Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - They Wait

[Chorus 1]

G
She waits
C G
For her time to come
C G D C
For the world to hum on a different note
G
He waits
C G
For every Friday night
C G D C
To whet his appetite and take the antidote
Em C G
Ain’t it something how the night can shine
C G D C
While you stand in line behind the velvet rope
Em C G
Ain’t it something when the morning comes
C G D C
And desire becomes a little spec of hope

[Verse 1]

Dsus4 D
C Dsus4 D
Somebody told her she was beautiful
C Dsus4 D
Every time she turned around
C Dsus4 D
But when she opened up her mouth to speak
C Dsus4 D
It clearly didn’t make a sound
Cadd9 Dsus4 D
Somebody told her she was dangerous
C Dsus4 D
And she should watch the way that she dressed
C Dsus4 D
That always seemed a little strange to her
C
And at her worst she did her best

[Chorus 1]

G
She waits
C G
For her time to come
C G D C
For the world to hum on a different note
G
He waits
C G
For every Friday night
C G D C
To whet his appetite and take the antidote
Em C G
Ain’t it something how the night can shine
C G D C
While you stand in line behind the velvet rope
Em C G
Ain’t it something when the morning comes
C G D C
And desire becomes a little spec of hope

[Verse 2]
Dsus4 D
C Dsus4 D
Somebody told him you’re a man now
C Dsus4 D
Hide your tears behind your fists
C Dsus4 D
There’s nothing left to understand now
C Dsus4 D
You’ll keep your tension in your wrist
Cadd9 Dsus4 D
And so he stepped out in the real world
C Dsus4 D
And didn’t know to ask for help
C Dsus4 D
Until he stumbled on a real girl
C
And she’d been down the road herself

[Chorus 2]

G
He waits
C G
For the end to start
C G
For her to break his heart
D C
To hear the truth at last
G
She waits
C G
For the sun to rise
C G
Behind his midnight eyes
D C
And know the storm had passed
Em C G
Ain’t it something how the night can shine
C G D C
Threw a bottle of wine against the bedroom wall
Em C G
Ain’t it something when her eyes light up
C G D C
And it’s exactly enough and you can let yourself fall

[Bridge]

D Am Em
They moved together through a thousand little storms
D Am
Somehow the big one never came
D Am Em
Used all their anger up to keep each other warm enough
D Am
Now every dark cloud looks the same

[Outro](Chorus)
G
C G C G D C
G
C G C G D C
Em
C G C G D C
Em
C G C G D C
Dsus4 D C
Dsus4 D Cadd9
Dsus4 D C