Tom: G
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THE LONGER THE WAITING (THE SWEETER THE KISS) – Anna Ternheim
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Tabbed by: Kengus feat. Dave Ferguson
Standard tuning
Capo on third fret!
[Intro]
G C Em C G
[Verse 1]
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 2]
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 G 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 G D Em
When the mornings are warm and the valleys are green
C D
I'll come back from wherever I've been
[Verse 3]
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.
