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Make Him Wait

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[Intro]
G  D  A Bm
[Verse 1]
When he Gcalls Dyou, you don't have to Aanswer right Bmaway
Make him waitG  D  A  
And when he Gsmall Dtalks before he Aasks you on a Bmdate
Make him waitG  D  A  
When his BmPontiac's in the driveway and his Aeyes are midnight blue
Take a Gdeep breath and do the opposite of wEmhat you wanna do
[Chorus]
Make him Gwait, by the Dphone
At the Adoor to meet your Bmdad
BeGfore that first kiss he's Dgotta hold your handA  
GYou can't get it Dback when you Agive yourself Bmaway
Yeah a Gboy's gonna run but a Dreal man's gonna Astay
Girl make him waitG  D  A  Bm  
Mmmm make him waitG  D  A  
[Verse 2]
And when he Gsays Dthat, it'd be Aeasier Bmif you just stayed the nightG  
Make him Dwait (Amhmmm)
You're gonna GwanDna, and you Athink that you Bmjust might
But make him GwaitD, oohAhhhh
[Chorus]
Make him Gwait, by the Dphone
At the Adoor to meet your Bmdad
BeGfore that first kiss he's Dgotta hold your handA  
GYou can't get it Dback when you Agive yourself Bmaway
Yeah a Gboy's gonna run but a Dreal man's gonna Astay
Girl make him waitG  D  A  Bm  
Ohhhh make him waitG  D  A  
[Bridge]
They Gtaught me that love is Dworth the weight in Agold
Like that Dring on your Ahand, so
When you find the Gone, the stayin' Bmkind
Then he won't Asus2mind...A  
[Chorus]
If you make him Gwait, in his Dtux
Cellos Asing you down the Bmaisle
Walk Gslow, take your tiDme, while your daddy cAries and your mama smiles
And they're Gthrowin' rice in the Dair and those Atin cans roll Bmaway
And you Glook into his eyesD, and realiAsus2ze it was worth the Awhile
To make him waitG  D  A  Bm  
Make him waitG  D  A  

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Make Him Wait

by Abby Anderson

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Asus2

[Intro]

G D A Bm

[Verse 1]

G D A Bm

When he calls you, you don't have to answer right away

G D A

Make him wait

G D A Bm

And when he small talks before he asks you on a date

G D A

Make him wait

Bm A

When his Pontiac's in the driveway and his eyes are midnight blue

G Em

Take a deep breath and do the opposite of what you wanna do

[Chorus]

G D

Make him wait, by the phone

A Bm

At the door to meet your dad

G D A

Before that first kiss he's gotta hold your hand

G D A Bm

You can't get it back when you give yourself away

G D A

Yeah a boy's gonna run but a real man's gonna stay

G D A Bm

Girl make him wait

G D A

Mmmm make him wait

[Verse 2]

G D A Bm G

And when he says that, it'd be easier if you just stayed the night

D A

Make him wait (mhmmm)

G D A Bm

You're gonna wanna, and you think that you just might

G D A

But make him wait, oohhhhh

[Chorus]

G D

Make him wait, by the phone

A Bm

At the door to meet your dad

G D A

Before that first kiss he's gotta hold your hand

G D A Bm

You can't get it back when you give yourself away

G D A

Yeah a boy's gonna run but a real man's gonna stay

G D A Bm

Girl make him wait

G D A

Ohhhh make him wait

[Bridge]

G D A

They taught me that love is worth the weight in gold

D A

Like that ring on your hand, so

G Bm

When you find the one, the stayin' kind

Asus2 A

Then he won't mind...

[Chorus]

G D

If you make him wait, in his tux

A Bm

Cellos sing you down the aisle

G D A

Walk slow, take your time, while your daddy cries and your mama smiles

G D A Bm

And they're throwin' rice in the air and those tin cans roll away

G D Asus2 A

And you look into his eyes, and realize it was worth the while

G D A Bm

To make him wait

G D A

Make him wait

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