| D | G | |
| I made her wait for | days |
| C * D |
| She said she'd wait a lifetime |
| C | D | G | |
| And with t | hat said I we | nt my own | way |
| Instrumental: C * D C D G |
| Verse 2: D G |
| I chose a path to be awakened |
| D | G | |
| Hopi | ng a better man was | within |
| C * D |
| I found someone out there |
| C | D | G | |
| Some | one bigger than | who I ha | d been |
| Instrumental: C * D C D G |
| Verse 3: D G |
| I would ask her to have me |
| D | G | |
| But I'd been | gone too long I was | sure |
| C * D |
| Something deep down inside me |
| C | D | G | |
| Knew our | love would be | stronger than | words |
| Instrumental: C * G |
| Chorus: C G |
| You can be sure of one thing |
| Em | C | |
| I | wasted no time on my ow | n |
| G | D | |
| Let your fears subs | ide babe |
| C | D | G | |
| 'Cause I'm a | better | man for you to | love |
| Instrumental: C * D C D G |
| Verse 4: D G |
| Now I will do the waiting |
| D | G | |
| All | night long I don't s | leep |
| C * D |
| I lay awake for hours |
| C | D | G | |
| Waiting for | her | so I can | breathe |
| Instrumental: C * G |
| Chorus(2x) |
| End | C | D | G | |
| I'm a | better | man for you to | love |
| *Chords* |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| G 3 3 0 0 2 3 |
| C 3 3 0 2 3 x |
| * 3 3 0 0 2 x (Walkdown 5th string one fret to 2nd fret |
| w/first finger) |
| D 2 3 2 0 x x (During intro and instrumental hammer-on |
| and-off on 3rd fret on 1st string (e) with |
| fourth finger) |
| Em 0 0 0 2 2 0 |