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I'm waitin' for my man
G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G#
Got twenty-six dollars in my hand
G#5 C7 C# A#
Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty more dead than alive
G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G#
I'm waitin' for my man
[Verse]
G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G#
Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs
G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G#
Everybody's pinned, and nobody cares
G#5 C7
Pardon me sir, it's the furthest from my mind
C# A#
I'm just waiting for a dear dear friend of mine
G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G#
I'm waiting for my man (Waiting, Waiting for my man)
[Verse]
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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
G#5 C7
He's never early, he's always late
C# A#
First thing you learn is that you always gotta wait
G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G#
I'm waitin' for my man
[Verse]
G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G#
Hey Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout
G#5 C#/G# G#5 C#/G#
I'm feeling good, but gonna work it all out
G#5 C7
I'm feeling good, feeling so fine
C# A#
Until tomorrow, it's just another time
G#5 C#/G# G# C#/G#
I'm waiting for my man