Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G C G D
Common man, six foot tall he stands
C G D
Waiting on his date for some company party in France
G C G D
And she’s late, the boss man said “a quarter till eight”
C G D
And as nine rolled around at his watch he’s looking down, the ticking fate.
C D G
Oh the funny thing about love is it makes you wait.
Verse 2:
G C G D
He wore his good shoes, now he’s walking them home with the homesick blues
C G D
Feeling like he fucked up, it’s all right he’ll get back up because he chooses to.
G C G D
His overcoat, speckled with snow he walks alone
C G D C
Just then he turns his head and sees a girl of which they said the poets wrote.
Chorus:
D G Em C
Don’t hesitate my dear, don’t wait put it all on the line
D G Em C
I’m a leap of faith my dear, and I’m slipping down your spine
D G Em
I will wait my dear till I’m dead or the end of my time
C D G C G
Or you let me know you’re mine.
Verse 3:
G C G D
He went insane; oh the thought of her tortured his brain
C G D
So he retraced his steps so he would not forget where she’d been
G C G D
But she was gone, just the scent of her lingered on
C G D C
So he lived all of his days with his head stuck in a maze half stoned
Chorus:
D G Em C
Don’t hesitate my dear, don’t wait put it all on the line
D G Em C
I’m a leap of faith my dear, and I’m slipping down your spine
D G Em
I will wait my dear till I’m dead or the end of my time
C D G
Or you let me know you’re mine.
C D G C G
Or you let me know you’re mine.
