(Am)Watchin' (F)girls go (G)passing by....(C)It ain't the latest thing
(G)I'm just standin' (C)in a doorway
(G)I'm just trying to (C) make some sense

1. Out of these girls passing by, the tales they tell of men
I'm not waiting on a lady
I'm just waiting on a friend

2. A smile relieves a heart that grieves,
remember what I said.
I'm not waiting on a lady,
I'm just waiting on a friend.

(after second verse, this 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
(instrumental for 16 bars, just alternating F and C, one measure each, and
soloing away, then return to "$" for the last two verses)

3. Don't need a whore, don't need now booze,
don't need a virgin priest.
But I need some one I can cry to,
I need someone to protect.

4. Ooh, making love and breaking hearts,
It is a game for youth.
But I'm not waiting on a lady,
I'm just waiting on a friend.

(repeat bridge, fade instrumental...)
Here's another hint to help you get that strummed melody at the
beginning:

C(add9) Dm Fmaj7

e--------------------0---

B-------3-3-3-3---3--1---

G-------0-0-0-0---2--2---

D-------2-2-2-2---3--3---

A-2h3---3-3-3-3------3---

E------------------------