Tabbed by: Kengus feat. Dave Ferguson Standard tuning Capo on third fret! INTRO G C Em C G VERSE I G C G Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss Em C D It's better my darling, I promise you this Bm C Am The next time I hold you, I'm not letting go G C Em D/F# Will you wait for me darling, I need to know VERSE II G C G Well, you know I'm a sailor, tomorrow we sail Em C D It's a hard way of living, but I know it well Bm C Am And if I surrender my life to the sea G C Em You can marry another, it's alright with me PRE-CHORUS C D Em Though we won't be together again 'til the spring C D Just imagine the treasures I'll bring CHORUS G C G Come lay with me, stay with me, soon I'll be gone Em C D But I will remember you all winter long Bm C Am And when I return to the one that I miss G C Em Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss C G... The sweeter the kiss INTERLUDE ...C G Em C D Bm C Am G C Em PRE-CHORUS C D Em When the mornings are warm and the valleys are green C D I'll come back from wherever I've been VERSE III G C G Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss Em C D It's better my darling, I promise you this Bm C Am But next time I hold you, I'm not letting go G C Em We will give up the ocean forever, I know C G Forever I know.