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Waiting In Vain

by Bob Marley

WAITING IN VAIN Bob Marley DM7 GM7 | I dont wan na | wa it in vain.| nn for^your r^love ee | //// | (x2) DM7 GM7 ||: /// From^the | very first time I | placed my eyes on^you.| uu girl // | ||: /// Its^been | three years since Im | knocking on your^door.| rr / // | DM7 GM7 | /// ~ ^My.| y heart said fol ^low.| w^thru uu // | //// | | /// ~ ^And | ^I still can knock ^some.| e^more ee // | /// ~ ^ooh.| DM7 GM7 | // ^But I ^know.| w^now ww that^Im mm | way down on your^line.| ee ee // | | hh / Girl ~ ^ooh.| hh hh girl ll | is it fea sable | I wanna know now | DM7 GM7 | /// But^the | wait ing ^feel ings ^fine.| ee /// | //// | | /// For | I can ^knock some ^more.| ee /// | //// | DM7 GM7 | // ~ So ^dont.| t treat me like ^a | pup pet ^on a ^string.| gg /// | | // ~ In ^life.| e I know / ~ | / there’s ^lots of ^grief.| ff /// | DM7 GM7 | // ~ ^Be cause^I | ^know how ^to do my | thing /// | //// | | /// But^your | ^love is ^my yy re | lief /// | //// | DM7 GM7 | // ~ Dont ^talk.| k^to me / ~ ^as | if you^think k I’m ^dumb.| bb /// | | // ~ Tears ^in.| n^my eyes / ~ ^burn | tears in^my y eyes ^burn.| nn / while / | DM7 GM7 | // ~ ^I want^to | know when^youre gonna come.| ee /// | / you^see // | | I’m / wait ing while | I’m waiting for my^turn. | nn /// | / see // | DM7 GM7 | I dont wan na | wa it in vain.| nn for^your r^love | //// | (x2) DM7 GM7 | I dont wan na | wa it in vain.| nn for^your r^love | G A Bm Em 1. | // ~ Co ^z | / sum mm mer^is.| s^here ee / ~ ^and | I'm still wait ing | G A Bm Em | th^ere ee // | / Win nn ter^is.| s^here ee / ~ ^and | I'm still wait ing | th^ere ee ee / :|| DM7 2. | // Oh / ||: I^dont wanna I^dont wanna | I^dont wanna I^dont wanna | GM7 | I^dont wanna ^wait in ^vain.| nn / ~ ^No oo :|| repeat to fade

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Waiting In Vain is performed by Bob Marley. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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