Nada Surf - "Waiting For Something" (The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy)
CHORDS FOR CHORUS:
E (X7999X)
B (799877)
B/Bb (6998xx)[kind of a stretch i know]
Intro:
E|--------2----|
B|-----0----0--|
G|--4----------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------| x4
E|-------------|
E|--------2----|
B|-----0----0--|
G|--3----------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------| x4
E|-------------|
E|--------2----|
B|-----0----0--|
G|--1----------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------| x2
E|-------------|
E|----------|
B|-----0----|
G|---1---1--|
D|-2--------|
A|----------| x2
E|----------|
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|-----1----|
D|---2---2--|
A|-4--------| x2
E|----------|
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|-----1----|
D|---2---2--|
A|-2--------| x2
E|----------|
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|-----4---|
D|---4---4-|
A|-2-------| x4
E|---------|
Verse One: (Listen for timing, and also remember verse 2 is different.)
E|-0000--4444--0000---0000-------------------------------------------|
B|-0000--4444--0000---0000-------------------------------------------|
G|-6666--4444--1111---6666-------------------------------------------|
D|-6666--6666--2222---6666-------------------------------------------|
A|-4444--6666--2222---4444-------------------------------------------| x4
E|-------------0000--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------| x1
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Chords)- Timing can be difficult, play the chords exactly where I placed them.
E B B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
E B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting
E B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
Verse Two: Different than verse one!
E|-0000--4444--0000---0000-------------------------------------------|
B|-0000--4444--0000---0000-------------------------------------------|
G|-6666--4444--1111---6666-------------------------------------------|
D|-6666--6666--2222---6666-------------------------------------------|
A|-4444--6666--2222---4444-------------------------------------------| x2!! ONLY PLAY THIS TWICE
E|-------------0000--------------------------------------------------|
E|-0000--4444--0000---00000000-----------7777/2222/0000--------------|
B|-0000--4444--0000---00000000-----------7777/2222/0000--------------|
G|-6666--4444--1111---66666666-8888-9999-8888/3333/1111--------------|
D|-6666--6666--2222---66666666-8888-9999-9999/4444/2222--------------|
A|-4444--6666--2222---44444444-6666-7777-9999/4444/2222--------------| Play this once with below timing
E|-------------0000----------------------7777/2222/0000--------------|
Play the chords with this timing:
(x46600)
Whoever put that fist in the square
688
Must have been a good friend to the mayor
(x799xx) (799877)
Driving by spanish roundabout art
(244322) (022100)
It's gotta be who you know...
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------| x1
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Chords)- Timing can be difficult, play the chords exactly where I placed them.
E B B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
E B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting
E B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
Bridge:
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----6----6---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----5----5---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----4----4---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----6----6---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------9-----|
D|----9----9---|
A|-7-----------|x2
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------9-----|
D|----9----9---|
A|-6-----------|x2
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------8-----|
D|----8----8---|
A|-4-----------|x2
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----4----4---|
A|-2-----------|x2
E|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------| x2
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Chords)- Timing can be difficult, play the chords exactly where I placed them.
E B B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
E B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting
E B
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
Bridge 2: Same as bridge 1:
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----6----6---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----5----5---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----4----4---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----6----6---|
A|-6-----------|x4
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------9-----|
D|----9----9---|
A|-7-----------|x2
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------9-----|
D|----9----9---|
A|-6-----------|x2
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------8-----|
D|----8----8---|
A|-4-----------|x2
E|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------4-----|
D|----4----4---|
A|-2-----------|x2
E|-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------| x2
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Chords)- Timing can be difficult, play the chords exactly where I placed them.
E B B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
E B B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
E B B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
B/Bb
It always feels like I'm waiting
E B(Ring Out)
It always feels like I'm waiting for something
This is a fantastic song from one of my favourite records ever, by one of my favourite bands.
TABBED BY JUSTIN STARR