Waiting For The Big One

Waiting For The Big One Key: C major Time: 6/8 Tempo: 93 Intro: |:C7   |     |Ab7   |    :| (x 2) |  /  |    |/    /|    | |   / |/   / |  /  |/   /  | |     |/     | |     |/     |      |/  / | |/    |       || Verse 1: {With piano only tempo rubato} (0:54-)   The wine’s all drunk    and so am I   Here with the hoi-poloi don’t    ask me why   We’re cele-brat-in’ an-ticipatin’ end of the year   Everybody come     everybody here   Well more or less     Some al-read-y  in a mess              I guess they’re waiting for the big  one. [Verse 2] {Enters the band play the intro} (1:44-) Wonder why I’m cold. How did I get this far? Had no money had no car          I pray the snow goes be bad if it settles ’Cos I follow my nose and the dried up rose petals Like the man says Sure hope Moses knows his roses       Or we’ll all be waiting for the big one. Interlude 1: (2:31-) |C    | (x 4 bars) |    |    |   |   |    |     || |   |   |    |    |   |   || [Verse 3] (3:03-) Once I was the credit to my credit card spent what I hadn’t got wasn’t hard No trust in judgement no trust in money     Someday I’ll find myself like a bee finding honey oh But in the meantime ah I’m gonna have me some fun            Waiting for the big one. [Verse 4] (3:50-)  One too many where ego I go too  Looking for the real thing  It don’t come from what I do  No real communication moves out of my face  I’m beginning to think yeah I’m just out of place a-ha  Won’t get in too deep  I want to get some sleep  To be ready for the big one  To be ready for the big one Interlude 2: (4:43-) |C    | (x 4 bars) |    |    |   |   | |    |     |     |     || |   |   |    |    |   |   || (Intro) (5:20-) {Bluesy guitar solo} Coda: (6:07-) |C    | (x 4 bars) {Enter female vocals tempo rubato} Ah   ah   uh   waiting for the big one________ Ah   ah   ah   ah   uh wainting for the big one___ {Drum solo} |     |     |     || Ah   ah   ah   ah Uh   uh   uh______