Waiting on a Friend (1981) – Rolling Stones

Standard Tuning

Intro/Riff (listen for correct timing)

[C(add9)]  

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|3-3-3-3-|—-3—|—-1—|
|0-0-0-0-|—-2—|—-2—|
|2-2-2-2-|—-3—|—-3—|
|—-3-3-|——–|——–|
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Watching girls pass by

It ain’t the latest thing

Fill 1: (variate on this other times)

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|—0-0h2p0-0|

|0h2———|
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I’m just standing in a doorway

C(add9) + Fill 1

I’m just trying to make some sense

C(add9) + Fill 2:

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|——|

|-0-0–|

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|3-2-0-|

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All of those girls passing by

The tales they tell of men

Fill 1

I’m not waiting on a lady

C(add9)+ Fill 2

I’m just waiting on a friend

C(add9)+ Fill 2 + verse/chorus + Riff

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First tab went pretty well.

-Nick