Key: E
Introduction:
D Em
I've been waiting night and day
I didn't see the time
D Em
I waited half my life away
D
There were lots of invitations
Eb7(b5) B7
And I know you sent me some
Em D
But I was waiting
C D Eb7(b5) B7 Em
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Verse 2:Em
D Em
But, you see, my hands were tied
I know it must have hurt you
D Em
It must have hurt your pride
D
To have to stand beneath my window
Eb7(b5) B7
With your bugle and your drum
Em D
And me I'm up there waiting
C D Eb7(b5) B7 Em
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Verse 3:Em
D Em
You wouldn't like it here
There ain't no entertainment
D Em
And the judgments are severe
D
The Maestro says it's Mozart
Eb7(b5) B7
But it sounds like bubble gum
Em D
When you're waiting
C D Eb7(b5) B7 Em
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Am
Waiting for the miracle
Em
There's nothing left to do
B7
I haven't been this happy
Em
Since the end of World War II
Am
Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Em
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb
C
Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Eb7(b5) B
Waiting for the miracle to come
Verse 4:Em
D Em
It was just the other night
Most of you was naked
D Em
Ah but some of you was light
D
The sands of time were falling
Eb7(b5) B7
From your fingers and your thumb
Em D
And you were waiting
C D Eb7(b5) B7 Em
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Verse 5:Em
D Em
We've been alone too long
Let's be alone together
D Em
Let's see if we're that strong
D
Yeah let's do something crazy
Eb7(b5) B7
Something absolutely wrong
Em D
While we're waiting
C D Eb7(b5) B7 Em
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Am
Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Em
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb
C
Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Eb7(b5) B
Waiting for the miracle to come
Verse 6:Em
D Em
And you're lying in the rain
And they ask you how you're doing
D Em
Of course you say you can't complain
D
If you're squeezed for information
Eb7(b5) B7
That's when you've got to play it dumb
Em D
You just say you're out there waiting
C D Eb7(b5) B7 Em
For the miracle, for the miracle to come