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Waiting Tables – Don Henley
From "Cass County" (2015)
Intro:      Dsus4     D     Am  G  
Verse 1:
GShe grew up tall in a Dtimber town, C  
Where trees were not the only things that were Gfallin' downC  
The breezes through the pines were blowin' EmbittersweetAm  
They blew the papers down the Ddead-end streetG  
Verse 2:
GShe married a boy as soon as she got Dout of schoolC  
But he turned out to be a Greckless foolC  
Gone are the days when she was Emworry-freeAm  
Now she's a single mom; she's only Dtwenty-three
Chorus 1:
And she's Gwaiting tables, she's just    Bmwaiting tablesC  
She's learned a lot about people - more than she   Amever wanted to Dknow
She's just Gwaiting tables,    Bmwaiting tablesC  
Biding her time until there's Dsomewhere else to Ggo
Verse 3:
When her Gworkin' day is done, she tallies Dup her tips
And she sighs, "CDear Lord above, there must be Gmore than this."
SomeCday she'll see this misery in her    Emrear-view mirror
But for toAmday she'll find a way to get a-Dlong right here
Chorus 2:
And she's Gwaiting tables, she's just    Bmwaiting tablesC  
She's learned a lot about people - more than she   Amever wanted to Dknow
She's just Gwaiting tables,    Bmwaiting tablesC  
Biding her time until there's Dsomewhere else to Ggo
Bridge:
   Bm9One rainy night, a handsome Emman came in,   Bm9Said he was bound for parts un-Emknown
   Bm9They talked and talked until the Cmoon went down,  AmBut in the mornin' he was CgoneD  
Chorus 3:
GWaiting tables, she's just  Bmwaiting tables,  CAnother year or two and Amshe'll be movin' on
She's just   Gwaiting tables,   Bmwaiting tables, C  
Holding her own till somethin' Dbetter comes a-Glong
Waiting tables, she's just   Bmwaiting tables,C  
Biding her time till somethin' Dbetter comes a-Glong

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Waiting Tables

by Don Henley

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Dsus4

Bm9

Waiting Tables – Don Henley

From "Cass County" (2015)

Dsus4 D Am G

Intro:

Verse 1:

G D C

She grew up tall in a timber town,

G C

Where trees were not the only things that were fallin' down

Em Am

The breezes through the pines were blowin' bittersweet

D G

They blew the papers down the dead-end street

Verse 2:

G D C

She married a boy as soon as she got out of school

G C

But he turned out to be a reckless fool

Em Am

Gone are the days when she was worry-free

Now she's a single mom; she's only twenty-three

Chorus 1:

G Bm C

And she's waiting tables, she's just waiting tables

Am D

She's learned a lot about people - more than she ever wanted to know

G Bm C

She's just waiting tables, waiting tables

D G

Biding her time until there's somewhere else to go

Verse 3:

G D

When her workin' day is done, she tallies up her tips

C G

And she sighs, "Dear Lord above, there must be more than this."

C Em

Someday she'll see this misery in her rear-view mirror

Am D

But for today she'll find a way to get a-long right here

Chorus 2:

G Bm C

And she's waiting tables, she's just waiting tables

Am D

She's learned a lot about people - more than she ever wanted to know

G Bm C

She's just waiting tables, waiting tables

D G

Biding her time until there's somewhere else to go

Bridge:

Bm9 Em Bm9 Em

One rainy night, a handsome man came in, Said he was bound for parts un-known

Bm9 C Am C D

They talked and talked until the moon went down, But in the mornin' he was gone

Chorus 3:

G Bm C Am

Waiting tables, she's just waiting tables, Another year or two and she'll be movin' on

G Bm C

She's just waiting tables, waiting tables,

D G

Holding her own till somethin' better comes a-long

Bm C

Waiting tables, she's just waiting tables,

D G

Biding her time till somethin' better comes a-long

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