From: indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider) indigo girls EVERYBODY'S WAITING (FOR SOMEONE TO COME HOME) (by Amy Ray) ---------------------------------------------- [each chord is about half a measure; D11=554030] INTRO: [This is the exact pattern for the first four measures; it varies some through the song. Sometimes there's a quick hammer-on from 0 to 2 on the B string right before a low E at the beginning of Em measures.] Em C D11 Em C(9) D11 E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G ----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-----0-| D --2---2-----2---|----0-----4-----|----2-----2---0-|----0-----4-----| A 2-------------0-|3-----5-----5---|2-----2-----2---|3-----5-----5---| E --------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

^Em Through the ^Emwind and the r^Cain I hear my ^D11mother's c^Emry ^Em ^C ^D11 She ^Emsays,^Em I know my baby's ^Cout there^D11, I just couldn't b^Emear to a^Emsk her w^Chy^D11 ^Em From my w^Emomb into the w^Corld,^D11 lord,^Em I wish the chi^Emld would c^Call ^D11 ^Em You know I'm ^Emneeding some c^Company^D11, she m^Emakes my l^Emife so f^Cull ^D11 ^D11 ^D11Take my advi^Cce, ^C ^D11 go ahead and l^D11ive your o^Cwn life^C D11 D11 D11 [tacet] Em Em C D11 Everybody's waiting for someone to come home

Like the pharaoh waits for the sand This world is burning with the tension of human hands Waiting to be cleansed, waiting for their ace of spades They say, I sure hope he's coming 'cause I feel like I've just been saved Take my advice, go ahead and live while you're alive And everybody's waiting for someone to come home [guitar solo: Em Em C D11]

^Em ^EmCome to m^Ce and cl^Ceanse my s^D11oul (^D11I'm fr^D11ee, ^D11I'm fre^Eme) ^EmOnly w^Cith you ^Cam I wh^D11ole ^D11(Can't you s^D11ee that ^D11I am me^Em) ^EmI'll be w^Caiting b^Cy the w^D11indow (^D11I'll be h^D11eading f^D11or the d^Emoor) ^Em ^C ^D11

I was driving down Highway 85, yeah Had to pull off the road just to hear my radio coming in clearer Lord, this life's so full ['''], I said, why do we ask for more' Why we waitin' for the man to come, we forgot what he's comin' for Won't you take my advice, go ahead and live while you're alive And everybody's waiting for someone to come home Em Em C D11 Em Em C D11 [etc...] (I'll be waiting by the window) And everybody's waiting for someone to come home (I'll be waiting by the window) Everybody's waiting for someone to come home

Come^Em home ^Em ^C ^D11 ^Em

TAB: / and \ are slides up and down. T=10; E=11; W=12; F=14. E~~~~ means bend up a half step (from F# to G), then back down to F#. The notes in parentheses (7,8,9) are softer. "45" and "EW" are quick hammer-ons; "EWE" is a quick hammer-on followed by a quick pull-off. LEAD GUITAR INTRO: E ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| B ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| G ---0-/4-4--2--2/|7-----7/9-9/E-E-|E~~~~-9---E-E-E-|E~~~~-9\(7)-7\5-5-| D /5--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E ------------------|----------------|----------0-----|----------------| B ----------3-------|----------------|------8----(8)--|----T---\-8-----| G 45-45-2-4---4-5-2-|4-0-2---0-------|----9---9----(9)|----------------| D ------------------|------4---4-5\2-|----------------|----------------| A ------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E ----------0-----|----------------| B ------8-----8---|----T-----8-----| G ----9---9-----9-|--9-------------| D ----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . GUITAR SOLO: E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G ---0-/4-4--2--2/|7-----7/9-9/E-E-|E~~~~-9---E-E-E-|E~~~~-9---7---5-| D /5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E ------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G 45-4---7-5-45-4-2-|5---4---0-------|--------------0-|----------------| D ------------------|--4---2---2-4-4-|--4-2-4-2-4-5---|5/7-7--/9-------| A ------------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| E ------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E -----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| B ----------8------|T-----------------|--------------T---|8---7-----------| G ----5-7/9-----9/E|----E-E-EW-W---W/F|F-W---EWE-9-E---E-|--9---9---------| D -----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| A -----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| E -----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B 8---------------|T-T--/W-W-------|----------------|-/5------/8-----| G --9/E-E-----W---|----------------|------------0-2/|4---------------| D ----------------|-----------W\\\\|------0-2-4-----|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|0-2-3-----------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E ----------0-----|----------------|----------0-----|----------------| B ------8-----8---|----T-----8-----|------8-----8---|----T-----8-----| G ----9---9-----9-|--9-------------|----9---9-----9-|--9-------------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== Adam Schneider indigo@ucscb.ucsc.edu St. Paul, MN Mail me if you want guitar chords for Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc. ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==

Indigo Girls - Everybodys waiting