I'm Waiting For The Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]I'm[F] waiting for my man[C][F]
[C]Twenty-six dol[F]lars in my han[C]d[F]
[C]Up to Lex[E]ington, 125
[F]Feel sick and dirty, more dea[G]d than alive
[C]I'm[F] waiting for my man[C][F][C][F]

[Verse 2]
[C]Hey, white boy[F], what you doin' uptown?
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[C]Hey, white boy,
[F]you chasin' our women aro[C]und?[F]
[C]Oh pardon me sir,
it's the [E]furthest from my mind
[F]I'm just lookin' for a
[G]dear, dear friend of mine
[C]I'm[F] waiting for my man[C][F]
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[Verse 3]
[C]Here he comes,
[F]he's all dressed in bla[C]ck[F]
[C]PR sho[F]es and a big straw hat[C][F]
[C]He's never early, he'[E]s always late
[F]First thing you learn is you
[G]always gotta wait
[C]I'm[F] waiting for my man[C][F]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 4]
[C]Up to a Brownstone,
[F]up three flights of sta[C]irs[F]
[C]Everybody's pinned you,
[F]but nobody car[C]es[F]
[C]He's got the works, giv[E]es you sweet taste
Ah [F]then you gotta split because
you [G]got no time to waste
[C]I'm[F] waiting for my man[C][F]
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[Verse 5]
[C]Baby don't you holler,
[F]darlin' don't you bawl and [C]shout[F]
[C]I'm feeling good,
[F]you know I'm gonna work it on out[C][F]
[C]I'm feeling good, I'm fee[E]ling oh so fine
[F]Until tomorrow, but that's
[G]just some other time
[C]I'm[F] waiting for my man[C][F]

[Outro 1]
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[Repeat and fade]