Im Waiting For The Man Chords & Lyrics - David Bowie

[INTRO]
(on this last A, put your pinky on the third fret of the D string for variation)
[E] [A] [E] [A]

[VERSE 1]
[E]I'm [A]waitin' for my m[E]an [A]
[E]26 d[A]ollars in my han[E]d [A]
[E]Up to Lexington, 1[G#]25, f[A#]eel sick and dirty more [F#]dead than alive [G#] [E]
[D]I'm [G]waitin' for my m[D]an [G]

[VERSE 2]
[E]Hey, white boy, w[A]hat you doin' uptown? [E] [A]
[E]Hey, white boy, y[A]ou chasin' our women aro[E]und?[A]
[E]Oh pardon me sir, it's the [G#]furthest from my mind
[A#]I'm just lookin' for a v[F#]ery good friend of mine [G#] [E]
[E]I'm [A]waiting for my m[E]an [A]

[VERSE 3]
[E]Here he comes, he[A]'s all dressed in black [E] [A]
[E]Beat up shoes and[A] a big straw hat [E] [A]
[E]He's never early, he'[G#]s always late
[A#]First thing you learn is[F#] you always gotta wait [G#] [E]

[VERSE 4]
[E]Up to a Brownston[A]e, up three flights of stair[E]s [A]
[E]Everybody's pinne[A]d you, but nobody cares [E] [A]
[E]He's got the works, g[G#]ives you sweet taste
[A#]Ah then you gotta split because you [F#]got no time to waste [G#] [E]
[E]I'm [A]waiting for my m[E]an [A]

[VERSE 5]
[E]Baby don't you holler, d[A]arlin' don't you bawl and sho[E]ut [A]
[E]I'm feeling good, you kn[A]ow I'm gonna work it on out [E] [A]
[E]I'm feeling good, I'm[G#] feeling oh so fine
[A#]Until tomorrow, but that's j[F#]ust some other time [G#] [E]
[E]I'm [A]waiting for my m[E]an [A]