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Wait Up For Me – Amos Lee
Capo 3 for original version
[Intro]
G   Em  D  G    G   Em  D  G
[Verse 1]
WGhen you cannot get to sleep at nEmight, taunted by that nDew dayGlight
WGhen you just can't sleep before the mEmorn, and you do not fDeel rebGorn
[Chorus]
WCait Gup fDor Emme,   WCait Gup fDor Emme
I'll be coming hCome so you don't have to Dbe aloGneG  Em  D  G  
[Verse 2]
GWhen you're lost out in this wEmorld, and you feel you've cDome undGone
GYou ain't nobody's little gEmirl, you ain't nobody's sDacred sGon
[Chorus]
CWait uGp fDor Emme,   WCait Gup fDor Emme
I'll be coming hCome,  so you don't have to Dbe aGloneF  C  G  
[Bridge]
Well I'm rCagged tGoo, jDust like yGou
I might not sEmhow it, but I fDeel it insiGde
Well I'm rCagged tGoo, lDost and bEmlue
CFeeling like a lDittle chGildG  Em  D  G  G  Em  D  G  
[Verse 3]
GLately I've been thinking Emof  all the losin' that I've done Din lGove
GThe wind she steals my sweet carEmess, please feel me in Dyour emptinGess
[Chorus]
CWait Gup fDor Emme, WCait Gup fDor Emme
I'll be coming hCome,  so you don't have to Dbe aGlone
CWait uGp fDor Emme, WCait uGp fDor Emme
I'll be coming hCome, so you don't have to Dbe aGloneG  Em  D  G  

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Wait Up For Me

by Amos Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Wait Up For Me – Amos Lee

Capo 3 for original version

[Intro]

G Em D G G Em D G

[Verse 1]

G Em D G

When you cannot get to sleep at night, taunted by that new daylight

G Em D G

When you just can't sleep before the morn, and you do not feel reborn

[Chorus]

C G D Em C G D Em

Wait up for me, Wait up for me

C D G G Em D G

I'll be coming home so you don't have to be alone

[Verse 2]

G Em D G

When you're lost out in this world, and you feel you've come undone

G Em D G

You ain't nobody's little girl, you ain't nobody's sacred son

[Chorus]

C G D Em C G D Em

Wait up for me, Wait up for me

C D G F C G

I'll be coming home, so you don't have to be alone

[Bridge]

C G D G

Well I'm ragged too, just like you

Em D G

I might not show it, but I feel it inside

C G D Em

Well I'm ragged too, lost and blue

C D G G Em D G G Em D G

Feeling like a little child

[Verse 3]

G Em D G

Lately I've been thinking of all the losin' that I've done in love

G Em D G

The wind she steals my sweet caress, please feel me in your emptiness

[Chorus]

C G D Em C G D Em

Wait up for me, Wait up for me

C D G

I'll be coming home, so you don't have to be alone

C G D Em C G D Em

Wait up for me, Wait up for me

C D G G Em D G

I'll be coming home, so you don't have to be alone

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