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THE LONGER THE WAITING (THE SWEETER THE KISS) by Josh Turner
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Very similar to the version by Anna Ternheim, but transposed a couple of
half-steps higher, which Josh then drops a whole octave. The Ebm chord was
just obnoxious to try to play, so if you wish you can just sub in the C
chord. Changes the mood a little bit, but it's much easier to play.

Standard tuning

VERSE I (also serves as the Intro)
        C (x32010@1)                       F (133211@1)       COh, (x32010@1)the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss
                Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)       GIt's (320003@1)better my darling, I promise you this
     Ebm/C          F (133211@1)                      DmThe (xx0231@1)next time I hold you, I'm not letting go
         C (x32010@1)                  F (133211@1)       Am (x02210@1)    G/BWill (143121@7)you wait for me darling, I need to know

VERSE II
           C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)       CWell, (x32010@1)you know I'm a sailor, tomorrow we sail
                   Am (x02210@1)         F (133211@1)      GIt's (320003@1)a hard way of living, but I know it well
    Ebm/C        F (133211@1)                  DmAnd (xx0231@1)if I surrender my life to the sea
        C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)          AmYou (x02210@1)can marry another, it's alright with me

PRE-CHORUS
          F (133211@1)                  G (320003@1)          AmThough (x02210@1)we won't be together again 'til the spring
       F (133211@1)                      GJust (320003@1)imagine the treasures I'll bring

CHORUS
      C (x32010@1)                         F (133211@1)        CCome (x32010@1)lay with me, stay with me, soon I'll be gone
              Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)        GBut (320003@1)I will remember you all winter long
    Ebm/C        F (133211@1)                   DmAnd (xx0231@1)when I return to the one that I miss
        C (x32010@1)                     F (133211@1)         AmOh, (x02210@1)the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss
    F (133211@1)         C...
The sweeter the kiss

INTERLUDE
...F  C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)G (320003@1)Ebm/C  F (133211@1)Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Am (x02210@1)PRE-CHORUS
           F (133211@1)                       G (320003@1)        AmWhen (x02210@1)the mornings are warm and the valleys are green
          F (133211@1)                     GI'll (320003@1)come back from wherever I've been

VERSE III
          C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)        COh, (x32010@1)the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss
                Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)        GIt's (320003@1)better my darling, I promise you this
    Ebm/C            F (133211@1)                      DmBut (xx0231@1)next time I hold you, I'm not letting go
         C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)     AmWe (x02210@1)will give up the ocean forever, I know
   F (133211@1)    CForever (x32010@1)I know.

INTERLUDE
...F  C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)G (320003@1)Ebm/C  F (133211@1)Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)AmF C (x32010@1)(repeat VERSE III) One strum per chord
          C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)        COh, (x32010@1)the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss
                Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)        GIt's (320003@1)better my darling, I promise you this
    Ebm/C            F (133211@1)                      DmBut (xx0231@1)next time I hold you, I'm not letting go
         C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)     AmWe (x02210@1)will give up the ocean forever, I know
   F (133211@1)    CForever (x32010@1)I know.