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Patient Man

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[Intro]
C     F      C       F
[Verse 1]
CShe counted every car on every train
She gave Am7every star in the sky a Fbrand new name
and the Cfields were sown with wheat and corn and hay
and the Am7spring rolled into summer
with the Fwinds our hearts got warmer
[Chorus]
COooooooo  I'm not a patient FmanG  
COooohoooo  I don't Cmaj7/Balways do the Fbest   that I Gcan
And it's Fhalf an hour to put your Gmakeup on
and to Cfind a pretty pair of Fshoes
FHoney I don't like to Gwait
N.C.
but somehow I can wait for you
C     F
[Verse 2]
CDo you remember new years eve when the cops showed up?
there was aAm7nother fight out in the parking lotF  
but the Cboys they could not drag me off the floor
we were Am7dancing to Patio Lanterns,
Fasking for more
[Chorus]
COooooooo  I'm not a patient FmanG  
COooohoohoo  I don't Cmaj7/Balways do the Fbest   that I Gcan
And it's Fhalf an hour to put your Gmakeup on
and to Cfind a pretty pair of Fshoes
FHoney I don't like to Gwait
N.C.
but somehow I can wait for you
[Instrumental]
C
F F  C
F F  Am
Am     F   C
F F  C
F F  Am
Am     F   C
[Chorus]
COooooooo  I'm not a patient FmanG  
COooohoohoo  I don't Cmaj7/Balways do the Fbest   that I Gcan
And it's Fhalf an hour to put your Gmakeup on
and to Cfind another pair of sFhoes
FHoney I don't like to Gwait
N.C.
but somehow I can wait for you
[Outro]
C      Cmaj7/B   F       C

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Patient Man

by Del Barber

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7/B

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

She counted every car on every train

Am7 F

She gave every star in the sky a brand new name

and the fields were sown with wheat and corn and hay

Am7

and the spring rolled into summer

with the winds our hearts got warmer

[Chorus]

C F G

Oooooooo I'm not a patient man

C Cmaj7/B F G

Oooohoooo I don't always do the best that I can

F G

And it's half an hour to put your makeup on

C F

and to find a pretty pair of shoes

F G

Honey I don't like to wait

N.C.

but somehow I can wait for you

C F

[Verse 2]

Do you remember new years eve when the cops showed up?

Am7 F

there was another fight out in the parking lot

but the boys they could not drag me off the floor

Am7

we were dancing to Patio Lanterns,

asking for more

[Chorus]

C F G

Oooooooo I'm not a patient man

C Cmaj7/B F G

Oooohoohoo I don't always do the best that I can

F G

And it's half an hour to put your makeup on

C F

and to find a pretty pair of shoes

F G

Honey I don't like to wait

N.C.

but somehow I can wait for you

[Instrumental]

F F C

F F Am

Am F C

F F C

F F Am

Am F C

[Chorus]

C F G

Oooooooo I'm not a patient man

C Cmaj7/B F G

Oooohoohoo I don't always do the best that I can

F G

And it's half an hour to put your makeup on

C F

and to find another pair of shoes

F G

Honey I don't like to wait

N.C.

but somehow I can wait for you

[Outro]

C Cmaj7/B F C

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