| Intro: |
| C | F | C | F |
| Am | F | G | C | |
| Watchin' girls go pass | ing by | It ain't the latest thing |
| G | C | |
| I | 'm just standin' in a doorw | ay |
| G | C | |
| I | 'm just trying to make some sense |
| $ |
| Am | F | G | C | |
| 1. | Out of these girls pass | ing by, t | he tales they tell of me | n |
| G | C | |
| I | 'm not waiting on a la | dy |
| G | C | |
| I | 'm just waiting on a friend | (return to $ for second verse) |
| 2. A smile relieves a heart that grieves, |
| remember what I said. |
| I'm not waiting on a lady, |
| I'm just waiting on a friend. |
| (after second verse, this bridge:) |
| C | F | C | |
| ... on a friend | I'm | just waiting on a f | riend |
| F | C | F | C | |
| just waiting on a f | riend. I'm | just waiting on a f | riend, |
| F | C | F | C | |
| I'm j | ust waiting on a f | riend, | just waiting on a | friend |
(instrumental for 16 bars, just alternating F and C, one measure each, and soloing away, then return to "$" for the last two verses)
| 3. Don't need a whore, don't need now booze, |
| don't need a virgin priest. |
| But I need some one I can cry to, |
| I need someone to protect. |
| 4. Ooh, making love and breaking hearts, |
| It is a game for youth. |
| But I'm not waiting on a lady, |
| I'm just waiting on a friend. |
| (repeat bridge, fade instrumental...) |
I use cadd9 to dm to f on the intro, the c works in the verse though