«Wait A Million Years»
(Gary Zekley — Mitch Bottler)
Intro [2X; horns enter 2nd time]:
Bm A
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G F#sus F#
v v v v v v v v
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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#]
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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#]
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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
