Waiting On The Night To Fall

Authors

Casting Crowns (Artist)

Tags

Praise

Waiting On The Night To Fall

Verse 1
Intro:
Verse 2
Verse 1:
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9
T
here's an old man living in 
the back of your woods tonight
bs
u
Yo
u forgot he was even th
ere, but you've never slipped his mind
u
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H
e's living off of scraps o
f you you never knew you left behind
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B
An
d as the sun goes down,
 he rises with a smile
Chorus 1
Chorus:
D
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
e
The old man'
s coming to call
7
bbb
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
9
He'll never step
 out in the light
G
No, he's jus
t biding time
*
D*
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
m
DB
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
Fb?
db
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Verse 3
Verse 2:
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7
H
e knows you have the an
swers, but Truth lies dusty on your shelf
GuC
7
And t
he sword that you could slay h
im with has become an ornament and nothing else
u
#
You co
uld put him back down in his
 hole in the ground, but he knows you never will
AAs
b
He's 
been around so long yo
u got used to the smell
Chorus 2
Chorus:
F
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
?
The old man'
s coming to call
B
F+7
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
*
He'll never step
 out in the light
d
No, he's jus
t biding time
m
df
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
C
am
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
Gb7
FE
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Bridge
Bridge:
+
He
 knows he'll never have your soul
b
Bu
t he will gladly rob you blind
B
mC
W
hile you're feasting at 
his table, he'll tie your hands and numb your mind
b
He
'll take you farther than you wanna go
G
He
'll keep you longer than you wanna stay
fB
u
An
d it will cost you more than y
ou ever thought you'd pay
Chorus 3
Chorus:
7
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
9
The old man'
s coming to call
D
BsG
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
d
He'll never step
 out in the light
F
No, he's jus
t biding time
B
DE
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
s
sc
D
GC
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
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cd
e
F7
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
Verse 4
Outro:
+
Hes waiting on the night
#c
Hes waiting on the night to fall
d
The old mans coming to call
sD
s
But you don't see, you 
don't see the writing on the wall
b
Hes waiting on the night
GG
Hes waiting on the night to fall
G
#
C
?
*F
Hes waiting on the
 nig
ht t
o fa
ll
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