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Don't Wait Up by Diane Birch
posted by eduardopaulo
Intro:  Cm   Bb   Cmx 4
Vs
I Cmsaid to the river running Bbthru my Cmheart
You got a long way to go until the Bbwater Cmpart
Come the clouds rollin' in and all the Bbpeople Cmhide
They say run run baby to the BbsunnyCmside
(repeat those chords)
I said to the preacher standing at my door
Why you chasin' a rainbow when you got a star?
He said you're gonna be sorry if you open that lid
I said it's too late daddy I already did
Chrs
G#Oh EbOh Gdon't wait up for Cmme
G#Oh Eboh cuz you ain't gonna Flike what you Gsee
No no Cmno
(the rest of the song is the same thing:  Cm   Bb   Cmfor the verse, and the chorus 
repeats itself too)
Vs
I looked at the clock and it was quarter to twelve
I started counting the minutes to the freedom bell
I said the midnight hour is gonna take me home
And today's sorry will be here no more
I said
Chrs.
Oh Oh don't wait up for me
Oh on cuz you aint gonna like what you see
No no no

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Dont Wait Up

by Diane Birch

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Don't Wait Up by Diane Birch

posted by eduardopaulo

Cm Bb Cm

Intro: x 4

Cm Bb Cm

I said to the river running thru my heart

Bb Cm

You got a long way to go until the water part

Bb Cm

Come the clouds rollin' in and all the people hide

Bb Cm

They say run run baby to the sunnyside

(repeat those chords)

I said to the preacher standing at my door

Why you chasin' a rainbow when you got a star?

He said you're gonna be sorry if you open that lid

I said it's too late daddy I already did

Chrs

G# Eb G Cm

Oh Oh don't wait up for me

G# Eb F G

Oh oh cuz you ain't gonna like what you see

No no no

Cm Bb Cm

(the rest of the song is the same thing: for the verse, and the chorus

repeats itself too)

I looked at the clock and it was quarter to twelve

I started counting the minutes to the freedom bell

I said the midnight hour is gonna take me home

And today's sorry will be here no more

I said

Chrs.

Oh Oh don't wait up for me

Oh on cuz you aint gonna like what you see

No no no

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