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:
b
*
T
here's an old man living in 
the back of your woods tonight
sd
?
Yo
u forgot he was even th
ere, but you've never slipped his mind
*
e
H
e's living off of scraps o
f you you never knew you left behind
dGb
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
?
The old man'
s coming to call
a
BFb
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
+
He'll never step
 out in the light
C
No, he's jus
t biding time
?
9s
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
s
fG
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
dfG
Bd
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Verse 3
Verse 2:
?
e
H
e knows you have the an
swers, but Truth lies dusty on your shelf
s*A
+
And t
he sword that you could slay h
im with has become an ornament and nothing else
?
A
You co
uld put him back down in his
 hole in the ground, but he knows you never will
bfu
A
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
s
?As
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
*
He'll never step
 out in the light
E
No, he's jus
t biding time
d
+s
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
b
BD
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
mf+
fB
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Bridge
Bridge:
?
He
 knows he'll never have your soul
D
Bu
t he will gladly rob you blind
c
9?
W
hile you're feasting at 
his table, he'll tie your hands and numb your mind
a
He
'll take you farther than you wanna go
#
He
'll keep you longer than you wanna stay
b*
D
An
d it will cost you more than y
ou ever thought you'd pay
Chorus 3
Chorus:
e
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
a
The old man'
s coming to call
b
#c9
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
a
He'll never step
 out in the light
A
No, he's jus
t biding time
+
sc
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
A
s?
s
be
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
D
7c
E
ms
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
Verse 4
Outro:
G
Hes waiting on the night
um
Hes waiting on the night to fall
m
The old mans coming to call
G+
a
But you don't see, you 
don't see the writing on the wall
d
Hes waiting on the night
B+
Hes waiting on the night to fall
f
E
#
s
sB
Hes waiting on the
 nig
ht t
o fa
ll
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