Waiting On The Night To Fall

Authors

Casting Crowns

Tags

Praise

Waiting On The Night To Fall

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