Waiting On The Night To Fall

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Casting Crowns

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Praise

Waiting On The Night To Fall

Verse 1
Intro:
Verse 2
Verse 1:
u
c
T
here's an old man living in 
the back of your woods tonight
fe
c
Yo
u forgot he was even th
ere, but you've never slipped his mind
b
f
H
e's living off of scraps o
f you you never knew you left behind
dAe
7
An
d as the sun goes down,
 he rises with a smile
Chorus 1
Chorus:
B
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
b
The old man'
s coming to call
u
9a7
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
�
He'll never step
 out in the light
F
No, he's jus
t biding time
a
9C
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
7
�b
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
bss
FD
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Verse 3
Verse 2:
*
B
H
e knows you have the an
swers, but Truth lies dusty on your shelf
EFB
�
And t
he sword that you could slay h
im with has become an ornament and nothing else
b
s
You co
uld put him back down in his
 hole in the ground, but he knows you never will
+Cu
7
He's 
been around so long yo
u got used to the smell
Chorus 2
Chorus:
7
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
b
The old man'
s coming to call
A
fC*
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
A
He'll never step
 out in the light
f
No, he's jus
t biding time
f
bc
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
+
ba
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
�FD
�G
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Bridge
Bridge:
b
He
 knows he'll never have your soul
A
Bu
t he will gladly rob you blind
F
7c
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
E
He
'll keep you longer than you wanna stay
Ec
B
An
d it will cost you more than y
ou ever thought you'd pay
Chorus 3
Chorus:
G
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
d
The old man'
s coming to call
A
acF
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
s
He'll never step
 out in the light
C
No, he's jus
t biding time
c
9c
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
s
sA
*
*c
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
c
eA
F
Gs
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
Verse 4
Outro:
F
Hes waiting on the night
Au
Hes waiting on the night to fall
b
The old mans coming to call
9D
b
But you don't see, you 
don't see the writing on the wall
+
Hes waiting on the night
�9
Hes waiting on the night to fall
A
f
s
9
aG
Hes waiting on the
 nig
ht t
o fa
ll
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