Intro: D G D G 

D   G               D   G 
I'm waitin' for my man 
D   G               D   G 
26 dollars in my hand 
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Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive 

D   G               D   G 
I'm waitin' for my man 

D    G                        D    G 
Hey, white boy, what you doin' uptown? 
D    G                        D            G 
Hey, white boy, you chasin' our women around? 
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Oh pardon me sir, it's the last thing on my mind 
G                      A 
I'm just lookin' for a very dear friend of mine 

D           G      D  G 
I'm waiting for my man 

D               G                   D     G 
Here he comes, he's all dressed in black 
D                       G          D    G 
In PR shoes and a big straw hat 
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He's never early, he's always late 
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First thing you learn is, oh, baby, you always gotta wait 

D           G      D  G 
I'm waiting for my man 

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Up to Brownstone ville, up three flights of stairs 
D                       G          D    G 
Everybody's pinned you, but nobody cares 
D                   F# 
He's got the works, gives you up sweet taste 
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And he's gotta split because you got no time to waste 

D        G      D  G 
I'm waiting for my man 

D                 G                          D    G 
Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout 
D                      G                    D  G 
I'm feeling good, you know I'm gonna work it on out 
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I'm feeling good, I'm feeling oh so fine 
G                                  A 
Until tomorrow, but that's just some other time 

D        G      D  G 
I'm waiting for my man