Waiting For The Man Uke tab by Velvet Underground

Intro : [D][G][D][G]


D   G               D   G
 I'm waitin' for my man
D           G             D     G
 Twenty-six dollars in my hand
D                F#   G                         A
 Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty more dead than alive
D   G               D   G
 I'm waitin' for my man


[D][G]
 

D             G                  D      G
 Hey white boy, what you doin' uptown?
D              G                        D        G
 Hey white boy, you chasin' our women around?
D                       F#                
 Oh pardon me sir, it's furthest from my mind
G                       A
 I'm just lookin' for a dear dear friend of mine
D   G               D   G
 I'm waitin' for my man

 
[D][G]


D              G                     D      G
 Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
D        G                D      G
 PR shoes and a big straw hat
D                  F#                
 He's never early, he's always late
G                            A
First thing you learn is you always gotta wait
D   G               D   G
 I'm waitin' for my man


[D][G] x10


D                   G                     D        G
 Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs
D                      G            D      G
 Everybody's pinned you, but nobody cares
D                    F#                
 He's got the works, gives you sweet taste
   G                                A
Ah then you gotta split because you got no time to waste
D   G               D    G
 I'm waitin' for my man
 
[D][G] x2


D                       G                          D      G
 Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout
D                 G                              D      G
 I'm feeling good, you know I'm gonna work it on out
D                      F#                
 I'm feeling good, I'm feeling oh so fine
G                                A
 Until tomorrow, but that's just some other time
D   G               D    G
 I'm waitin' for my man

 
[D][G] x12