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:
F
?
T
here's an old man living in 
the back of your woods tonight
Du
D
Yo
u forgot he was even th
ere, but you've never slipped his mind
7
F
H
e's living off of scraps o
f you you never knew you left behind
F9B
B
An
d as the sun goes down,
 he rises with a smile
Chorus 1
Chorus:
*
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
s
The old man'
s coming to call
m
Cda
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
u
He'll never step
 out in the light
+
No, he's jus
t biding time
C
bb
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
?
#a
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
D#e
ca
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Verse 3
Verse 2:
G
b
H
e knows you have the an
swers, but Truth lies dusty on your shelf
s9b
9
And t
he sword that you could slay h
im with has become an ornament and nothing else
+
*
You co
uld put him back down in his
 hole in the ground, but he knows you never will
s++
b
He's 
been around so long yo
u got used to the smell
Chorus 2
Chorus:
B
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
G
The old man'
s coming to call
s
*eb
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
e
He'll never step
 out in the light
#
No, he's jus
t biding time
C
Eb
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
B
cG
He's waiting on 
the n
ight to fall
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?u
He's waiting on 
the nig
ht to fall
Bridge
Bridge:
e
He
 knows he'll never have your soul
m
Bu
t he will gladly rob you blind
e
7f
W
hile you're feasting at 
his table, he'll tie your hands and numb your mind
f
He
'll take you farther than you wanna go
7
He
'll keep you longer than you wanna stay
sm
+
An
d it will cost you more than y
ou ever thought you'd pay
Chorus 3
Chorus:
m
He's waiting on 
the night to fall
?
The old man'
s coming to call
F
EC?
You don't see the w
riting on the wall
A
He'll never step
 out in the light
?
No, he's jus
t biding time
A
bB
And wh
ile you slumber, he's 
gonna come and take it all
#
dF
#
ss
He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
s
bf
b
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He's waiting on 
the n
ight t
o fall
Verse 4
Outro:
9
Hes waiting on the night
Af
Hes waiting on the night to fall
7
The old mans coming to call
bd
*
But you don't see, you 
don't see the writing on the wall
#
Hes waiting on the night
Am
Hes waiting on the night to fall
D
+
s
?
sb
Hes waiting on the
 nig
ht t
o fa
ll
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