• Song:

    Waiting In Vain

  • Artist:

    Bob Marley

Bob Marley-Waiting in vain
Tabbed by:sp8@B.o.B
Tuning: Standard

Intro/Verse Chords   Intro/Bridge Bass
   C       G         e------------------------------------|
e--3--    e--4--     b------------------------------------|
b--4--    b--6--     g------------------------------------|
g--5--    g--5--     d------------------------------------|
d--5--    d--6--     a-------------------4?4--6-4---3-1-1-|
a--3--    a--4--     E-4-4-6-4---4-4--4-6--------------4--|
E--3--    E--4--------------------------------------------|

Intro Lead [Organ plays this but tabbed here for guitar]
e----------------6-8------------|
b-8~--8p6h8s9~--9---8~--8p6h8s9-|
g-------------------------------|
d-------------------------------|
a-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|

Chorus Chords
   C7 (x32310@1)    D7 (xx0212@1)   Cm (x3101x@1)    Fm (133111@1)  Verse Bass
e--4--  e--6--  e--3--  e--1--  e-------------------------------------|
b--6--  b--8--  b--4--  b--2--  b-------------------------------------|
g--6--  g--8--  g--5--  g--3--  g-------------------------------------|
d--6--  d--8--  d--5--  d--3--  d-------------------------------------|
a--4--  a--6--  a--3--  a--1--  a-----------------4--4--6-4---4-4-4-6-|
E--x--  E--x--  E--3--  E--1?-  E-4-4-6-4---4-4?6---------------------|

Bridge:
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love

Verse 1:

     C (x32010@1)                  GFrom (320003@1)the very first time I rest my eyes on you girl
     C (x32010@1)                 GMy (320003@1)heart said "follow through"
     C (x32010@1)                  GBut (320003@1)I know now that I'm way down on your line
     C (x32010@1)                GBut (320003@1)the waiting feel is fine
     C (x32010@1)                GSo (320003@1)don't treat me like a puppet on a string
     C (x32010@1)                 GCause (320003@1)I know I could do my thing
     C (x32010@1)                  GDon't (320003@1)talk to me as if you think I'm dumb
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)wanna know when you're gonna come....see

Bridge:

     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love

Chorus
          C7 (x32310@1)     D7Cause (xx0212@1)if summer's here

Cm (x3101x@1)           FmI'm (133111@1)still waiting there

C7 (x32310@1)      D7Winter's (xx0212@1)here

Cm (x3101x@1)                  FmAnd (133111@1)I'm still waiting there

Solo [Chords C and G play throughout: guitar 2]
   C (x32010@1)              Ge------------------4--6~--| (320003@1)b-----------4---4/6-------|
g----1---3/5--------------|
d-1/3---------------------|
a-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

   C (x32010@1)                   Ge---8-9?11?9p8?8---------------------------| (320003@1)b-9-----------11--9h11p9--11^p9--11--9--9~-|
g-------------------------------------10---|
d------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
   C (x32010@1)                        Ge-13--11/13~--13-------------------------------------| (320003@1)b---------------16-13--13-16-13----------------------|
g--------------------15---------15b-15b-15-13-15-13~-|
d----------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
   C (x32010@1)                                                 Ge----------------------------------------------13--13-16/18-16-16-13-| (320003@1)b--------------------------------13?13-16-13-16?16-------------------|
g------------------13?13-15-13-15--15--------------------------------|
d---13--13-15-13-15--15----------------------------------------------|
a-15--15-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

              C (x32010@1)                         GLike (320003@1)I said...It's been 3 years since I'm knocking on your door
C (x32010@1)                       GAnd (320003@1)I still can knock some more
C (x32010@1)                  GOoh (320003@1)girl, ooh girl is it feasible? I wanna know now
C (x32010@1)                GFor (320003@1)I to knock some more
        C (x32010@1)               GYa (320003@1)see, in life I know there's lots of grief
C (x32010@1)                 GBut (320003@1)your love is my relief
      C (x32010@1)                    GTears (320003@1)in my eyes burn, tears in my eyes burn
      C (x32010@1)                    GWhile (320003@1)I'm waiting, while I'm waiting for my turn

Bridge:

     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love
     C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain for your love, oh

Outro:
CI (x32010@1)don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain
CI (x32010@1)don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain [no I]
CI (x32010@1)don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain [no no no I]
CI (x32010@1)don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain, oh


CI (x32010@1)don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
GI (320003@1)don't wanna wait in vain
CIt's (x32010@1)your love that I'm waiting on
GIt's (320003@1)my love that you're running from
CIt's (x32010@1)your love that I'm waiting on
GIt's (320003@1)my love that you're running from

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