"Waiting On You"

Written by Rivers Cuomo
As transcribed by Casey L. (=w= 3374)
frostillicus2k@hotmail.com

Tune to Eb
3/4 timing

Main Riff (to be repeated throughout most of the song):
e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------------5--5--5--5--5--2--
D--5--5--5--5--5--2--5--5--5--5--5--2--
A--5--5--5--5--5--2--3--3--3--3--3--0--
E--3--3--3--3--3--0--------------------

   (1/2 bend and sustain)
e-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G--3^~~~------------------------------

Lead (doubled on vocal):
e-------------------------------------
B----12~~-----------------------------
G---------14-12-11-11-12--------------
D--12------------------------12-14~~--
A------------------------/14----------
E-------------------------------------

Verse (play "Main Riff" unless otherwise denoted):

G  C            G       C
Why haven't you called me?
           G
Did you forget me?
D         G     C C
I need to know
G   C           G
When were you intending
C            G
To break the silence
D          G      Bm
And let me know? (whoa)

Chorus:

C                  D            G        Bm
Mine (mine) is the loneliest of numbers (oh!)
C              D            G*
And now is the loneliest of times
C                    D
You're nineteen days late
    G       G/F#    Em
But still I sit and wait...
C           G
Waiting and waiting
C           G
Waiting and waiting
C           G
Waiting and waiting
D          G
Waiting on you

*Play this:
e-----------7--------
B--------6-----6-----
G-----7-----------7--
D--5-----------------
A--------------------
E--------------------

Who have you been seeing
That made you forget me?
I bet you call him
Where, oh where does he come from?
I bet he lives close by
I bet he's just a friend

Chorus

Bridge (begins at the "you" of the chorus):

...you
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D--5--5--5--5--7--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--
A--5--5--5--5--7--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--
E--3--3--3--3--5-----------------------------------------------------------

                                                        [trem strings]
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D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------
A--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9\\------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Waiting and waiting
Waiting and waiting
You've got me waiting
Waiting on you

Sing over Lead:

I asked you if you had a good heart
You answered, "Yes, I'll never do you harm"

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a series of resounding G power chords