Waiting
Rich Mullins and Beaker
First Corinthians 15:51-58, First John 2:28-3:3
intro: C C4 C C4 C C4 C C4 C C4 C C4 C Dm2 Dm Dm2 Dm Dm7 Dm Stand on the corner, I watch my breath freeze in the air C C4 C C4 See how it lifts and then vanishes C Dm2 Dm Dm2 Dm Dm7 Dm But I know You're still there F G F G Well, I've got nowhere else to go F Dm F G C C4 C2 C C4 C2 'Cause the only life that I know comes from You C2 C C4 C2 Csus49 G/C F/C And I can't walk away C2 C C4 C C4 C2 C2 C C4 Csus49 G/C F/C C2 Though the truth is that it can be so hard to wait Fmaj7 When a million voices whisper, and they tell me I should leave C(2) Into the shadows that the moon casts On these alleys and these streets Fmaj7 But I know that chasing shadows won't get me anywhere 'Cause I've been there C C4 C C4 C Dm2 Dm Dm2 Dm Dm7 Dm So I stand on the promise, 'cause I know that the promise is sure C C4 C C4 That it comes from beyond us and tells us again C Dm2 Dm Dm2 Dm Dm7 Dm That there's a whole 'nother world F G F G Well, the one I'm in keeps spinning 'round F Dm F G C C4 C2 C C4 C2 But I want to stay right here 'cause I found You C2 C C4 C2 Csus49 G/C F/C And I can't walk away C2 C C4 C C4 C2 C2 C C4 Csus49 G/C F/C C2 Though the truth is that it can be so hard to wait Fmaj7 When a million voices whisper, and they tell me I should leave C(2) Into the shadows that the moon casts On these alleys and these streets Fmaj7 C But I know that chasing shadows won't get me anywhere 'Cause I've been there Fmaj7 So I'm waiting for You Jesus 'Cause I know that those who wait C(2) They will mount with wings like eagles They will run and not grow faint Fmaj7 They will walk and not grow weary Their strength will be renewed Coming from You C C4 C C4 C Dm2 Dm Dm2 Dm Dm7 Dm So I wait I'm waiting for You C C4 C C4 C Dm2 Dm Dm2 Dm Dm7 Dm Waiting for You So come back soon C C4 C C4 C C4 C I'm waiting for You Some notes on chords: G/C = a G chord with a C bass note C2 = C9(no 7th) C4 = Csus4 (no 3rd) Dm2 = Dm9(no 7th) Csus49 = C bass, F, G, and D on the high end Fmaj7 = regular Fmaj7, but the C,D,and E notes move around a bit