Waiting On A Dark Eyed Gal chords by Nanci Griffith

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Intro:

G+G C majorC G+G


🎸 Verse 1:
N.C.        G+G     C majorC        G+G    C majorC G+G
Well, the midnight train can come and go without him
                 D MajorD  C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
Oh, he don't need no taxi back to town
       G+G           C majorC
He says he'll stay right here in the depot light
     B7B7          E minorEm   C majorC
He was supposed to meet someone dear tonight
     G+G
He's just sitting there thinking
D MajorD           G+G
Waitin' on a dark-eyed gal

🎸 Verse 2:
N.C.     G+G         C majorC     G+G    C majorC G+G
No, he don't mind the rain, he never even noticed
                         D MajorD  C majorC B minorBm
And he don't mind the cold, it wouldn't matter anyhow
   A minorAm    G+G              C majorC
As a matter of fact, he could stay till the break of day
     B7B7        E minorEm   C majorC
He don't see as he's in anybody's way
   G+G
Just sittin' here thinking
D MajorD           G+G
Waitin' on a dark eyed gal


🎸 Bridge:
        C majorC
She said she'd meet him at the station
      G+G
He won't believe she'd keep him waiting
   E minorEm     A augmentedA
Very long, very long


🎸 Verse 3:
N.C.   G+G    C majorC       G+G    C majorC G+G
She never told him she was coming with him
                    D MajorD  C majorC      B minorBm
Or if she only wanted to say a last farewell  Fare thee well
A minorAm    G+G       C majorC
Never was one to let him know her mind
      B7B7            E minorEm    C majorC
So he just keeps hanging on now and doing his time
     G+G
He's just sitting there thinking
D MajorD           G+G  C majorC G+G
Waitin' on a dark-eyed gal

🎸 Instrumental:
G+G  C majorC  G+G  C majorC G+G
      D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
G+G  C majorC  B7B7 E minorEm C majorC
G+G  D MajorD  G+G


🎸 Verse 4:
N.C.        G+G     C majorC         G+G    C majorC G+G
Yeah, the midnight train has come and gone without him
                 D MajorD  C majorC B minorBm A minorAm
Oh, he don't need no taxi back to town
         G+G           C majorC
He says I'll just stay right here in the depot light
     B7B7          E minorEm   C majorC
He was supposed to meet someone dear tonight
     G+G
He's just sitting there thinking
D MajorD           G+G  C majorC G+G
Waitin' on a dark-eyed gal


🎸 Outro:
      G+G
Yeah, he's sitting there drinking
D MajorD           G+G  C majorC G+G
Waitin' on a dark-eyed gal