I Waited
Chris Cummings

Submitted By Tiny Man
kellymark@rogers.com
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She asked before she turned away,? ___Is there anything you need to say?"
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__"I love you" might have worked ___never said a single word
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__She never even made the front gate ___before I knew that I was too late


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I waited 'til she was far enough away___ and then I cried I waited 'til she had all she
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Could take And I don't know why I wanted to say I love you at the per---fect time 		      F               G                C
And like a fool I waited 'til she said goodbye

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All the lines weren't quite right __ chances that I let slip by____ All the times
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that I Held out ____reasons she's not here right now___ All she really needed was to
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know All I had to do was let it show

[Chorus]
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I waited 'til she was far enough away___ and then I cried I waited 'til she had all she
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Could take And I don't know why I wanted to say I love you at the per---fect time 		      F               G                C	      F             G                  C
And like a fool I waited 'til she said goodbye ____I waited 'til she said goodbye

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