GRASS ROOTS

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:48:51 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: ./g/grass_roots/wait_a_million_years.crd


			   "Wait A Million Years"
			(Gary Zekley - Mitch Bottler)

Intro [2x; horns enter 2nd time]:

	Bm                 A
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v   
	-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-|-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-|		x: high F# on organ

	 G               F#sus    F#
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v   
	-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-|-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-|

Verse 1:

	Bm           A
	All of the lonely nights
	             G                       F#
	Waiting for you to come, longing to hold you tight
	Bm             A
	I need you so desperately
	             G                         F#
	Waiting for you to come bringing your love to me [but]

Chorus:

	Bm                  A
	I'd wait a million years
	                G                    F#
	Walk a million miles, cry a million tears
	Bm                    A
	I'd swim the deepest sea
	                   G                         F#
	Climb the highest hill, just to have you near me

Riff 1 [2X; doubled by horns 2nd time]:

	[F#]
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v   
	-----------------|-----------------|
	---------------2-|---------------2-|
	--------2--2-4---|--------2--2-4---|
	-4-4-4-4--4------|-4-4-4-4--4------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 2:

	As love is reality
	When you are near to me, I am in ecstacy
	I'd swallow the pain and pride
	Baby, I just can't hide all that I feel inside [and]

[repeat chorus]

Riff 2 [5X; vocal enters 2nd time]

	[F#]
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v   
	-----------------|-----------------|
	---------------2-|-----------------|
	--------2--2-4---|-----------------|
	-4-4-4-4--4------|-4-4-4-44-44---2-|
	-----------------|-------------4---|
	-----------------|-----------------|

	A million years, I would wait for you
	A million tears, baby I'd be true
	A million miles, I would follow you
	A million years, if you want me to

Verse 3:

	Pacing the floor, detest
	Sweat pouring down my chest, still I can't love you less
	It's worth all the pain and pride
	Baby, I just can't hide all that I feel inside [and]

[repeat chorus]

[repeat riff 2 (2X)]

[repeat chorus to fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers