Waiting for an Alibi Thin Lizzy
Waiting For an Alibi - Thin Lizzy
Intro
Bass & drums for 4 bars, then solo(s) over: C#m E G#m B x4
Verse 1
[C#m]Valen[E]tino got a [G#m]booky shop[B]
[C#m]And what he [E]takes he [G#m]gives for [G#m]what he's got
[C#m]And what he's [E]got he [G#m]says he has [B]not
[C#m]Stole [E]from anyone[G#m] [G#m]
Bridge
[C#m]It's not that he don't [G#m]tell the truth
[C#m]Or even that he [F#m]misspent his youth
[C#m]It's just he [G#m]holds the proof
[A]But you know something's [B]wrong
Chorus
[E]Waiting for an alibi ([E]Waiting for an alibi)[G#m] [A] [B]
[E]Waiting for an alibi ([E]Waiting for an alibi)[G#m] [A] [B]
Repeat Intro solo(s)
Verse 2
[C#m]Valen[E]tino's in a [G#m]cold sweat[B]
[C#m]Placed all his [E]money on that [G#m]last bet[G#m]
[C#m]Against all the[E] odds he [G#m]smokes another [B]cigarette
[C#m]Says it [E]helps him to forg[G#m]et he's a [G#m]nervous wreck
Bridge
[C#m]It's not that he [G#m]misses much
[C#m]Or even that he [F#m]lost his lucky touch
[C#m]It's just that he [G#m]gambles so much
[A]And you know that it's [B]wrong
Chorus
[E]Waiting for an alibi ([E]Waiting for an alibi)
[G#m]Waiting just to catch your eye[A] [B]
[E]Waiting for an alibi ([E]Waiting for an alibi)
[G#m]Try to say I told you [A]I [B]told you
Solo
[C#m]C#m [E]E [G#m]G#m [B]G#m x2
[C#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [G#m]
[A] [B]
Chorus
[E]Waiting for an alibi[E]
[G#m]Waiting just to catch your eye[A] [B]
[E]Waiting for an alibi ([E]Waiting for an alibi)[G#m] [A] [B]
Verse 3
[C#m]Valen[E]tino got [G#m]nowhere to[B] go
[C#m]On his [E]own like [G#m]Romeo[G#m]
[C#m]Blow by [E]blow he [G#m]watches his [B]money go
[C#m]Now he's [E]oh so low [G#m] [G#m]
Bridge
[C#m]It's not that he [G#m]misses her
[C#m]Or even that he [F#m]can't resist her
[C#m]It's just that [G#m]kissing her
[A]He feels so [B]strong
Chorus
[E]Waiting for an alibi ([E]Waiting for an alibi)
[G#m]Waiting just to hold you[A] [B]
[E]Waiting for an alibi ([E]Waiting for an alibi)
[G#m]Try to say I told you[A] [B]
[E]Waiting for an alibi[E] [G#m] [A] [B]
[E]Waiting for an alibi [E] Oh[G#m] my, my, [A]my[B], my, my, my, etc
Solo
E E G#m A B x4
Intro/outro
[C#m] [E] [G#m] [B]
[C#m] [E] [G#m] [B]
[C#m] [E] [G#m] [B]
[G#m] [C#m] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
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