The Longer The Waiting The Sweeter The Kiss
Anna Ternheim
PopMedium for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
C
Em
D
Bm
Am
F#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 5th fret INTRO: G C Em C G VERSE I 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 II 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 D Em Though we won't be together again 'til the spring C D Just imagine the treasures I'll bring 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 D Em When the mornings are warm and the valleys are green C D I'll come back from wherever I've been VERSE III 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.
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Chord set
G · C · Em · D · Bm · Am · F#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.