Jack Johnson - While We Wait Chords & Tabs

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			 WHILE WE WAIT - Jack Johnson
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Tabbed by: mshafer
Email: michaelshafer28@gmail.com

Tuning:  E A D G B E

This is a nice little track off "Sleep Through The Static"
Listen to the song for timing and rhythm



- Intro -


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

It feels...



- Verse 1 -



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...right, it feels...


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...wrong


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Feels like, when you have it, then it's...


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...gone. I want...



- Verse 2 -



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...more, more and...

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jack_johnson/while_we_wait_tab.html ]
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...more.


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

And if you steal the fire, give me...


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...some. 'Cause the...



- Verse 3 -


    B
e|-------------2-----------2---|-------------2-----------2---|
B|------4-----------4----------|------4-----------4----------|
G|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|--2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...sun, dissipates...

 
    F#                            E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------3-----------3----------|------1-----------1----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------2-----------2-------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|--0--------------------------|

...while it waits, for a...


    B                             F#
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------4---|-------------2-----------2---|
G|------4-----------4----------|------3-----------3----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
A|--2--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--2--------------------------|

...friend, to arrive


    F#
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|
G|------3-----------3----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|

From the...


    B               
e|-------------2-----------2---|-------------2-----------2---|
B|------4-----------4----------|------4-----------4----------|
G|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|--2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

...past, while it...


    F#                            E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------3-----------3----------|------1-----------1----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------2-----------2-------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|--0--------------------------|

...pulls, us around, and...


    B                             F#
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------4---|-----------------------------|
G|------4-----------4----------|-----------------------------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--2--------------------------|

...around, while we wait



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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