Chord/Tab song: While We Wait

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WHILE WE WAIT - Jack Johnson

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Tabbed by: mshafer
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: E A D G B e

This is a nice little track off "Sleep Through The Static"
Listen to the song for timing and rhythm


- Intro -

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

It feels...


- Verse 1 -

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...right, it feels...

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...wrong

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Feels like, when you have it, then it's...

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...gone. I want...


- Verse 2 -

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...more, more and...

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...more.

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

And if you steal the fire, give me...

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...some. 'Cause the...


- Verse 3 -

[B]

e|-------------2-----------2---|-------------2-----------2---|
B|------4-----------4----------|------4-----------4----------|
G|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|--2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...sun, dissipates...


[F#] [E]

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------3-----------3----------|------1-----------1----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------2-----------2-------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|--0--------------------------|

...while it waits, for a...

[B] [F#]

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------4---|-------------2-----------2---|
G|------4-----------4----------|------3-----------3----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
A|--2--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--2--------------------------|

...friend, to arrive

[F#]

e|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|
G|------3-----------3----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|

From the...

[B]

e|-------------2-----------2---|-------------2-----------2---|
B|------4-----------4----------|------4-----------4----------|
G|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|--2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...past, while it...

[F#] [E]

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------3-----------3----------|------1-----------1----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------2-----------2-------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|--0--------------------------|

...pulls, us around, and...

[B] [F#]

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------4---|-----------------------------|
G|------4-----------4----------|-----------------------------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--2--------------------------|

...around, while we wait


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note