I’m still waiting
instrumental intro = verse 1
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1. I remember when, I was five and you were ten, boy,
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Am E
you knew that I was
shy, so you teased and made me cry.
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Am G
But I loved you.
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2. Then one day you came, you told me you were leaving,
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C Am
E
you
gave your folks the blame and made me cry again.
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Am G
When you said
:
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Little girl, please, don't wait for me,
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Am
Dm G7
wait patiently for love, someday it
will surely come.
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Little girl, please, don't wait for me,
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Am
Dm G7
wait patiently for love, someday it
will surely come.
And I'm still waiting.
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- F C - F - C F C
+ I'm waiting, oh,
still waiting.
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C Dm
Am
+ (I'm just a fool) Oh, a fool ! (I'm just a fool)
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to
keep waiting, (I'm just a fool) for you (I'm just a fool).
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Oh, I’m waiting (I’m just a
fool), I’m still waiting (I’m just a fool),
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Am E
for
love (I'm just a fool), for you ! (I'm just a fool).
+ E - Am - G
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C
3. Then someone finally came, he told me that he loved me,
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E
I put him off with lies, he could see I had no eyes.
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So he left me.
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Dm
C
4. Once again alone, like a child without her playmate,
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Am E
I had to face the truth, I was still in love with you.
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Am G
But you said
:
+ CHORUS
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+ Love has never shown his face,
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since
the day you walked out that door.
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You filled my life with empty
space.
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Come back !
Can't you see it's you, I'm waiting for?
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+ (I'm just a fool) I’m still waiting ! (I'm just a fool)
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Am E
I’m waiting (I'm just a fool),
for love ! (I'm just a fool).
(repeat with lyrics variations) …
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Diana Ross)