Wait a Million Years
"Wait A Million Years"
(Gary Zekley - Mitch Bottler)
2X; horns enter 2nd time
Intro :
Bm A
v v v v v v v v
-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x- -x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x- x: high F# on organ
G F#susF#
v v v v v v v v
-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x- -x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-
Verse 1:
Bm A
All of the lonely nights
G F#
Waiting for you to come, longing to hold you tight
Bm A
I need you so desperately
G F# but
Waiting for you to come bringing your love to me
Chorus:
Bm A
I'd wait a million years
G F#
Walk a million miles, cry a million tears
Bm A
I'd swim the deepest sea
G F#
Climb the highest hill, just to have you near me
2X; doubled by horns 2nd time
Riff 1 :
F#
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Verse 2:
As love is reality
When you are near to me, I am in ecstacy
I'd swallow the pain and pride
and
Baby, I just can't hide all that I feel inside
repeat chorus
5X; vocal enters 2nd time
Riff 2
F#
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-4-4-4-4--4------ -4-4-4-44-44---2-
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A million years, I would wait for you
A million tears, baby I'd be true
A million miles, I would follow you
A million years, if you want me to
Verse 3:
Pacing the floor, detest
Sweat pouring down my chest, still I can't love you less
It's worth all the pain and pride
and
Baby, I just can't hide all that I feel inside
repeat chorus
repeat riff 2 (2X)
repeat chorus to fade
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers