The Longer The Waiting (The Sweeter The Kiss)
Written by Roger Cook & Pat McLaughlin
Recorded by Josh Turner

(In 6/8 time)

Intro.:  | (Cmaj7) . . . . . | (F) . . . . . | (C) . . . . . | (F) . . . . . |
       | (C) . . . . . |3/8 (F) . . |6/8 (Am) . . . . . | (Am) . . . .

Oh, the (C)longer the waitin', the (F)sweeter the (C)kiss
It's better my (Am)darlin', I (F)promise you (G)this
The (Em)next time I (F)hold you, I'm not lettin' (Dm)go
Will you (C)wait for me darlin', (F)I need to (Am)know

Well, you (C)know I'm a sailor and to-(F)morrow we (C)sail
It's a hard way of (Am)livin' but (F)I know it (G)well
And (Em)if I sur-(F)render my life to the (Dm)sea
You can (C)marry another, it's (F)alright with (Am)me

(Chorus 1)
Though we (F)won't be to-(C)gether a-(G)gain 'til the (F) spring
Just imagine the (C)treasures I'll (G) bring

Come (C)lay with me, stay with me, (F)soon I'll be (C)gone
I will re-(Am)member you (F)all winter (G)long
And (Em)when I re-(F)turn to the one that I (Dm)miss
Oh, the (C)longer the waiting, the (F)sweeter the (Am)kiss
The (F)sweeter the (C)kiss

Inst.:  . . . . . |3/8 (F) . . |6/8 (C) . . . . . |
      | (C) . . (Am) . . |3/8 (F) . . |6/8 (G) . . . . . |
      | (Em) . . (F) . . | (F) . . | (Dm) . . . . . | (Dm) . . . . . |
      | (C) . . (G) . . | (F) . . | (Am) . . . . . | (Am) . . . . 

(Chorus 2)
When the (F)mornings are (C)warm and the (G)valleys are (F) green
I'll come back from wher-(C)ever I've (G) been

Oh, the (C)longer the waitin', the (F)sweeter the (C)kiss
It's better my (Am)darlin', I (F)promise you (G)this
The (Em)next time I (F)hold you, I'm not lettin' (Dm)go
I will (C)give up the ocean for-(F)ever, I (Am)know 
For-(F)ever I (C)know

Inst.:  . . . . . |3/8 (F) . . |6/8 (C) . . . . . |
      | (C) . . (Am) . . |3/8 (F) . . |6/8 (G) . . . . . |
      | (Em) . . (F) . . | (F) . . | (Dm) . . . . . | (Dm) . . . . . |
      | (C) . . (G) . . | (F) . . | (Am) ----- 

Oh, the (C)longer the waitin', the (F)sweeter the (C)kiss
It's better my (Am)darlin', I (F)promise you (G)this
The (Em)next time I (F)hold you, I'm not lettin' (Dm)go
I will (C)give up the ocean for-(F)ever, I (Am)know
For-(F)ever, I (C)know

(Bagpipes solo to fade)