Intro:C     F     C     F      

   Am                F
   Watchin' girls go passing by 
   G                     C
   It ain't the latest thing   
   G                   C
   I'm just standin' in a doorway 
   G                       C
   I'm just trying to make some sense   
   
   Am                F
   Out of these girls  passing by,
   G                C
   the tales they tell of men   
   G                       C
   I'm not waiting on a lady             
   G                          C
   I'm just waiting on a friend
  
   Am                F
   A smile relieves a heart that grieves, 
   G             C
   remember what I said. 
   G                       C
   I'm not waiting on a lady, 
   G                         C
   I'm just waiting on a friend. 
  
(Bridge)
             C    F              C
 ... on a friend     I'm just waiting on a friend   
 F             C      F             C
 just waiting on a friend. I'm just waiting on a friend,  
    F             C    F             C
 I'm just waiting on a friend, just waiting on a friend 
 
[Solo]
  
   Am                  F
   Don't need a whore, don't need now booze, 
   G                C
   don't need a virgin priest. 
   G                              C
   But I need some one I can cry to, 
   G                      C
   I need someone to protect. 
  
   Am                 F
   Ooh, making love and breaking hearts, 
   G                    C
    It is a game for youth. 
    G                          C
    But I'm not waiting on a lady, 
    G                          C
    I'm just waiting on a friend.               

(repeat bridge)