INTRO: F F Am G G Em Am Am Am G G
verse 1
F G Am G ( Am )
He sits behind her in the evening.
F G Am Am ( Em )
She turns and asks him for a light.
F G Am ( F ) G
He worked so hard so he'd be something.
F G Am Am ( Em )
Just what it was she never knew.
F G Am G
Just what it was she never knew.
verse 2
F G Am G
He lays beside her as she's sleeping.
F G Am Am ( Em )
She asks if everything's alright.
F G Am G
Is there a secret he's been keeping?
F G Am Am ( G )
She doesn't know anything he says.
F G Am G
He doesn't feel anything she says.
Instrumental
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Chorus
Em D Am Am Em
I've been waiting for too long for love like this, oh love like this
D Am
To let it slip away - ay - ay -ay
Em D Am Em
I've been waiting for your tender kiss.
verse 3
F G Am G
She says, "I just might leave tomorrow."
F G Am Am
He says, "Tomorrow never comes."
F G Am G
So we'll just learn to love our sorrow.
F G Am G
I'll love you tender as your sleeping.
F G Am G
I'll love you bitter through the day.
ENDING Instrumental
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