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I'm waitin' for my man
D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
Got twenty-six dollars in my hand
D#5 G7 G# F
Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty more dead than alive
D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
I'm waitin' for my man
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D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs
D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
Everybody's pinned, and nobody cares
D#5 G7
Pardon me sir, it's the furthest from my mind
G# F
I'm just waiting for a dear dear friend of mine
D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
I'm waiting for my man (Waiting, Waiting for my man)
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D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
Beat up shoes and a big straw hat
D#5 G7
He's never early, he's always late
G# F
First thing you learn is that you always gotta wait
D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
I'm waitin' for my man
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D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
Hey Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout
D#5 G#/D# D#5 G#/D#
I'm feeling good, but gonna work it all out
D#5 G7
I'm feeling good, feeling so fine
G# F
Until tomorrow, it's just another time
D#5 G#/D# D# G#/D#
I'm waiting for my man