The Velvet Underground – Im Waiting For The Man (Bass Tab)
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[Verse 1]
I'm waiting for my man
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Twenty-six dollars in my hand
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Up to Lexington, 125
Feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive
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I'm waiting for my man
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[Verse 2]
Hey, white boy, what you doin' uptown?
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Hey, white boy, you chasin' our women around?
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Oh pardon me sir, it's furthest from my mind
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I'm just lookin' for a dear, dear friend of mine
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I'm waiting for my man
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[Verse 3]
Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
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PR shoes and a big straw hat
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He's never early, he's always late
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First thing you learn is that you always gotta wait
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I'm waiting for my man
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Oh, work it now
[Instrumental Break]
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[Verse 4]
Up to a brownstone, up three flights of stairs
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Everybody bodies pinned you, but nobody cares
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He's got the works, gives you sweet taste
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Ah, then you gotta split because you got no time to waste
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I'm waiting for my man
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[Verse 5]
Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout
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I'm feeling good, you know I'm gonna work it on out
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I'm feeling good, I'm feeling, oh, so fine
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Until tomorrow, but that's just some other time
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I'm waiting for my man
Walk it home
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[Outro]
(Fade out)
Oh, it's alright
Huh huh
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**These are the riffs included in the song**
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