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Waiting
From the album Starter Home
[Intro]
 C   F   G   Cx2
[Verse 1]
CWaiting always takes it oFut of me
GWaiting for you to cCall
CAll the other things Fin my life
GThey don't mean nothing at Call
[Chorus]
CIt's like I'm always wAmaiting
FWaiting on your lCove
CI'd give anything Fin my world
GTo have a place in your hCeart
[Interlude]
C F G C
[Verse 2]
CIt always feels so good to mFake you laugh
GTake you away for a whCile
CYou've been dealt so manFy bad cards
GYou've played them all with such stCyle
[Chorus]
CIt's like there's something wAmaiting
FWaiting to be bCorn
CThere's a shadow betwFeen us
GBetween the night and the dCawn
[Interlude]
C Am F C F G C
[Verse 3]
CAnd when the shadow of a fFalling star
GCrosses over the sCky
CAnd it's travelled so vFery far
GJust to be in your eCye
[Chorus]
CIt's like I'm always wAmaiting
FWaiting on your lCove
CI'd give anything Fin my world
GTo have a place in your hCeart
[Outro]
C Am F C
C F C

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Waiting

by Doug Paisley

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Waiting

From the album Starter Home

[Intro]

C F G C

[Verse 1]

C F

Waiting always takes it out of me

G C

Waiting for you to call

C F

All the other things in my life

G C

They don't mean nothing at all

[Chorus]

C Am

It's like I'm always waiting

F C

Waiting on your love

C F

I'd give anything in my world

G C

To have a place in your heart

[Interlude]

C F G C

[Verse 2]

C F

It always feels so good to make you laugh

G C

Take you away for a while

C F

You've been dealt so many bad cards

G C

You've played them all with such style

[Chorus]

C Am

It's like there's something waiting

F C

Waiting to be born

C F

There's a shadow between us

G C

Between the night and the dawn

[Interlude]

C Am F C F G C

[Verse 3]

C F

And when the shadow of a falling star

G C

Crosses over the sky

C F

And it's travelled so very far

G C

Just to be in your eye

[Chorus]

C Am

It's like I'm always waiting

F C

Waiting on your love

C F

I'd give anything in my world

G C

To have a place in your heart

[Outro]

C Am F C

C F C

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