I’m waiting for the man    (video)    (intro)

 

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1.     I'm          waiting for my man,

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    twenty-six dollars in my hand.

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    Up to Lexington,        125,

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    feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive,

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    I'm       waiting for my man.            + D - G

 

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2.     Hey, white boy,        what you doin' uptown ?

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    Hey, white boy,       you chasin' our women around ?

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    Oh, pardon me, sir, it's furthest from my mind,

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    I'm just lookin' for a dear, dear friend of mine,

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    I'm      waiting for my man.                + D - G

 

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3.     Here he comes,          he's all dressed in black,

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    PR 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       waiting for my man.

 

+  D - G - D - G (5x)

 

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4.     Up to a Brownstone,          up three flights of stairs,

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    everybody's pinned you,          but nobody cares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    He's got the works, gives you sweet taste,

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    ah, then you gotta split because you got no time to waste,

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    I'm      waiting for my man.                   + D - G - D - G

 

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5.     Baby, don't you holler, darlin', don't you bawl and shout,

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    I'm feeling good,         you know, I'm gonna work it on out.

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    I'm feeling good, I'm feeling, oh, so fine,

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    until tomorrow, but that's just some other time,

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    I'm       waiting for my man.

 

+  D - G - D - G (4x)  ....

 

    (The Velvet Underground)