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 Paloma Faith - I Just Wait
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No capo
[Intro]
E G Am
[Verse]
  AmAs I'm watching youDmr silhouette
  FI see you clearly jump Edown off the E7step
  AmThe twinkling in your eyes
  Makes me Dmwonder if I'm dead or alive
  And FI, I Ejust wE7ait
[Pre-Chorus]
  Dm7How many clues do you need me to leave you?
  Em7I feel like I leave 'em all the time
  Dm7Spending days together, I just
  Can't Ehelp wondering when you'll be E7mine
[Chorus]
If I could Am7hold your Em7hand, yes I Dm7would
Be with you Am7every Em7day, if I Dm7could
But my Am7lips are Em7sealed, like they Dm7should
But Ftick tock, tick tock, tick tockF  E  
I'm Dm7waiting
[Verse]
  AmBehind my smile lies uDmncertainty
  If you Fchoose a girl, will she Ebe me?E7  
  AmI try to keep my composure today
  If I Dmwish too hard, though you might wish away
  So FI, I Ejust wE7ait
[Pre-Chorus]
  Dm7How many clues do you need me to leave you?
  Em7I feel like I leave 'em all the time
  Dm7Spending days together, I just
  Can't Ehelp wondering when you'll be E7mine
[Chorus]
If I could Am7hold your Em7hand, yes I Dm7would
Be with you Am7every Em7day, if I Dm7could
But my Am7lips are Em7sealed, like they Dm7should
But Ftick tock, tick tock, tick tockF  E  
I'm Dm7waiting
[Bridge]
I had my Dmface in Bm7-5shadows
So you Cwon't disturb my Edreams
I look on Dmyou from a Bm7-5far point
We're Fbeautiful, it Eseems
But I Aminch a little Bm7-5closer
And that's Call I want to A/C#take
You disDmintegrate before me
And from mEy lovely sleep I E7wake
[Chorus]
If I could Am7hold your Em7hand, yes I Dm7would
Be with you Am7every Em7day, if I Dm7could
But my Am7lips are Em7sealed, like they Dm7should
'Cause Ftime, time, Ftime is Eticking aDm7way
[Coda]
If I could Am7hold your Em7hand, yes I Dm7would
Be with you Am7every Em7day, if I Dm7could
But my Am7lips are Em7sealed, like they Dm7should

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I Just Wait

by Paloma Faith

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Dm7

Em7

Am7

Bm7-5

A/C#

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Paloma Faith - I Just Wait

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No capo

[Intro]

E G Am

[Verse]

Am Dm

As I'm watching your silhouette

F E E7

I see you clearly jump down off the step

The twinkling in your eyes

Makes me wonder if I'm dead or alive

F E E7

And I, I just wait

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm7

How many clues do you need me to leave you?

Em7

I feel like I leave 'em all the time

Dm7

Spending days together, I just

E E7

Can't help wondering when you'll be mine

[Chorus]

Am7 Em7 Dm7

If I could hold your hand, yes I would

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Be with you every day, if I could

Am7 Em7 Dm7

But my lips are sealed, like they should

F F E

But tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

Dm7

I'm waiting

[Verse]

Am Dm

Behind my smile lies uncertainty

F E E7

If you choose a girl, will she be me?

I try to keep my composure today

If I wish too hard, though you might wish away

F E E7

So I, I just wait

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm7

How many clues do you need me to leave you?

Em7

I feel like I leave 'em all the time

Dm7

Spending days together, I just

E E7

Can't help wondering when you'll be mine

[Chorus]

Am7 Em7 Dm7

If I could hold your hand, yes I would

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Be with you every day, if I could

Am7 Em7 Dm7

But my lips are sealed, like they should

F F E

But tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

Dm7

I'm waiting

[Bridge]

Dm Bm7-5

I had my face in shadows

C E

So you won't disturb my dreams

Dm Bm7-5

I look on you from a far point

F E

We're beautiful, it seems

Am Bm7-5

But I inch a little closer

C A/C#

And that's all I want to take

You disintegrate before me

E E7

And from my lovely sleep I wake

[Chorus]

Am7 Em7 Dm7

If I could hold your hand, yes I would

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Be with you every day, if I could

Am7 Em7 Dm7

But my lips are sealed, like they should

F F E Dm7

'Cause time, time, time is ticking away

[Coda]

Am7 Em7 Dm7

If I could hold your hand, yes I would

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Be with you every day, if I could

Am7 Em7 Dm7

But my lips are sealed, like they should

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