Chords for I'm Waiting For The Man

Tempo:

125.85 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] I'm waiting for my [D] man.
[G]
[D] [G] $26 in [D] my hand.
[G]
[D] Up to [F#] Lexington, 125.
[G] Feel sick and dirty, [D] more dead than alive.
[G] I'm waiting for my [D] man.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] Hey white boy, [G] what you doing [D] uptown?
[G]
[D] You white boy, [G] you chasing all women [D] around.
[G] Oh
[D] pardon me sir, [F#] it's furthest from my mind.
[G] I'm just looking [E] forward [D] to a dear friend of mine.
[G] I'm waiting for [D] my man.
[G]
[D] [G] [D]
Here he [G] comes, he's all dressed [D] in black.
[G]
[D] In your [G] shoes, and a big [D] straw hat.
[G]
[D] He's never [F#] early, he's always late.
[G] First thing you learn [A] is that you always gotta wait.
[D] [G] I'm waiting for [D] my man.
[G] All work, [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] up to [G] Brownstone,
up to the flea market, up to [D] the sales.
[G]
[D] Everybody's [G] pinned you, and [D] nobody cares.
[G]
[D] He's got the works, [F#] he's your sweet taste.
[G] All day you gotta sweat because you got no time to waste.
I'm waiting for [D] my man.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] Baby don't you [G] holler at dawn, and don't you [D] bawl and shout.
[G]
[D] I'm feeling [G] good, you know I'm gonna work [D] it on out.
[G]
[D] I'm feeling good, [F#] I feel oh so [G] fine.
Until tomorrow, but that's just [D] another time.
[G] I'm waiting for [D] my man.
[G] Walk it [D] home.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
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[D] [G] [D]
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[G] [D]

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To learn The Velvet Underground - Im Waiting For The Man chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, G, D and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 126. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Major.

_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] I'm waiting for my [D] man.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] $26 _ in [D] my hand.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Up to [F#] Lexington, 125. _
[G] Feel sick and dirty, [D] more dead than alive.
_ _ _ _ [G] I'm waiting for my [D] man.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] Hey white boy, [G] _ what you doing [D] uptown?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] You white boy, [G] you chasing all women [D] around.
_ [G] Oh _ _ _
[D] _ pardon me sir, [F#] it's furthest from my mind.
[G] I'm just looking [E] forward [D] to a dear friend of mine.
_ _ _ [G] I'm waiting for [D] my man.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ Here he [G] comes, he's all dressed [D] in black.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] In your [G] shoes, and a big [D] straw hat.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ He's never [F#] early, he's always late.
[G] _ First thing you learn [A] is that you always gotta wait.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ I'm waiting for [D] my man.
_ [G] _ _ All work, [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ up to [G] Brownstone,
up to the flea market, up to [D] the sales.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Everybody's [G] pinned you, _ and [D] nobody cares.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ He's got the works, [F#] he's your sweet taste.
[G] All day you gotta sweat because you got no time to waste.
_ _ _ _ I'm waiting for [D] my man.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Baby don't you [G] holler at dawn, and don't you [D] bawl and shout.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ I'm feeling [G] good, you know I'm gonna work [D] it on out.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ I'm feeling good, [F#] I feel oh so [G] fine.
Until tomorrow, but that's just [D] another time.
_ _ _ [G] _ I'm waiting for [D] my man.
_ [G] _ _ Walk it [D] home.
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