Waiting In The Wings

                                  Waiting in the Wings – BBM
                                        (Moore/Bruce)
                                 Around the Next Dream [1994]

Tabbed by: varannion
‘Waiting in the Wings’ is the opening track from BBM’s first and only album ‘Around
the Next Dream’ and is highly reminiscent of Cream’s ‘White Room’ and/or ‘Tales Brave
Ulysses’. It’s certainly very creamy and features some wonderful wah-wah guitar by Gary
Moore.
Tuning: standard
Intro
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Verse 1
            Dm              F
She was standing in the dark
Gm
Waiting in the wings
Dm    F               Gm
Just around the next dream
             Dm           F
She was holding all the keys
   Gm
To set my heart free
  Bb       C          Dm
Behind the shadows of love
Verse 2
            Dm              F
From the distance I could see
    Gm
Her standing alone
Dm           F            Gm
Shine like a jewel in the night
Dm                F
Hidden from the eyes
  Gm
A thief of the soul
  Bb       C          Dm7
Behind the shadows of love
Chorus
Am                      C
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Em                   Bb
Drown in an ocean of dreams
Am                    C
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Em                Bb
Nothing’s what it seems
Verse 3
            Dm     F
She was waiting outside
     Gm
With arms open wide
Dm       F                Gm
Ready to break my heart’s fall
       Dm                   F
Oh the lightening in her eyes
   Gm
I learned how to fly
  Bb       C          Dm
Behind the shadows of love
Guitar solo 1
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Chorus
Am                      C
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Em                   Bb
Drown in an ocean of dreams
Am                    C
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Em                Bb            C
Nothing’s what it seems
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Guitar solo 2
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| Gm                       | Bb          C            | Dm                       |
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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| b  bend up
| r  release bend
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| x  mute note