D5   G/D            D5   G/D
I'm waitin' for my man
       D5            G/D        D5   G/D
Got twenty-six dollars in my hand
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Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty more dead than alive
D5   G/D            D5 G/D
I'm waitin' for my man

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Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs
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Everybody's pinned, and nobody cares
D5                      F#7
Pardon me sir, it's the furthest from my mind
G                       E
I'm just waiting for a dear dear friend of mine
D5 G/D              D5            G/D               D5 G/D
I'm waiting for my man (waiting, waiting for my man)

         D5  G/D                     D5 G/D
Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
         D5  G/D               D5 G/D
Beat up shoes and a big straw hat
D5                 F#7
He's never early, he's always late
 G                                  E
First thing you learn is that you always gotta wait
D5   G/D            D5 G/D
I'm waitin' for my man

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Hey Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout
D5             G/D                    D5  G/D
I'm feeling good, but gonna work it all out
D5                 F#7
I'm feeling good, feeling so fine
G                     E
Until tomorrow, it's just another time
D5 G/D              D  G/D
I'm waiting for my man