Just Waitin chords by John Prine

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G

Verse 1:
  G+G
The old maid's waitin' for leap year to come
C majorC
 The crooner's just waitin' to sing
D MajorD
 The old cow's standin' by the Bull Durham sign
               G+G
Just waitin' for the grass to turn green

Verse 2:
G+G
 The bar-fly's waitin' for an easy mark
C majorC
 An' the hitch-hiker's waitin' for a ride
D MajorD
 The life-termer's waitin' for a prison break
                G+G
The beachcomber's waitin' for a tide

Verse 3:
G+G
 Farmer's daughter's waitin' for the salesman
C majorC
 To take her into town
D MajorD
 An' the city slicker's waitin' for the country boy
           G+G
To lay all his money down

Verse 4:
G+G
 You know everything comes to a standstill
C majorC
 Ain't nothin' seems to make a turn
D MajorD
 The worm must be waitin' for the early bird
                    G+G
I guess the early bird's waitin' on the worm

Verse 5:
G+G
 Nobody wants to do nothin'
C majorC
 Just waitin' to get a finger in the pie
D MajorD
 Waitin' for a call from a big quiz show
                 G+G
Or waitin' on some rich uncle to die

Verse 6:
G+G
 Katy, she's waitin' at the garden gate
C majorC
 Moonshiner's waitin' at the still
D MajorD
 The gambler's still waitin' for that ace in the hole
              G+G
And Jack's still waitin' on Jill

Verse 7:
G+G
 Everybody's waitin' for somethin'
C majorC
 Nothin' seems to turn out right
D MajorD
 'Cause the night shift's waitin' for mornin'
                   G+G
And the burglar's just waitin' on the night

Verse 8:
G+G
 The congregation is waitin' for the preacher
C majorC
 The preacher's just waitin' for the groom
D MajorD
 And the groom's just waitin' for the June bride
               G+G
And the bride's just waitin' for June

Verse 9:
G+G
 Sunflower's waitin' for the sunshine
C majorC
 Violet's just waitin' for dew
D MajorD
 Bee's just waitin' for honey
                 G+G
And, honey, I'm just waitin' for you