...I'M STILL WAITING... by Diana Ross
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*Released 1971*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Ab)
Intro:
F C, Dm C
F C, Am E,
E Am, G/B
Verse 1:
F C
I remember when,
Dm C
I was five and you were ten, boy,
F C
You knew that I was shy,
Am E
So you teased and made me cry.
E Am G/B
But I loved you...
Verse 2:
F C
Then one day you came,
Dm C
You told me you were leaving,
F C
You gave your folks the blame,
Am E
And made me cry a-gain.
E Am G/B
When you said...
Chorus 1:
C
Little girl,
Fmaj7
Please dont wait for me,
C Am
Wait patiently for love,
Dm G7
Some-day will surely come.
C
Little girl,
Fmaj7
Please dont wait for me,
C Am
Wait patiently for love,
Dm G7
Some-day will surely come.
E Am G/B
And I'm still wait-ing.
Interlude:
C Am, C
I'm waiting,
Am F C
Ooh, still waiting.
Bridge 1:
F C
(I'm just a fool,
Dm Am
I'm just a fool to keep waiting),
F C
(I'm just a fool,
Am E
I'm just a fool).
F C
(I'm just a fool,
Dm Am
I'm just a fool to keep waiting),
F C
(I'm just a fool,
Am E
I'm just a fool).
Interlude:
E Am, G/B
Verse 3:
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F C
Then someone finally came;
Dm C
He told me that he loved me,
F C
I put him off with lies,
Am E
He could see I had no eyes.
E Am G/B
So he left me...
Verse 4:
F C
Once again a-lone,
Dm
Like a child,
C
Without her playmate,
F C
I had to face the truth,
Am E
I was still in love with you.
E Am G/B
But you said...
Chorus 2:
C
Little girl,
Fmaj7
Please dont wait for me,
C Am
Wait patiently for love,
Dm G7
Some-day will surely come.
C
Little girl,
Fmaj7
Please dont wait for me,
C Am
Wait patiently for love,
Dm G7
Some-day will surely come.
E Am G/B
And I'm still wait-ing.
Break:
C Am
Love has never shown his face,
C
Since the day you,
Walked out that door.
Em F
You filled my life with empty space,
C
Come back;
Can't you see it's you I'm waiting for?
Coda:
(with Vocal Adlibs)
F C
(I'm just a fool,
Dm Am
I'm just a fool to keep waiting),
F C
(I'm just a fool,
Am E
I'm just a fool).
F C
(I'm just a fool,
Dm Am
I'm just a fool to keep waiting),
F C
(I'm just a fool,
Am E
I'm just a fool).
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F C Dm Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
133211 032010 xx0231 x02210
E G/B Fmaj7 G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 x20033 x03210 323000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
