Waiting For A Friend

Intro: C F C F (4x) 

Am                F 
Watching girls go passing by 
   G                C 
It ain't the latest thing 
G        G7            C 
I'm just standing in a doorway 
G        G7                  C    C G Am 
I'm just trying to make some sense 

Am                    F 
Out of these girls go passing by 
    G                  C 
The tales they tell of men 
G       G7           C 
I'm not waiting on a lady 
G        G7           C      C G Am 
I'm just waiting on a friend 

Am                 F 
A smile relieves a heart that grieves 
G               C 
Remember what I said 
G       G7           C 
I'm not waiting on a lady 
G        G7           C 
I'm just waiting on a friend 
G        G7           C 
I'm just waiting on a friend 

Break 

Am 
Don't need a whore 
        F 
I don't need no booze 
G                   C 
Don't need a virgin priest 
    G      G7            C 
But I need someone I can cry to 
G      G7            C    C G Am 
I need someone to protect 

Am              F 
Making love and breaking hearts 
G                C 
It is a game for youth 
    G       G7           C 
But I'm not waiting on a lady 
G        G7           C 
I'm just waiting on a friend 

 G        G7           C 
(I'm just waiting on a friend) . . .