Brenda Lee – The Waiting Game (Guitar)

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Everybody sometime or another gotta play 

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the waiting game.

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Everybody sometime or another gotta play 

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the waiting game..(oh, yeah)

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I've waited for love so long, how long can 

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But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.

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My mama said, you gotta use your head.

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And don't be quick to give away your heart.

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She said, with a smile, it'll take a little 

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while, but you'll wait for the right boy if 

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you're smart...she said..

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Everybody sometime or another gotta play 

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the waiting game.

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Everybody sometime or another gotta play 

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the waiting game..(oh, yeah)

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I've waited for love so long, how long can 

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As time went on, lots of boys came along.

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They'd tell me how they didn't care to wait.

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So, when they asked me to wed, all I said,

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was let's wait a while before we set the date.

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Everybody sometime or another gotta play 

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the waiting game.

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Everybody sometime or another gotta play 

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the waiting game..(oh, yeah)

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I've waited for love so long, how long can 

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But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.

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But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.