Everybodys Waiting Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

[This is the exact pattern for the first four measures; it varies some

through the song. Sometimes there's a quick hammer-on from 0 to 2 on

the B string right before a low E at the beginning of Em measures.]

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Em Through the Emwind and the rCain I hear my D11mother's cEmry Em C D11

 She Emsays,Em I know my baby's Cout thereD11, I just couldn't bEmear to aEmsk her wChyD11

Em From my wEmomb into the wCorld,D11 lord,Em I wish the chiEmld would cCall D11

Em You know I'm Emneeding some cCompanyD11, she mEmakes my lEmife so fCull D11

D11 D11Take my adviCce, C D11 go ahead and lD11ive your oCwn lifeC

D11 D11 D11 [tacet] Em Em C D11

Everybody's waiting for someone to come home

Like the pharaoh waits for the sand

This world is burning with the tension of human hands

Waiting to be cleansed, waiting for their ace of spades

They say, I sure hope he's coming 'cause I feel like I've just been saved

Take my advice, go ahead and live while you're alive

And everybody's waiting for someone to come home

Guitar solo

Em Em C (9 fr.) D11 ]

Em EmCome to mCe and clCeanse my sD11oul (D11I'm frD11ee, D11I'm freEme)

EmOnly wCith you Cam I whD11ole D11(Can't you sD11ee that D11I am meEm)

EmI'll be wCaiting bCy the wD11indow (D11I'll be hD11eading fD11or the dEmoor) Em C D11

I was driving down Highway 85, yeah

Had to pull off the road just to hear my radio coming in clearer

Lord, this life's so full [???], I said, why do we ask for more?

Why we waitin' for the man to come, we forgot what he's comin' for

Won't you take my advice, go ahead and live while you're alive

And everybody's waiting for someone to come home

Em Em C D11 Em Em C D11 [etc...]

(I'll be waiting by the window)

And everybody's waiting for someone to come home

(I'll be waiting by the window)

Everybody's waiting for someone to come home

 ComeEm home Em C D11 Em

TAB:

/ and \ are slides up and down.

T=10; E=11; W=12; F=14.

E~~~~ means bend up a half step (from F# to G), then back down to F#.

The notes in parentheses (7,8,9) are softer.

"45" and "EW" are quick hammer-ons; "EWE" is a quick hammer-on followed

by a quick pull-off.

LEAD GUITAR INTRO:

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Guitar solo

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