...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 Dm C
I remember when, I was five and you were ten, boy,
F C Am E
You knew that I was shy, so you teased and made me cry.
E Am G/B
But I loved you...
Verse 2:
F C Dm C
Then one day you came, you told me you were leaving,
F C Am E
You gave your folks the blame and made me cry a-gain.
E Am G/B
When you said...
Chorus 1:
C Fmaj7
Little girl, please don't wait for me,
C Am Dm G7
Wait patiently for love, some-day will surely come.
C Fmaj7
Little girl, please don't wait for me,
C Am Dm G7
Wait patiently for love, 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 Dm Am
(I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool to keep waiting,
F C Am E
I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool).
F C Dm Am
(I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool to keep waiting,
F C Am E
I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool).
Interlude:
E Am, G/B
Verse 3:
F C Dm C
Then someone finally came; he told me that he loved me,
F C Am E
I put him off with lies; he could see I had no eyes.
E Am G/B
So he left me...
Verse 4:
F C Dm C
Once again, a-lone like a child without her playmate,
F C Am E
I had to face the truth; I was still in love with you.
E Am G/B
But you said...
Chorus 2:
C Fmaj7
Little girl, please don't wait for me,
C Am Dm G7
Wait patiently for love, some-day will surely come.
C Fmaj7
Little girl, please don't wait for me,
C Am Dm G7
Wait patiently for love, 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 Ad-libs)
F C Dm Am
(I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool to keep waiting,
F C Am E
I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool).
F C Dm Am
(I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool to keep waiting,
F C Am E
I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool).
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F C Dm Am E G/B Fmaj7 G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
133211 x32010 xx0231 x02210 022100 x20033 x03210 323000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
