Intro:
F C, DmCF C, Am E,
E Am, G/BVerse 1:
FCDmC
I remember when, I was five and you were ten, boy,
FCAmE
You knew that I was shy, so you teased and made me cry.
EAmG/B
But I loved you...
Verse 2:
FCDmC
Then one day you came, you told me you were leaving,
FCAmE
You gave your folks the blame and made me cry a-gain.
EAmG/B
When you said...
Chorus 1:
CFmaj7
Little girl, please don't wait for me,
CAmDmG7
Wait patiently for love, some-day will surely come.
CFmaj7
Little girl, please don't wait for me,
CAmDmG7
Wait patiently for love, some-day will surely come.
EAmG/B
And I'm still wait-ing.
Interlude:
C Am, C
I'm waiting,
AmFC
Ooh, still waiting.
Bridge 1:
FCDmAm
(I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool to keep waiting,
FCAmE
I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool).
FCDmAm
(I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool to keep waiting,
FCAmE
I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool).
Interlude:
E Am, G/BVerse 3:
FCDmC
Then someone finally came; he told me that he loved me,
FCAmE
I put him off with lies; he could see I had no eyes.
EAmG/B
So he left me...
Verse 4:
FCDmC
Once again, a-lone like a child without her playmate,
FCAmE
I had to face the truth; I was still in love with you.
EAmG/B
But you said...
Chorus 2:
CFmaj7
Little girl, please don't wait for me,
CAmDmG7
Wait patiently for love, some-day will surely come.
CFmaj7
Little girl, please don't wait for me,
CAmDmG7
Wait patiently for love, some-day will surely come.
EAmG/B
And I'm still wait-ing.
Break:
CAm
Love has never shown his face,
C
Since the day you walked out that door.
EmF
You filled my life with empty space,
C
Come back; can't you see it's you, I'm waiting for?
Coda: (with Vocal Ad-libs)
FCDmAm
(I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool to keep waiting,
FCAmE
I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool).
FCDmAm
(I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool to keep waiting,
FCAmE
I'm just a fool, I'm just a fool).
(Repeat to Fade)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.