Waiting For The Day chords

Townes Van Zandt

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Capo: 3st fret

  			Adapted from Chris' upload at Blue Sky Home Page - Thank you! 

 
 

           C 
Well, I no longer can recall 
       F                       C 
All the times you made me crawl 
                          F               G   G7 
All the times you made me hang my head and cry 
    C 
But still the teardrops fall 
F                        C 
And lord what's worst of all 
G                                 F       C 
I just ain't got the nerve to say goodbye 

    F 
I'm waitin' for the day 
          C 
When I can hide my love away 
                            F        G    G7 
And stand up like a man so tall and free 
            F 
Then you'll be the one to say 
   C      C/B         Am 
Oh darlin', can't you stay 
G                               F               C 
I don't know what I'd do if you should leave me 

     C 
Oh girl, I don't know why 
     F             C 
You always have to try 
                     F          G   G7 
To hurt me to make me feel ashamed 
        C 
Oh, but someday by and by 
             F             C 
You're gonna be the one to cry 
G                                  F      C 
And walk the floor and sadly call my name 


    F 
I'm waitin' for the day 
          C 
When I can hide my love away 
                            F        G    G7 
And stand up like a man so tall and free 
            F 
Then you'll be the one to say 
   C      C/B         Am 
Oh darlin', can't you stay 
G                                    F          C 
I don't know what I'd do if you should leave me 

           C 
Oh, but it looks like until then 
     F                   C 
I'll throw pride to the wind 
                            F        G    G7 
And try to make believe that I don't know 
       C 
That a day is comin' when 
         F              C 
You won't do me wrong again 
G                            F       C 
And I will be the one to turn and go 

    F 
I'm waitin' for the day 
          C 
When I can hide my love away 
                            F        G    G7 
And stand up like a man so tall and free 
            F 
Then you'll be the one to say 
   C      C/B         Am 
Oh darlin', can't you stay 
G                                     F          C 
I don't know what I'd do if you should leave me 

G                                     F          C 
I don't know what I'd do if you should leave me