Wait for our times Chords
by Styx
Wait for our times by Styx is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dsus4, C, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: (Guitar 1 = acoustic, Guitar 2 = electric)
Guitar 1: d=down stroke u=up stroke
d d u d d d d u d d d d u d d d d u d
E-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-7-3-3-3-3-5-2-2-2-2-------
B-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-------
G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
d d u d d d d u d d d d u d d d d u d
E-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-7-3-3-3-3-5-2-2-2-2-------
B-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-------
G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
Guitar 2:
E-2vvv----3-5vvv-----7-3vvv----5-2vvv---------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
D Dsus4 D
Looking up from where I stand
D Dsus4 D
I see the vapor trail
D C D
Of a jet plane in the skyyyyy
D Dsus4 D
Here the wheel is in my hand
D Dsus4 D
But there's no wind in my sails
D C D
And life is drifting byyyyyy
This next parts awesome (reminds me of Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi =P)
Note that guitars 1 and 2 are in unison, therefore I will tab the part they're playing
Both Guitars: (they're strumming and picking on this part)
d d d u d d
E-2-------2-2-2--2--2-------------2----2---2---2---2-------------
B-3-----3-3-3-3--3--3---------3---3----3---3---3---3-----3-------
G-2---2---2-2-2--2--2-------2-----2----2---2---2---2---2---------
D-0-0-----0-0-0--0--0-----0-------0----0---0---0---0-0-----------
A-----------------------0----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Still I hold on and wait I know its not too late
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3--------------3-----------------------------------------
G----2---------------2-------------------------------------------
D-------------0----0---------------------------------------------
A-----------0----0-----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
My breeze will come
(Play the same part over these lyrics)
Muse you satisfy my soul
Keep my warm while the cold world
Guards the gate
Now the Chorus =D
Please note that the guitar are once again in unison =P
Oh and...only strum the chords over the words, the parts in between the words
you play all down strokes
Both Guitars: (2x)d=down stroke s=strum
d d d d d s d d d d d s d d d d d s
E---------------5-----------------------5-----------------------5-------
B---------------7-----------------------7-----------------------7-------
G-5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7-------
D-5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7-------
A-5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5-------
E-5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5-------
I'm searching I'm wondering I'm yearning
s s s
E-5---------------3-------3-------
B-7---------------5-------3-------
G-7---------------5-------4-------
D-7---------------5-------5-------
A-5---------------3-------5-------
E-5---------------3-------3-------
Waiting for our time to come
Repeat Intro Pattern:
Guitar 1:
d d u d d d d u d d d d u d d d d u d
E-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-7-3-3-3-3-5-2-2-2-2-------
B-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-------
G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
Guitar 2:
E-2vvv----3-5vvv-----7-3vvv----5-2vvv---------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
Then is the next set of verses which consists of a wicked duet between both
guitars.....and, like the whole song, its quite easy =D
Please note that Guitar 1 is strumming the chords (dur! its acoustic)
and Guitar 2 is playing whats tabbed
D Dsus4 D D Dsus4 D
E-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5----
B-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------7-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7-7----
G-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------7-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7-7----
D-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------7-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7-7----
A-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5----
E-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5----
Your love has kept my dream alive A vision of my life
D C D
E------5-5-5----3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3--------------------------------
B------7-7-7----5-5-5-3--3-3--3--3-3--------------------------------
G------7-7-7----5-5-5-4--4-4--4--4-4--------------------------------
D------7-7-7----5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--------------------------------
A------5-5-5----3-3-3-5--5-5--5--5-5--------------------------------
E------5-5-5----3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3--------------------------------
With you here by my siiiiiiiiiiide
Repeat this same pattern over the next verse
D Dsus4 D
Every forward step I take
D Dsus4 D
Every moment I'm awake
D C D
I feel your love insiiiiide
Both Guitars: (they're strumming and picking on this part)
d d d u d d
E--2-------2-2-2--2--2-------------2----2---2---2---2-------------
B--3-----3-3-3-3--3--3---------3---3----3---3---3---3-----3-------
G--2---2---2-2-2--2--2-------2-----2----2---2---2---2---2---------
D--0-0-----0-0-0--0--0-----0-------0----0---0---0---0-0-----------
A------------------------0----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
So close Feel it in my bones I know I'm not alone
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3--------------3-----------------------------------------
G----2---------------2-------------------------------------------
D-------------0----0---------------------------------------------
A-----------0----0-----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
As I climb this wall
(Play the same part over these lyrics)
But I, sometimes I get so high
I just want to live, love
And taste it all
Both Guitars: (2x)d=down stroke s=strum
d d d d d s d d d d d s d d d d d s
E---------------5-----------------------5-----------------------5-------
B---------------7-----------------------7-----------------------7-------
G-5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7-------
D-5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7-------
A-5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5-------
E-5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5-------
I'm searching I'm wondering I'm yearning
s s s
E-5-------3-------3---------------
B-7-------5-------3---------------
G-7-------5-------4---------------
D-7-------5-------5---------------
A-5-------3-------5---------------
E-5-------3-------3---------------
Waiting for our time
Now comes the bridge, and this is also where I lose the electric cuz he's off on
some other octave doing God knows what, I'm just playin =P...he's playing roughly
the same thing as acoustic only a few octaves higher...sounds like maybe around
5th fret or so.
D
Here tonight
D Dsus4 C
I lie awake and watch you dream
Keyboard plays something like this at "dream"
E--------------------------------------------
B-0vvv--2-3vvv--5-2vvv--3-0vvv---------------
G-------------------------------------------- ( I'm not quite sure
D-------------------------------------------- about this part...but I am sure
A-------------------------------------------- its there cuz I've listened to
E-------------------------------------------- the song roughly 50 times =P)
D
Under the light
D Dsus4
Of the moon I wonder just how
C D Dsus4 C (Keyboard plays the same thing on this line)
Far we've been and where we'll be
Em
When the sun comes up
C D G
Will this be our date with destiny?
Now only acoustic plays until electric comes in
Dsus4 D G D D
I'm searching
G D D
I'm wondering
G D
I'm yearning
D C D Dsus4 D
Waiting for our time to come
Dsus4 D G D D
I'm searching
G D D
I'm wondering
G D
I'm yearning
D C D Dsus4 D
Waiting for our time to come
d d d d d s d d d d d s d d d d d s
E---------------5-----------------------5-----------------------5-------
B---------------7-----------------------7-----------------------7-------
G-5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7-------
D-5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7-------
A-5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5-------
E-5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5-------
I'm searching I'm wondering I'm yearning
s s s
E-5---------------3-------3-------
B-7---------------5-------3-------
G-7---------------5-------4-------
D-7---------------5-------5-------
A-5---------------3-------5-------
E-5---------------3-------3-------
Waiting for our time to come
d d d d d s d d d d d s d d d d d s
E---------------5-----------------------5-----------------------5-------
B---------------7-----------------------7-----------------------7-------
G-5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7-------
D-5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7---------5-5-5-5-7-----7-------
A-5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5-------
E-5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5---------5-5-5-5-5-----5-------
I'm searching I'm wondering I'm yearning
s s s
E-5-------3-------3---------------
B-7-------5-------3---------------
G-7-------5-------4---------------
D-7-------5-------5---------------
A-5-------3-------5---------------
E-5-------3-------3---------------
Waiting for our time
Guitar 1:
d d u d d d d u d d d d u d d d d u d
E-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-7-3-3-3-3-5-2-2-2-2-------
B-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-------
G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
And I'm
Guitar 1:
d d u d d d d u d d d d u d d d d u d
E-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-7-3-3-3-3-5-2-2-2-2-------
B-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-------
G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
waiting
Guitar 2:
E-2vvv----3-5vvv-----7-3vvv----5-2vvv---------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------