[Intro]
Am  Am7  G  G7  F  F7  C  C7
 
 
[Verse 1]
    Am              Am7
Well I was sittin', waitin', wishing 
G               G7
You believed in superstitions 
F                F7      C      C7
Then maybe you'd see the signs 
    Am                   Am7
The Lord knows that this world is cruel 
      G                      G7
and I ain't the Lord, no I'm just a fool 
         F               F7              C        C7
Learning lovin' somebody don't make them love you 
 
 
[Chorus]
       E  E7     E        E7         Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
Must I always be waiting, waiting on you 
       E  E7     E        E7           Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
Must I always be playing, playing your fool 
 
 
[Verse 2]
  Am                 Am7
I sang your songs, I danced your dance 
  G                 G7
I gave your friends all a chance 
    F
But putting up with them 
F7                 C            C7
Wasn't worth never having you 
    Am                        Am7
Aw, maybe you've been through this before 
         G                G7
But it's my first time so please ignore 
    F                    F7                     C    C7
The next few lines cause they're directed at you 
 
 
[Chorus]
       E  E7     E        E7           Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
I can't always be waiting, waiting on you 
       E  E7     E        E7           Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
I can't always be playing, playing your fool 
 
 
[Bridge]
C                     E                    F
  I keep playing your part but it's not my scene 
                  G               F          C
Want this plot to twist I've had enough mystery 
                      E                   F
You keep building it up then shootin' me down 
                 G                 Am   Am7
But I'm already down just wait a minute 
G      G7         F    F7
  Just sittin', waitin' 
C      C7        Am  Am7
  Just wait a minute
G      G7         F    F7
  Just sittin', waitin'
C  C7
 
 
[Verse 3]
      Am          Am7
Well, if I was in your position 
    G               G7
I'd put down all my ammunition 
    F               F7          C     C7
I'd wonder why'd it taken me so long 
    Am                  Am7
But Lord knows that I'm not you 
    G                    G7
And if I was, I wouldn't be so cruel 
      F                     F7         C    C7
Cause waitin' on love ain't so easy to do 
 
 
[Chorus]
       E  E7     E        E7           Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
Must I always be waiting, waiting on you 
       E  E7     E        E7           Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
Must I always be playing, playing your fool 
            E  E7     E        E7         Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
No, I can't always be waiting, waiting on you 
        E  E7     E        E7           Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
I can't always be playing, playing your fool        fool