Waiting Lyrics

King Diamond: Waiting
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: December 09, 2003
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Riff 1
Both Guitars
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Solo over Riff 1
End Solo
Riff 2
Guitar 1
H|-----------------------------------|
let ring
H|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
H|-----------------------------------|
H|-----------------------------------|
let ring
Riff 1a
Guitar 1
"Just after midnight..."
"Just after midnight..."
"But they don't know me..."
Guitar 2
"Just after midnight..."
"Just after midnight..."
"But they don't know me..."
"Tonight, pills..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
H|----------------------------------------|
"Waiting in the dark..."
H|----------------------------|
"I cannot take..."
Guitar 2
H|------------------------------------------|
Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a "If I don't take..."
Play Riff 3 "Waiting in the dark..."
Play Riff 3 without guitar 2
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Riff 5
Guitar 1
"Empty eyes are staring..."
Guitar 2
Riff 6
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
let ring
Guitar 2
"I'm looking for a key in her hand."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a "Running through..."
Play Riff 3 "Waiting in the dark..."
Riff 4a
Guitar 1
"6, 6, 6 miles......"
"I've been running......"
Guitar 2 (the second time this riff is played)
Play Riff 5 "I climb the gate..."
Ending:
Guitar 1
let ring
Guitar 2
"I'm home."
notation:
^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc.
^ = bend
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
a = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill