G C G
I need love, love, to ease my mind,
Bm Em Am D
I need to find, find, someone to call mine. But mama said:
(Chorus:)
G C G
You can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
Bm Em Am D
She said, love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take.
G C G
You can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait,
Bm Em Am D
you got to trust, give it time, no matter how long it takes.
Bm
But how many heartaches must I stand,
Em
before I find a love to let me live again.
Am
Right now the only thing that keeps me hangin' on,
D D7
when I feel my strength, yeah, it's almost gone.
D7
I remember, mama said:
(Chorus:)
G C G
You can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
Bm Em Am D
She said, love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take.
G C G
How long must I wait, how much more can I take,
Bm Em Am D
before loneliness will cause my heart, heart to break?
Bm
No, I can't bear to live my life alone,
Em
I grow impatient for a love to call my own.
Am
But when I feel that I, I can't go on,
D D7
these precious words keep me hanging on. I remember, mama said:
(Chorus:)
G C G
You can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
Bm Em Am D
She said, love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take.
G C G
You can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
Bm Em Am D G
She said trust, give it time, no matter how long it takes.
G C G
No, love, love, don't come easy,
Bm Em Am D
but I keep on waiting, anticipating
G C G
for that soft voice, to talk to me at night,
Bm Em Am D
for some tender arms, to hold me tight.
G C G
I keep waiting, I keep on waiting,
Bm Em Am D
But it ain't easy, it ain't easy. But mama said:
(Chorus:)
G C G
You can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
Bm Em Am D
She said trust, give it time, no matter how long it takes.
G C G
You can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
Bm Em Am D
She said, love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take.