Intro: Ab Fm Ab 


[Refrão]
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 
But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game. 

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


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

I told them.. 


[Refrão]
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. 

.....A B  A B  A B  A B.....(Fade.)