Casting Crowns - Waiting On The Night To Fall

“waiting on the night to fall”

this is the last track ( #12 ) on casting crowns latest album ( at the current date )
“thrive . ” i’ve done my best to tab it out properly , that doesn’t mean there may not be
mistakes . if you spot one please send me a pm or shoot me an email at “embear11@gmail . com” .

“waiting on the night to fall” is in standard tuning with a capo on the 3rd fret . i
believe this is how they play it ( i saw them live , however i can’t remember if they played
this song or not . their guitarist used a capo on all the songs they played though ) . you
can remove the capo , or move it up/Down the neck to fit your vocal range .

suggestion : this should sound much better if for the first verse and chorus you put most
of the emphasis on the high notes and only sparingly strike the low notes , then as the
song progresses gradually put more emphasis on the lower notes .

chord guide

G 3 2 0 0 3 3
D – – 0 2 3 2
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em7 0 2 2 0 3 3
C 0 3 2 0 1 0
Am7 – 0 2 0 1 0
A7 – 0 2 0 2 0

[ intro ]
G D Em C

[ verse 1 ]
G D
there’s an old man living in the back of your woods tonight
Em C
you forgot he was even there , but you’ve never slipped his mind
G D
he’s living off of scraps of you you never knew you left behind
Em7 C
and as the sun goes down , he rises with a smile

[ chorus ]
C
he’s waiting on the night to fall
G
the old man’s coming to call
D Em7
you don’t see the writing on the wall
C
he’ll never step out in the light
G
no , he’s just biding time
D Em
and while you slumber , he’s gonna come and take it all
C Em
he’s waiting on the night to fall
Am7 A7
he’s waiting on the night to fall

[ verse 2 ]
G D
he knows you have the answers , but truth lies dusty on your shelf
Em7 C
and the sword that you could slay him with has become an ornament and nothing else
G D
you could put him back down in his hole in the ground , but he knows you never will
Em7 C
he’s been around so long you got used to the smell

[ chorus ]
C
he’s waiting on the night to fall
G
the old man’s coming to call
D Em7
you don’t see the writing on the wall
C
he’ll never step out in the light
G
no , he’s just biding time
D Em
and while you slumber , he’s gonna come and take it all
C Em
he’s waiting on the night to fall
Am7 A7
he’s waiting on the night to fall

[ bridge ]
C
he knows he’ll never have your soul
G
but he will gladly rob you blind
D Em
while you’re feasting at his table , he’ll tie your hands and numb your mind
C
he’ll take you farther than you wanna go
G
he’ll keep you longer than you wanna stay
Em D
and it will cost you more than you ever thought you’d pay

[ chorus ]
C
he’s waiting on the night to fall
G
the old man’s coming to call
D Em7
you don’t see the writing on the wall
C
he’ll never step out in the light
G
no , he’s just biding time
D Em
and while you slumber , he’s gonna come and take it all
C Em C Em
he’s waiting on the night to fall
C Em C Em
he’s waiting on the night to fall

[ outro ]
C
hes waiting on the night
Em
hes waiting on the night to fall
C
the old mans coming to call
Em D
but you don’t see , you don’t see the writing on the wall
C
hes waiting on the night
Em
hes waiting on the night to fall
C G D C Em
hes waiting on the night to fall