------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LONGER THE WAITING (THE SWEETER THE KISS) by Josh Turner ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very similar to the version by Anna Ternheim, but transposed a couple of half-steps higher, which Josh then drops a whole octave. The Ebm chord was just obnoxious to try to play, so if you wish you can just sub in the C chord. Changes the mood a little bit, but it's much easier to play. Standard tuning VERSE I (also serves as the Intro)

Oh, the ^Clonger the waiting, the sw^Feeter the ^Ckiss It's better my d^Amarling, I pr^Fomise you ^Gthis Ebm/C F Dm The next time I hold you, I'm not letting go Will you ^Cwait for me darling, ^FI need to ^Amknow ^G/B

VERSE II

Well, you k^Cnow I'm a sailor, to^Fmorrow we ^Csail It's a hard way of ^Amliving, but I^F know it ^Gwell Ebm/C F Dm And if I surrender my life to the sea You can ^Cmarry another, it's ^Falright with ^Amme

PRE-CHORUS

Though we ^Fwon't be together aga^Gin 'til the s^Ampring Just im^Fagine the treasures I'll ^Gbring

CHORUS

Come l^Cay with me, stay with me, so^Fon I'll be ^Cgone But I will rem^Amember you a^Fll winter l^Gong Ebm/C F Dm And when I return to the one that I miss Oh, the ^Clonger the waiting, the ^Fsweeter the ^Amkiss F C... The sweeter the kiss

INTERLUDE ...F C Am F G Ebm/C F Dm C F Am PRE-CHORUS

When the mo^Frnings are warm and the va^Glleys are g^Amreen I'll come ^Fback from wherever I've ^Gbeen

VERSE III

Oh, the lo^Cnger the waiting, the s^Fweeter the ^Ckiss It's better my d^Amarling, I p^Fromise you ^Gthis Ebm/C F Dm But next time I hold you, I'm not letting go We will g^Cive up the ocean for^Fever, I ^Amknow For^Fever I ^Cknow.

INTERLUDE ...F C Am F G Ebm/C F Dm C F Am F C (repeat VERSE III) One strum per chord

Josh Turner - The longer the waiting the sweeter the kiss