Wait bass

Wait

Wait
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Rubber Soul" album

Nice song, I like the lyrics. George uses a volume-tone pedal in this one, 
again, after "Yes It Is" and "I Need You".

Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                                                      It's been
                                                            a

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  long        time,               now         I'm


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  coming back home    I've  a  -  way         now,
                          been

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|------------2------------------|
  oh,         how                 I've been alone!

Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5---5--|----------------5-------5---5--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Wait                    till I  come    back    to  your    side,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5---5---5---5--|----------------4---4---4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                          we'll forget    the     tears   we  cried


G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|
                      But if your

Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  heart       breaks,             don't       wait,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  turn me a - way     And if your heart's     strong,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|------------2------------------|
  hold        on,                 I won't de- lay

Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5---5---5---5--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Wait                    till I  come    back    to  your    side,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5---5---5---5--|----------------4---4---4---4--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                          we'll forget    the     tears   we  cried


G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
                      I  feel as

Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2------|
A|2-------2---------------2------|----------------2-----------2--|
E|----------------2---2----------|-------------------------------|
  though,            you ought to know               that I've been


G|2------ 2------ 2---2-- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------------------2--|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------4------|--------4-------4---4---4------|
E|-------------------------------|2---------------------------2--|
  good,       as  good        can be,                 And if  you
                    as
                      I
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2---0--|
A|2-------2-------2---2---2------|----------------2---2----------|
E|----------------------------2--|-------------------------------|
  do,                 I'll    in  you,                and know that
                          trust

G|2------ 2------ 2---2-- 2------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  you             will wait   for me
                                                      It's been
Verse:                                                      a
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  long        time,               now         I'm


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  coming back home    I've  a  -  way         now,
                          been

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|------------2------------------|
  oh,         how                 I've been alone!

Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5-------5---5--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Wait                    till I  come    back    to  your    side,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------4-------4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                          we'll forget    the     tears   we  cried


G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2-------2-------2---2---2------|
                      I  feel as

Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-/|
A|2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  though,            you ought to know               that I've been


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|4---4---4---4---4---4---4h7-4--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  good,       as  good        can be,                 And if  you
                    as
                      I
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
E|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-------------------------------|
  do,                 I'll    in  you,                and know that
                          trust

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  you             will wait   for me
                                                      But if your
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  heart       breaks,             don't       wait,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  turn me a - way     And if your heart's     strong,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|------------2------------------|
  hold        on,                 I won't de- lay

Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5-------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Wait                    till I  come    back    to  your    side,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7----------------------|7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------5---5---5---5--|----------------4---4---4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                          we'll forget    the     tears   we  cried


G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|
                      It's been
                            a
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  long        time,               now         I'm


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|2-----------2------------------|
  coming back home    I've  a  -  way         now,
                          been

G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|2-----------2------------------|
  oh,         how


G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
  I've        been        a       -       lone


G|---------------------------------------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2------------------------------|

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