CGAbCGAbGCF
Made my exit on the turnpike
GCF
I saw the stateside toll and shuffled for some change
GCF
I paid a man that talked as if he knew me
G
And I could see it in his eyes
CF
He could tell that I was running away
CG
What are you waiting for
Ab
It's just a minute away
CG
Travel light you might just
Ab
Find yourself there for the day
CG
What are you waiting for
Ab
It's just a minute away
BbAb
Following Rita
BbAb
Following Rita
GCF
Stopped to make a call and picked up Elvis
GCF
Elvis James McCabe a future millionaire
GC
He wrestled with his thoughts out loud
F
About two girls that he had left behind
G
And said for forty five dollars
CF
He could help me on my way and get rich too
CG
What are you waiting for
Ab
It's just a minute away
CG
Travel light you might just
Ab
Find yourself there for the day
CG
What are you waiting for
Ab
It's just a minute away
BbAb
Following Rita
BbAb
Following Rita
DC
There was talk about after high school
G
I would get a job
DC
Gig at night and she would go to some
G
Community school
D
But her father changed jobs
C
And we cried together
GF
As her plane was flying away
GC
Well the phone never was enough
F
For us to hold on to
GC
Now every mile that I drive away
F
Get's me closer to you, yeah
CG
What are you waiting for
Ab
It's just a minute away
CG
Travel light you might just
Ab
Find yourself there for the day
CG
What are you waiting for
Ab
It's just a minute away
BbAb
Following Rita
CG
What are you waiting for
Ab
It's just a minute away
CG
Travel light you might just
Ab
Find yourself there for the day
CG
What are you waiting for
Ab
It's just a minute away
BbAb
Following Rita
BbAb
Following Rita
BbAb
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.