I'm Still Waiting — Diana Ross
Chords and lyrics for I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross (key of F).
Verse 1
...I'M STILL WAITING... by Diana Ross
*Released 1971*
(Original Key: Ab)
Intro
F C, Dm C F C, Am E,
E Am, G/B
Verse 1
[F] I remember [C]when, I was [Dm]five and you were [C]ten, boy,
You [F]knew that I was [C]shy, so you [Am]teased and made me [E]cry.
[E] But I [Am]loved [G/B]you...
Verse 2
[F] Then one day you [C]came, you [Dm]told me you were [C]leaving,
You [F]gave your folks the [C]blame and [Am]made me cry [E]a-gain.
[E] When [Am]you [G/B]said...
Chorus 1
[C] Little girl, please don't [Fmaj7]wait for me,
Wait [C]patiently for [Am]love, [Dm]some-day will surely [G7]come.
[C] Little girl, please don't [Fmaj7]wait for me,
Wait [C]patiently for [Am]love, [Dm]some-day will surely [G7]come.
And [E]I'm still [Am][G/B]wait-ing.
Interlude
C Am, C
I'm waiting,
[Am] [F] Ooh, still [C]waiting.
Bridge 1
[F] (I'm just a [C]fool, [Dm]I'm just a [Am]fool to keep waiting,
[F] I'm just a [C]fool, [Am]I'm just a [E]fool).
[F] (I'm just a [C]fool, [Dm]I'm just a [Am]fool to keep waiting,
[F] I'm just a [C]fool, [Am]I'm just a [E]fool).
Interlude
E Am, G/B
Verse 3
Then [F]someone finally [C]came; he [Dm]told me that he [C]loved me,
I [F]put him off with [C]lies; he could [Am]see I had no [E]eyes.
[E] So he [Am]left [G/B]me...
Verse 4
[F] Once again, [C]a-lone like a [Dm]child without her [C]playmate,
I [F]had to face the [C]truth; I was [Am]still in love with [E]you.
[E] But [Am]you [G/B]said...
Chorus 2
[C] Little girl, please don't [Fmaj7]wait for me,
Wait [C]patiently for [Am]love, [Dm]some-day will surely [G7]come.
[C] Little girl, please don't [Fmaj7]wait for me,
Wait [C]patiently for [Am]love, [Dm]some-day will surely [G7]come.
And [E]I'm still [Am][G/B]wait-ing.
Break:
[C] Love has [Am]never shown his face,
[C] Since the day you walked out that door.
[Em] You filled my [F]life with empty space,
[C] Come back; can't you see it's you, I'm waiting for?
Coda: (with Vocal Ad-libs)
[F] (I'm just a [C]fool, [Dm]I'm just a [Am]fool to keep waiting,
[F] I'm just a [C]fool, [Am]I'm just a [E]fool).
[F] (I'm just a [C]fool, [Dm]I'm just a [Am]fool to keep waiting,
[F] I'm just a [C]fool, [Am]I'm just a [E]fool).
(Repeat to Fade)
[F] [C] [Dm] [Am] [E] [G/B] [Fmaj7] [G7]
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