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Don't Wait by Dashboard Confessional
Don't Wait
Tuning: Down half a step in Standard tuning (Em-Am-Dm-Gm-Bm-em)
Intro: (Ohhh-Oh-Oh-Ohhhhhhhh...)
em|-44444444-44444444----------44444444-44444444---------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------55555555-44444444---------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----44444444-44444444-(2x)----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------66666666-66666666---------|
Am|-77777777-77777777----------44444444-44444444---------|
Em|-00000000-00000000----------xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx---------|
em|-44444444-44444444----------44444444-44444444---------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------55555555-44444444---------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----44444444-44444444-(2x)----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------66666666-66666666---------|
Am|-00000000-00000000----------77777777-77777777---------|
Em|-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx----------00000000-00000000---------|
Verse: (The sky glows...)
em|-44444444-44444444----------44444444-44444444---------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------55555555-44444444---------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----44444444-44444444-(2x)----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------66666666-66666666---------|
Am|-77777777-77777777----------44444444-44444444---------|
Em|-00000000-00000000----------xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx---------|
em|-44444444-44444444----------44444444-44444444-44444444-4444-4444-|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------55555555-44444444-55555555-4444-4444-|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----44444444-44444444-44444444-4444-4444-|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------66666666-66666666-66666666-6666-6666-|
Am|-00000000-00000000----------77777777-77777777-77777777-7777-6666-|
Em|-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx----------00000000-00000000-00000000-0000-0000-|
Chorus: (Don't wait, Don't wait...)
em|-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-0000000000000000--|
Bm|-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-0000000000000000--|
Gm|-9999999999999999-8888888888888888-6666666666666666-4444444444444444--|(2x)
Dm|-9999999999999999-9999999999999999-6666666666666666-6666666666666666--|
Am|-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-4444444444444444-7777777777777777--|
Em|-0000000000000000-7777777777777777-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-5555555555555555--|
Break to Verse 2:
em|-44444444-44444444----------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------|
Am|-77777777-77777777----------|
Em|-00000000-00000000----------|
[Verse] (You get one look...)
[Chorus] (Don't wait, don't wait...)
Breakdown: (Ohhh-Oh-Oh-Ohhhhhhhh...)
em|-00000000-00000000-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Bm|-00000000-00000000-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Gm|-99999999-99999999-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---(2x)--|
Dm|-99999999-99999999-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|
Am|-77777777-99999999-|-1111111111111111--1111111111111111--------|
Em|-00000000-00000000-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|
em|-44444444-44444444----------44444444-44444444---------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------55555555-44444444---------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----44444444-44444444-(2x)----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------66666666-66666666---------|
Am|-44444444-44444444----------00000000-00000000---------|
Em|-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx----------xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx---------|
em|-44444444-44444444----------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------|
Am|-77777777-77777777----------|
Em|-00000000-00000000----------|
Bridge [same as intro, play light but building up]:
em|-44444444-44444444----------44444444-44444444---------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------55555555-44444444---------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----44444444-44444444-(2x)----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------66666666-66666666---------|
Am|-77777777-77777777----------44444444-44444444---------|
Em|-00000000-00000000----------xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx---------|
em|-44444444-44444444----------44444444-44444444---------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444----------55555555-44444444---------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(2x)-----44444444-44444444-(2x)----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666----------66666666-66666666---------|
Am|-00000000-00000000----------77777777-77777777---------|
Em|-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx----------00000000-00000000---------|
Ending Chorus: (To lay your armor down...)
em|-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-0000000000000000--|
Bm|-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-0000000000000000-0000000000000000--|
Gm|-9999999999999999-8888888888888888-6666666666666666-4444444444444444--|(2x)
Dm|-9999999999999999-9999999999999999-6666666666666666-6666666666666666--|
Am|-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-4444444444444444-7777777777777777--|
Em|-0000000000000000-7777777777777777-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-5555555555555555--|
Outro [build down]: (Ohhh-Oh-Oh-Ohhhhhhhh...)
em|-44444444-44444444--------|--4----------------------\ T \-------|
Bm|-55555555-44444444--------|--5-----------------------\ h \------|
Gm|-44444444-44444444-(7x)---|--4--(let chord ring)------\ e \-----|
Dm|-66666666-66666666--------|--6-------------------------\ E \----|
Am|-77777777-77777777--------|--7--------------------------\ n \---|
Em|-00000000-00000000--------|--0---------------------------\ d \--|
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
This tab is not how Chris Carrabba plays the song, he plays it all flatted using some odd
chords. I tabbed it out using standard tuning so that you can play it and sing along with
friends without having to tune the guitar down. That said,
all the base notes are basically correct, just some are played an octave higher then
on the cd (namely in the chorus). There are plenty of tabs of this song, but I think
this is the easiest way to play it that sounds the closest to the real thing.
Intro
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--8-7-8-7--|
D|--8-8-8-8--|
A|--6-6-6-6--|
E|-----------|
("oooh-ahhhh")
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---8-7-8-7-----5-----------8-7-8-7----|
D|---8-8-8-8-----5-----6-----8-8-8-8----|
A|---6-6-6-6-----3-----6-----6-6-6-6----|
E|---------------------4----------------|
verse ("The Sky Glows")
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---8-7-8-7-----5-----------8-7-8-7----|
D|---8-8-8-8-----5-----6-----8-8-8-8----|
A|---6-6-6-6-----3-----6-----6-6-6-6----|
E|---------------------4----------------|
chorus ("Dont Wait") / ("To Lay your Armor Down")
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---8-------------------------|x2
D|---8----8------10------6-----|
A|---6----8------10------6-----|
E|--------6------8-------4-----|
repeat intro, verse and chorus (NOT THE OOHS) then play
"OOoooh-aahhh"
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---8-7-8-7-8-7-----5-----------8-7-8-7----|
D|---8-8-8-8-8-8-----5-----6-----8-8-8-8----|
A|---6-6-6-6-6-6-----3-----6-----6-6-6-6----|
E|-------------------------4----------------|
Bridge (Strum Softly) "Dont Wait"
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---8-7-8-7-----5-----------8-7-8-7----|
D|---8-8-8-8-----5-----6-----8-8-8-8----|
A|---6-6-6-6-----3-----6-----6-6-6-6----|
E|---------------------4----------------|
Repeat Chorus then
Outro
e|---------| |-----|
B|---------| |-----|
G|--8-7----| |--8--|
D|--8-8----|x6 end on |--8--|
A|--6-6----| |--6--|
E|---------| |-----|
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version 3
Intro
-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
-4-4---4-1---1-1---4-|
-6-6---2-2---2-2---6-|
-7-6---0-0---2-0---7-|
-x-x---x-x---x-x---x-|
Verse
-0-0-0-0-------------|
-0-0-0-0-------------|
-4-4-1-4-------------|
-6-2-2-6-------------|
-7-0-2-7----77776622-|
-x-x-x-x-------------|
Chorus
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
-1--4--6--2--1--4--6--2--1-|
-2--4--6--2--2--4--6--2--2-|
-2--2--4--0--2--2--4--2--2-|
-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Verse
Intro
Interlude
-0-0-0-0-|
-0-0-0-0-|
-1-2-4-4-|
-2-2-4-6-|
-2-0-2-7-|
-x-x-x-x-
Chorus
Outro
-0----|
-0----|
-4----|
-6----|
-7----|
-x---- End on playing this chord
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version 4
Standard tuning, CAPO on fret 3.
INTRO: C, Am, F, C
C
The sky glows
Am
I see it shining with my eyes closed
F
I hear your warnings but we both know
C
I'm gonna look at it again
C G
Don't wait, Don't wait
Am
The road is now a sudden sea
F
And suddenly, you're deep enough
C G
To lay your armor down
Am F
To lay your armor down
C
To lay your armor down
C
You get one look
Am
I'll show you something that the night took.
F
A bit to early for my own good
C
Now let's not speak of it again
C G
Don't wait, Don't wait
Am
The road is now a sudden sea
F
And suddenly, you're deep enough
C G
To lay your armor down
Am F
To lay your armor down
Musical intermission... C, Am, F, C (same as intro)
C G
Don't wait, Don't wait
Am
The lights will flash and fade away
F
The days will pass you by
C
Don't wait
C G
To lay your armor down
Am F
To lay your armor down
And the song finishes just like it begins, on a long C chord... nice...
Also, for the fancier ones, if you want to get that neat change of notes within the C
Am chords, all you have to do is this:
for the C: for the Am:
e----0----0---0---0 ---0---0---0---0-|
B----1----0---1---0 ---1---0---1---0-|
G----0----0---0---0 ---2---2---2---2-|
D----2----2---2---2 ---2---2---2---2-|
A----3----3---3---3 ---0---0---0---0-|
E----x----x---x---x ---x---x---x---x-|
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Tuning: Down a Half Step (like all there other songs)
Eb, Ab, C#, F#, Bb, Eb
E C#min A E
Intro: Ohhh-ohhh, Ohh-ohhh, Ohhh-ohh, Uh-oh-oooh
E
The sky glows
C#min
I see it shining with my eyes closed
A
I hear your warnings but we both know
E
I'm gonna look at it again
E B
Don't wait, Don't wait
C#min
The road is now a sudden sea
A
And suddenly, you're deep enough
E B
To lay your armor down
C#min A
To lay your armor down
E
To lay your armor down
E
You get one look
C#min
I'll show you something that the knife took.
A
A bit to early for my own good
E
Now let's not speak of it again
E B
Don't wait, Don't wait
C#min
The road is now a sudden sea
A
And suddenly, you're deep enough
E B
To lay your armor down
C#min A
To lay your armor down
E C#min A E
Ohhh-ohhh, Ohh-ohhh, Ohhh-ohh, Uh-oh-oooh
E B
Don't wait, Don't wait
C#min
The lights will flash and fade away
A
The days will pass you by
E
Don't wait
E B
To lay your armor down
C#min A
To lay your armor down
E
Ohh-ohh x4
Chords:
E: 079900
C#min: 046650
B: x2440x
A: 002200
There's also a little change in the while you're singing the Ohh's. It goes from
079800. Listen to the song to know when to change it.
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