| G | |
| Jimmy was waitin' on Shelby Jean |
| C | |
| In the p | arking lot at the Dairy Queen |
| G | |
| He knew she's gonna be there soon |
| C | |
| Then they'll bl | ow this town like a cheap balloon |
| G | |
| She came in cryin' this morning at the store |
| C | |
| Said I s | wear Jimmy, I just can't take no more |
| G | |
| So he quit his job and drew his pay |
| C | |
| Now he's h | elpin' Shelby make her getaway |
| Em | C | D | |
| And | oh... sittin' on g | o... | .. |
| G | |
| Waitin' on s | undown |
| C9 | |
| Waitin' on s | undown |
| Verse 2: |
| No more beatin' to be denied |
| No more bruises that makeup can't hide |
| All these years she's tried to love that man |
| But all he ever gave her was the back of his hand |
| Now Jimmy's a young boy just out of his teens |
| So many things that he still hasn't seen |
| But he's old enough to know wrong from right |
| That's why he's helpin' Shelby make her break tonight |
| Em | C | D | |
| And | oh... sittin' on g | o... | . |
| G | C9 | |
| Waitin' on s | undown |
| D | C9 | G/B | D | |
| Waitin' on s | undown. | .... | ..... |
| D | C9 | G/B | D | |
| Waitin' on s | undown. | .... | ..... | . |
| G | C9 |
| Verse 3: |
| Drove all night drove all day |
| Jimmy listened to everything Shelby had to say |
| How she'd suffered at her lover's hand |
| He said honey I wanna change all that if I can |
| They pulled over to take a little rest |
| Shelby put her head down on Jimmy's chest |
| And she could hear the beatin' of his heart |
| And it sounded like the rhythm of a brand new start |
| Em | C | D | |
| And | oh... she's gonna let him kn | ow.. | .. |
| G | C9 | |
| She's waitin' on s | undown |
| G | C9 | |
| She's just waitin' on s | undown |
| G | C9 | |
| Yeah they're waitin' on s | undown... | .. |
| G | C9 | |
| Waitin on s | undown... | ... |
| G | |
| They're just waitin' on s | undown |
| Chords: |
| C = x32010 |
| C9 = x3203x or x32030 |
| D = xx0232 |
| Em = 022000 |
| G = 320003 or 320033 |
| G/B = x2003x or x20003 |