------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LONGER THE WAITING (THE SWEETER THE KISS) by Josh Turner ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 F C Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss Am F G It's better my darling, I promise you this Ebm/C F Dm The next time I hold you, I'm not letting go C F Am G/B Will you wait for me darling, I need to know VERSE II C F C Well, you know I'm a sailor, tomorrow we sail Am F G It's a hard way of living, but I know it well Ebm/C F Dm And if I surrender my life to the sea C F Am You can marry another, it's alright with me PRE-CHORUS F G Am Though we won't be together again 'til the spring F G Just imagine the treasures I'll bring CHORUS C F C Come lay with me, stay with me, soon I'll be gone Am F G But I will remember you all winter long Ebm/C F Dm And when I return to the one that I miss C F Am Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss F C... The sweeter the kiss INTERLUDE ...F C Am F G Ebm/C F Dm C F Am PRE-CHORUS F G Am When the mornings are warm and the valleys are green F G I'll come back from wherever I've been VERSE III C F C Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss Am F G It's better my darling, I promise you this Ebm/C F Dm But next time I hold you, I'm not letting go C F Am We will give up the ocean forever, I know F C Forever I know. INTERLUDE ...F C Am F G Ebm/C F Dm C F Am F C (repeat VERSE III) One strum per chord C F C Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss Am F G It's better my darling, I promise you this Ebm/C F Dm But next time I hold you, I'm not letting go C F Am We will give up the ocean forever, I know F C Forever I know.