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:
C
s
T
here's an old man living in 
the back of your woods tonight
Cf
?
Yo
u forgot he was even th
ere, but you've never slipped his mind
F
G
H
e's living off of scraps o
f you you never knew you left behind
FCC
F
An
d as the sun goes down,
 he rises with a smile
Chorus 1
Chorus:
D
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
s
The old man'
s coming to call
D
FBC
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
E
He'll never step
 out in the light
d
No, he's jus
t biding time
?
DE
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
b
Ac
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
bF7
FF
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Verse 3
Verse 2:
s
#
H
e knows you have the an
swers, but Truth lies dusty on your shelf
E#B
b
And t
he sword that you could slay h
im with has become an ornament and nothing else
9
d
You co
uld put him back down in his
 hole in the ground, but he knows you never will
7Ac
?
He's 
been around so long yo
u got used to the smell
Chorus 2
Chorus:
s
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
m
The old man'
s coming to call
a
#sd
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
m
He'll never step
 out in the light
d
No, he's jus
t biding time
b
?B
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
#
Ba
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
s?e
#F
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Bridge
Bridge:
e
He
 knows he'll never have your soul
B
Bu
t he will gladly rob you blind
+
Gb
W
hile you're feasting at 
his table, he'll tie your hands and numb your mind
e
He
'll take you farther than you wanna go
?
He
'll keep you longer than you wanna stay
s?
7
An
d it will cost you more than y
ou ever thought you'd pay
Chorus 3
Chorus:
C
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
#
The old man'
s coming to call
9
9*b
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
E
He'll never step
 out in the light
*
No, he's jus
t biding time
?
+s
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
m
7s
E
Cs
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
7
+F
E
eF
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
Verse 4
Outro:
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Hes waiting on the night
ds
Hes waiting on the night to fall
7
The old mans coming to call
?m
#
But you don't see, you 
don't see the writing on the wall
u
Hes waiting on the night
?s
Hes waiting on the night to fall
?
+
?
e
cd
Hes waiting on the
 nig
ht t
o fa
ll
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