Intro: 
E  A  B  x2 
 
Verse: 
E                  A      B                        E   A  B 
The butter flowers are in bloom but you're staying in   
E                     A          B                  E    A   B 
The beauty that you know from before don't mean a thing now 
 
Chorus: 
E                    A         (E)      (A)  B 
Loving you is like waiting for the rain to come 
E                    A         (E)      (A)  B 
Loving you is like waiting for the rain to come 
E                    A                       B 
Loving you is like waiting for the rain to come 
 
Break: 
E  A  B   x2 
 
Verse II: 
E                A         B                 E A B 
There are other ways to love than to love a man 
E               A          B             E A B 
Other ways to fill your life with meaning 
E               A            B                          E A B 
Maybe there's a city somewhere where you won't feel alien 
E                       A         B                E B A B 
If new friends are waiting for you go sail with them 
 
Break II: 
E  B  A  B  x3 
 
Chorus II: 
E                    A                       B 
Loving you is like waiting for the rain to come 
E                    A                       B 
Loving you is like waiting for the rain to come 
E                    A                       B 
Loving you is like waiting for the rain to come 
E                    A                       B 
Loving you is like waiting for the rain to come 
 
End: 
E  A  B..