INTRO: F F   Am G G  Em Am Am  Am G G 


verse 1 
F        G                Am      G  ( Am )    
 He sits behind her in the evening. 
F              G              Am      Am  ( Em )    
 She turns and asks him for a light. 
F             G               Am       ( F )  G     
 He worked so hard so he'd be something. 
F             G             Am      Am  ( Em )    
 Just what it was she never knew. 
F          G                 Am      G     
 Just what it was she never knew. 

verse 2 
F        G                   Am      G   
 He lays beside her as she's sleeping. 
F            G            Am      Am  ( Em )  
 She asks if everything's alright. 
F           G                Am       G       
 Is there a secret he's been keeping?  
F            G                Am      Am  ( G )    
 She doesn't know anything he says.  
F           G                 Am      G   
 He doesn't feel anything she says.  

Instrumental 

F G Am G 
F G Am Am 
F G Am G 
F G Am Am 

Chorus 
Em            D                Am                Am                 Em 
    I've been waiting for too long for love like this, oh love like this 
                D              Am                             
                To let it slip away - ay - ay -ay  
Em           D                Am                   Em  
   I've been waiting for your tender kiss. 


verse 3 

F           G                  Am         G  
 She says, "I just might leave tomorrow." 
F          G              Am      Am     
 He says, "Tomorrow never comes." 
F         G             Am       G   
 So we'll just learn to love our sorrow. 
F              G              Am        G   
 I'll love you tender as your sleeping. 
F              G                  Am      G     
 I'll love you bitter through the day. 


ENDING Instrumental 

F G Am G 
F G Am Am 
F G Am G 
F G Am Am