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Waiting In Line

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Standard tuning, no capo.
Chords:
 G- 320033
 G/F#- 200033 *
 B7- 797877
 Em- 022000
 C- x32010
 D- x00323
* When playing this for the little pre-verse riff, mute the higher strings
(Just listen to the song to figure out the G G/F# G timing)
I wGent to a gay bar 
And I loB7oked at all the paintings 
If you Emsee somebody 
Studying paintings Cin a gay bar, that's me 
And aGll the boys were laughing 
And aB7ll the girls were dancing 
And I thEmought for a moment, 
I saw sComeone in between 
So, Gdo you want to talk to me? 
Do yB7ou want to dance with me? 
EmDo you want to get drunk and dCiscuss anthropology?
GI don't really care that much 
No, B7I don't care at all 
I just Emdon't want to be alone 
Cwhen I hit that wall 
C'Cause all of my lDife 
oh, aGll G/F#of my lEmife 
I've been Cwaiting waiting waiting waiting wDaiting waiting 
Waiting in line 
   G     G/F#      G(x 2)
so I wGent to the gay bar 
and I gC7ot myself a haircut 
I was fEmeeling pretty good 
thinking CI looked like I should 
and Gat the door there was a fee 
and oB7nce inside would you believe 
Emno one even took a second 
to tCake a second glance at me? 
so, Gdo you want to talk to me 
B7do you want to dance with me 
Emdo you want to get drunk 
and Cdiscuss anthropology? 
GI don't really care that much 
no, B7I don't care at all 
I just dEmon't want to be alone 
Cwhen I take that fall 
'cause all 
of my lDife 
Gall G/F#of my lEmife
I've been Cwaiting waiting waiting waiting wDaiting waiting 
Waiting in line 
   G     G/F#      G(x 2)
so I wGent to the gay bar 
only stB7ayed an hour or two 
then I mEmustered up the courage to come 
Ccrawling back to you 
and I kGnow that that's bad etiquette 
and I kB7now it's pretty low 
but I rEmealized that I love you 
and I tChought you ought to know 
so, Gsay that you'll still talk to me 
B7say that you'll still dance with me 
Csay you want to stay at home and discuss anthropology
'cause GI don't really care that much 
but IB7'd pretend for you 
let me sEmay again so it sinks in 
how I'm sCorry and I love you 
'cause all 
of my lDife, in fact
Gall G/F#of our lEmives
We are waiCting waiting waiting waiting waitDing waiting 
For the right time 

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Waiting In Line

by Mal Blum

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Standard tuning, no capo.

Chords:

- 320033

G/F#

- 200033 *

- 797877

- 022000

- x32010

- x00323

* When playing this for the little pre-verse riff, mute the higher strings

(Just listen to the song to figure out the G G/F# G timing)

I went to a gay bar

And I looked at all the paintings

If you see somebody

Studying paintings in a gay bar, that's me

And all the boys were laughing

And all the girls were dancing

And I thought for a moment,

I saw someone in between

So, do you want to talk to me?

Do you want to dance with me?

Em C

Do you want to get drunk and discuss anthropology?

I don't really care that much

No, I don't care at all

I just don't want to be alone

when I hit that wall

C D

'Cause all of my life

G G/F# Em

oh, all of my life

C D

I've been waiting waiting waiting waiting waiting waiting

Waiting in line

G G/F# G

(x 2)

so I went to the gay bar

and I got myself a haircut

I was feeling pretty good

thinking I looked like I should

and at the door there was a fee

and once inside would you believe

no one even took a second

to take a second glance at me?

so, do you want to talk to me

do you want to dance with me

do you want to get drunk

and discuss anthropology?

I don't really care that much

no, I don't care at all

I just don't want to be alone

when I take that fall

'cause all

of my life

G G/F# Em

all of my life

C D

I've been waiting waiting waiting waiting waiting waiting

Waiting in line

G G/F# G

(x 2)

so I went to the gay bar

only stayed an hour or two

then I mustered up the courage to come

crawling back to you

and I know that that's bad etiquette

and I know it's pretty low

but I realized that I love you

and I thought you ought to know

so, say that you'll still talk to me

say that you'll still dance with me

say you want to stay at home and discuss anthropology

'cause I don't really care that much

but I'd pretend for you

let me say again so it sinks in

how I'm sorry and I love you

'cause all

of my life, in fact

G G/F# Em

all of our lives

C D

We are waiting waiting waiting waiting waiting waiting

For the right time

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