INTRO: Ab Fm Ab

CHORUS:
Eb
Everybody sometime or another gotta play 
            Ab
the waiting game.
Eb
Everybody sometime or another gotta play 
            Db         Ab
the waiting game..(oh, yeah)
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I've waited for love so long, how long can 

this game go on.
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But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.

#1.
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My mama said, you gotta use your head.
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And don't be quick to give away your heart.
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She said, with a smile, it'll take a little 
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while, but you'll wait for the right boy if 
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you're smart...she said..

CHORUS:
Eb
Everybody sometime or another gotta play 
            Ab
the waiting game.
Eb
Everybody sometime or another gotta play 
            Db         Ab
the waiting game..(oh, yeah)
Db                            Ab
I've waited for love so long, how long can 

this game go on.
         Eb                     Ab...........E
But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.

#2.
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As time went on, lots of boys came along.
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They'd tell me how they didn't care to wait.
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So, when they asked me to wed, all I said,
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was let's wait a while before we set the date.

I told them..

CHORUS:
E
Everybody sometime or another gotta play 
            A
the waiting game.
E
Everybody sometime or another gotta play 
            D          A
the waiting game..(oh, yeah)
D                             A
I've waited for love so long, how long can 

this game go on.
         E                      A
But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.

OUTRO:
         E                      A
But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.