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Waiting for the Sun

Powderfinger
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Song

Waiting for the Sun

Written by Powderfinger (From Oddysey 5#)

100bps

tabbed by B. Harper - corrected & posted by Athan Hilaki / www.athanhilaki.com

INTRO

GUITAR 1

e------------------------|
b------------------------|
G---9----7----7----------|
D---9----9----4---7------| x2
A---7----7----5---7------|
E-----------------5------|

(0:30) Singing my love....

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

VERSE (0:34)

GUITAR 1

e------------------------|
b------------------------|
G---9----7----7----------|
D---9----9----4---7------| x2
A---7----7----5---7------|
E-----------------5------|

GUITAR 2

Each note written only once for each bar

e|-0-|-2-|-2-|-3-|-------------------|
b|-5-|-5-|-5-|-5-|-------------------|
G|---|---|---|---|-------------------|
D|---|---|---|---|-------------------|x2
A|---|---|---|---|-------------------|
E|---|---|---|---|-------------------|

(0:52) Singing my love...

e--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
G--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|

CHORUS (0:56)

GUITAR 1

Its basically Em. G, D/F, and A but is played:

e-0-0-0--0-0-0---3-3-3--3-3-3---2-2-2--2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
b-0-0-0--0-0-0---3-3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3--2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
G-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
D-2-2-2--2-2-2---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-----|x2
A-2-2-2--X-X-X---2-2-2--2-2-2---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E-0-0-0--2-2-2---3-3-3--3-3-0---2-2-2--2-2-2-------------------|

GUITAR 2

Each is played when each chord of G1 starts:

Em G D/F A

e-------------------10-----------------|
b-----------8-------10------10---------|
G--9--------7-------7-------9----------|
D--9--------5---------------7----------|
A--7-----------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse again x2

Singing my love...

e--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
G--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|

REPEAT CHORUS x2

BREAK (2:15)

GUITAR 1

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
G--4-4--------7-7-7--------------------|
D--4-4---5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7-------------|x4
A--2-2---5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7-------------|
E--------3-3---------5-5-5-------------|

GUITAR 2 (2:24)

e-------------------------|------------------------------|
b--7-5-7--7-5-7--7--5-----|---7-5-7-8----7-5-------------|
G---------------------7-6-|------------------7-6---------|
D-------------------------|------------------------------|
A-------------------------|------------------------------|
E-------------------------|------------------------------|

OUTRO bit (2:36)

GUITAR 1 is the same as the verse

GUITAR 2

e----------------------------------------------|
b----8-10-12----8-10-10----------11b12b11p9----|
G--9----------9-----------------------------9--|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------|
b----8-10-12----8-10-10------------12--12------|
G--9----------9--------------------X---X-------|
D----------------------------------9---9-------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------|
b----8-10-12----8-10-10----------10--10--10--12--12-----|
G--9----------9------------------------------X---X------|
D--------------------------------------------9---9------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------|
b----8-10-12----8-10-10----------10--10--10--12--12-----|
G--9----------9------------------------------X---X------|
D--------------------------------------------9---9------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS again x4

FINISH on:

e--0--
b--0--
G--0--
D--2--
A--2--
E--0--

tabbed by B. Harper - corrected & posted by Athan Hilaki / www.athanhilaki.com

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