been waiting [waiting]
D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A
I've been waiting [waiting]
D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A
I've been waiting [waiting]
D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A
I've been waiting [waiting]




{Outro riff}:

e---------------------
B---------------------
G---------7--9--7--9--
D----7h9--------------
A---------------------
E---------------------
^ hold note



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"I've Been Waiting" (Version 2)

transciption by Rob Ballantyne (z951535@corn.cso.niu.edu)

Introduction:

Dsus2 A7sus4 Dsus2 A7sus4


Verses:

Dsus2 A7sus4 Dsus2 A7sus4
When you said to me, "You are not so old,"
The secret on your lips that no - body knows
When you said to me, "You are not so old,"

Dsus2 A7sus4 Dsus2 A7sus4
did I know it then 'cause I had just been told?
gen-tle in your eyes. You can wear my clothes.
did i know it then 'cause I had just been told? You know...


Pre-chorus and Chorus:

G G/F# Em Em7 A Dsus2
I didn't think I'd find you per - fect in so man - y ways.

- G G/F# Em Em7 A
But I've been wait - ing, (wait - ing) and I want to

Dsus2 G G/F# Em Em7 A
(have you. ) I've been wait - ing. (wait - ing,

1. Dsus2 A7sus4 Dsus2 A7sus4
___) and I want to.

2, 3.
Dsus2 G G/F# Em Em7 A
__) and I want to (have you. ) I've been wait - ing, (wait -ing

Dsus2 A7sus4 Dsus2 A7sus4
__) and I want to. (to coda)


Instrumental Solo:

G G/F# Em Em7 A Dsus2 G G/F#

Em Em7 Em7/A D G*

1. D/F#

2, 3. D/F# Dsus2 G* Dsus2 G* G/F# Em Em7 A




Coda:

Dsus2 G D/F#
___) and I want to (have you.______) I've been wait -

Em Em7 A
- ing, (wait - ing,____) and I want to.____


Outroduction:

Dsus2 A7sus4 Dsus2 A7sus4
I've been wait -

Dsus2 A7sus4...... G D/F# Em
- ing, (wait - ing.__)



Tablature:

Intro and 3rd Verse:

Dsus2 A7sus4
e----------0--------------------------0--2--0----
b-------3--------3-----------------3-----------3-
g----2-----------------2--------0----------------
d-0-----------------0--------2-------------------
a-------------------------0----------------------
E------------------------------------------------

Dsus2 A7sus4
e-------3--2--0-----0--------------0-------------
b----------------3-----3--------3-----3----------
g----2-----------------------0--------------0----
d-0-----------------------2--------------2-------
a------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------

First Verse (play four times):

Dsus2 A7sus4
e----------0---------------------------0------------
b-------3---------3-----------------3-----3---------
g----2------------------2--------0--------------0---
d-0------------------0--------2--------------2------
a--------------------------0------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Pre-chours:

G G/F# Em Em7
e---------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------
d-------0-----------0------------2------0--2-----0--
a----2-----------0------------2-----2---------2-----
E-3--------2-----------0----------------------------

A Dsus2 G G/F#
e----------------------0---------------0---------------
b-------------0--2--3---------------3------------------
g---------2----------------------2------------0--------
d-----2-------------------0-------------------------0--
a-0----------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------3-----2-----

Chorus:

Em Em7 A
e-----------------------------------------------0-------
b-----------------------------------0---2---3-------3---
g------------------------------2------------------------
d------2---0--2-----------2-----------------------------
a----------------2---0----------------------------------
E--0----------------------------------------------------

Dsus2 G G/F#
e-------------0------------3----------------------------
b---------3---------3------3----------------------------
g-----2----------------2---0--------0------------0------
d-0------------------------0-----0------------0---------
a------------------------------------------0------------
E-----------------------------3---------2---------------

Em Em7 A
e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------
d--------2-----0----2-----------------------------------
a-----------------------2------0------------------------
E--0----------------------------------------------------


Second Verse:

Play the first pair of Dsus2 and A7sus4 from the introduction, then play the
first verse.

Second and Third Chorus:

Play the first and second lines of the chorus (Em, Em7, A; Dsus2, G, G/F#).
End with:

Em Em7 A
e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------
d---------2-----0----2----------------------------------
a--------------------------2------0---------------------
E---0---------------------------------------------------

Note: I believe that G* is (xx000x) but it is unspecified here.

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