Key: C
Introduction:
Cbass
(for the first beat of the first/third meas.)
Am F G C
Watchin' girls go passing by It ain't the latest thing
G C
I'm just standin' in a doorway
G C
I'm just trying to make some sense
$
Am F G C
1. Out of these girls passing by, the tales they tell of men
G C
I'm not waiting on a lady
G C
I'm just waiting on a friend
2. A smile relieves a heart that grieves,
C F C
... on a friend I'm just waiting on a friend
F C F C
just waiting on a friend. I'm just waiting on a friend,
F C F C
I'm just waiting on a friend, just waiting on a friend
Fand
soloing away, then return to "$" for the last two verses)
3. Don't need a whore, don't need now booze,
C2and Dmthat
for one strum before the F.
Hope this helps.
Am F G C
Watchin girls a-passin' by It ain't the latest thing
G C G C
I'm just standin' in a doorway I'm just tryin' to make some sense
Am F G C
out of these girls a-passin' by...the tales they tell of men
G C G C
I'm not waitin' on a lady I'm just waiting on a friend
Am F G C
A smile relieves the heart that bleeds remember what I said
G C G C
I'm not waitin' on a lady I'm just waiting on a friend
Am F G C
Don't need a whore I don't need no booze - don't need a virgin priest
G C G C
But I need someone I can cry to I need someone to protect
Am F G C
Makin love and breakin hearts - it is a game for youth
G C G C
but I'm not waiting on a lady...I'm just waitin on a friend
C2 Dm F{repeat,
(just waitin on a friend)
fade
C9 C
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