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I'm waitin' for my man
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Got twenty-six dollars in my hand
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Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty more dead than alive
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I'm waitin' for my man
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Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs
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Everybody's pinned, and nobody cares
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Pardon me sir, it's the furthest from my mind
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I'm just waiting for a dear dear friend of mine
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I'm waiting for my man (Waiting, Waiting for my man)
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Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
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Beat up shoes and a big straw hat
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He's never early, he's always late
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First thing you learn is that you always gotta wait
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I'm waitin' for my man
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Hey Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout
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I'm feeling good, but gonna work it all out
C#5 F7
I'm feeling good, feeling so fine
F# D#
Until tomorrow, it's just another time
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I'm waiting for my man