The Longer The Waiting The Sweeter The Kiss

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the longer the waiting ( the sweeter the kiss ) by josh turner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - very similar to the version by anna ternheim , but transposed a couple of half - steps higher , which josh then drops a whole octave . the D#m chord was just obnoxious to try to play , so if you wish you can just sub in the C chord . changes the mood a little bit , but it’s much easier to play . standard tuning Verse i ( also serves as the Intro ) C F C oh , the longer the waiting , the sweeter the kiss Am F G it’s better my darling , i promise you this D#m/C F Dm the next time i hold you , i’m not letting go C F Am G/B will you wait for me darling , i need to know Verse ii C F C well , you know i’m a sailor , tomorrow we sail Am F G it’s a hard way of living , but i know it well D#m/C F Dm and if i surrender my life to the sea C F Am you can marry another , it’s alright with me pre - Chorus F G Am though we won’t be together again ’til the spring F G just imagine the treasures i’ll bring Chorus C F C come lay with me , stay with me , soon i’ll be gone Am F G but i will remember you all winter long D#m/C F Dm and when i return to the one that i miss C F Am oh , the longer the waiting , the sweeter the kiss F C . . . the sweeter the kiss Interlude . . . F C Am F G D#m/C F Dm C F Am pre - Chorus F G Am when the mornings are warm and the valleys are green F G i’ll come back from wherever i’ve been Verse iii C F C oh , the longer the waiting , the sweeter the kiss Am F G it’s better my darling , i promise you this D#m/C F Dm but next time i hold you , i’m not letting go C F Am we will give up the ocean forever , i know F C forever i know . Interlude . . . F C Am F G D#m/C F Dm C F Am F C ( repeat Verse iii ) one strum per chord C F C oh , the longer the waiting , the sweeter the kiss Am F G it’s better my darling , i promise you this D#m/C F Dm but next time i hold you , i’m not letting go C F Am we will give up the ocean forever , i know F C forever i know .