Waiting On The Night To Fall

Authors

Casting Crowns

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Praise

Waiting On The Night To Fall

Verse 1
Intro:
Verse 2
Verse 1:
G
e
T
here's an old man living in 
the back of your woods tonight
bD
B
Yo
u forgot he was even th
ere, but you've never slipped his mind
c
c
H
e's living off of scraps o
f you you never knew you left behind
9?a
a
An
d as the sun goes down,
 he rises with a smile
Chorus 1
Chorus:
m
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
f
The old man'
s coming to call
7
dem
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
B
He'll never step
 out in the light
b
No, he's jus
t biding time
c
?+
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
f
bu
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
+#c
#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
fsD
9
And t
he sword that you could slay h
im with has become an ornament and nothing else
m
b
You co
uld put him back down in his
 hole in the ground, but he knows you never will
cD7
C
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
f
The old man'
s coming to call
c
bbC
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
9
He'll never step
 out in the light
c
No, he's jus
t biding time
f
D?
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
A
a7
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
e*?
+F
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Bridge
Bridge:
?
He
 knows he'll never have your soul
f
Bu
t he will gladly rob you blind
?
#F
W
hile you're feasting at 
his table, he'll tie your hands and numb your mind
u
He
'll take you farther than you wanna go
u
He
'll keep you longer than you wanna stay
bs
s
An
d it will cost you more than y
ou ever thought you'd pay
Chorus 3
Chorus:
a
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
7
The old man'
s coming to call
b
C+s
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
F
He'll never step
 out in the light
D
No, he's jus
t biding time
e
Ca
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
b
7*
f
BD
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
A
au
B
GA
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
Verse 4
Outro:
e
Hes waiting on the night
?u
Hes waiting on the night to fall
D
The old mans coming to call
#m
D
But you don't see, you 
don't see the writing on the wall
s
Hes waiting on the night
df
Hes waiting on the night to fall
+
c
?
b
#s
Hes waiting on the
 nig
ht t
o fa
ll
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