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Alan Hull - Waiting
## NOTE: {C B A} = Bass Note Walk-Down from  Cto  Gon the A-string ##
##       ~ ~ ~   = Walk-Up from  Cto                              F##
##       ~       = Walk-Down from  Cto                           Am##
[Verse 1]
I was only Gwaiting, took me time I was D6waitingD  
While the C7day went slowly round the beFnd
                            G              G7        C{C B A}
Could it be another sad song, coming to an end?
[Verse 2]
GCrying, every day she was D6cryingD  
But I'll C7make amends to her one daFy
                             G                 G7        C~ ~
I'll just turn around and say, that's the only way
[Chorus]
~                               F  G7  
And it's, oh, so saddening, it's almost maddening
        C~           Am        G  D  
I didn't ask for much, just a touch
N.C.
But it didn't come to much and I was left here on my own, just ..
[Verse 3]
GWaiting, took up my time, it was frusD6tratingD  
Could it C7be a love story going Fwrong
                         G         G7        C~ ~
Making up another sad song for her ears
[Chorus]
~                               F  G7  
And it's, oh, so saddening, it's almost maddening
        C~           Am        G  D  
I didn't ask for much, just a touch
N.C.
And I was only ...
[Verse 4]
GWaiting, took me time, I was D6waitingD  
Could it C7be a love story going Fwrong
Making up another Gsad song G7for her Cears
[Outro]     (## fade to end ##)
 C~  Am      G    D6    D      C7      F    G    G7   C~   Am    C    D    D/C    D/B  D/A  
G    D6  D  C7    F    G

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Waiting

by Alan Hull

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D/C

D/B

D/A

Alan Hull - Waiting

C G

## NOTE: {C B A} = Bass Note Walk-Down from to on the A-string ##

C F

## ~ ~ ~ = Walk-Up from to ##

C Am

## ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

[Verse 1]

G D6 D

I was only waiting, took me time I was waiting

C7 F

While the day went slowly round the bend

G G7 C

{C B A}

Could it be another sad song, coming to an end?

[Verse 2]

G D6 D

Crying, every day she was crying

C7 F

But I'll make amends to her one day

G G7 C

~ ~

I'll just turn around and say, that's the only way

[Chorus]

F G7

And it's, oh, so saddening, it's almost maddening

C Am G D

I didn't ask for much, just a touch

N.C.

But it didn't come to much and I was left here on my own, just ..

[Verse 3]

G D6 D

Waiting, took up my time, it was frustrating

C7 F

Could it be a love story going wrong

G G7 C

~ ~

Making up another sad song for her ears

[Chorus]

F G7

And it's, oh, so saddening, it's almost maddening

C Am G D

I didn't ask for much, just a touch

N.C.

And I was only ...

[Verse 4]

G D6 D

Waiting, took me time, I was waiting

C7 F

Could it be a love story going wrong

G G7 C

Making up another sad song for her ears

[Outro] (## fade to end ##)

C Am G D6 D C7 F G G7 C Am C D D/C D/B D/A

~ ~

G D6 D C7 F G

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