Chords used:
EADGBEF (1 3 3 x x x)
F2 (x 8 10 10 x x)
A# (6 8 8 x x x)
D# (x 6 8 8 x x)
G# (x 4 6 6 x x)
G (x 3 5 5 x x)
F# (x 2 4 4 x x)
F2A#F
So she tells her man "lets go fishin"
F2A#F
Well go tommorow morning when the sun rise..
F2A#F
And then she says she wants to take her kids and (baby cries)
F2A#F
Thats her boy thats 12 and her daughter thats 4 with angel eyes
F2A#F
So they get there and the sun has barely risen
F2A#F
Decided on a spot where the fish is plentiful with the tide
F2A#F
Get out their poles daddy smiles and said the fish is jumpin
F2A#F
Then they heard a splash but it sounded bigger than fish size
[music changes]
F#D#
12 yr old screams mom
F#D#
And mom screams back "The baby was holdin your arm"
F#G#A#
Well that was 30 seconds ago so they jumped in
G
All comin up with nothin but then...
[music changes]
FF#A#G#
Something told mom to look toward the light
GDD#F2F#
But the sun wasn't yellow it had turned white
FF#A#G#
So she listen and swam she swam for the light
GDD#F2F#
Like the Michelin man she swam with such might
FF#A#G#
She spotted the baby and she was on her back
GDD#F2F#
Just as the light said "Sunrise was Heaven's track"
FF#A#G#
She turned the baby over her eyes were still blue
GDD#F2F#
Baby had a smile and said... "I was waitin for you!"
[music changes]
F2A#F
Mom I was waitin for you!
F2A#F
Your baby!
F2A#F
Momma! I love you!
F2A#F
And I was waitin for you!
F2A#F
Heyyyyy [congo drums start playing] I was waitin for you..
F2A#F
I was waiting for you..
F2A#F
Momma.. I was waiting for you..
F2
I love you ma..
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.