Written by Steve Gibb
Introd.: G C/G Cm/G G G While she lays sleeping G7/B C I stay out late at night and sing my songs G/B Am7 D7 D/C Bm7 And sometimes all the nights can be so long Em7 Am7 And it's good when I finally make it home - D4sus7 All alone D7 G While she lays dreaming G7/B C I try to get undressed without the light G/B Am7 D7 D/C Bm7 Then she quietly says how was your night Em7 Am7 And I come to her and say it was all right D7 G D4sus7 And I hold her tight Chorus G4sus G And she believes in me G4sus G F#m5-/7 I'll never know just what she sees in me B7 Em Em7+ (Em/D#) I told her someday if she was my girl Em7(Em/D) Em6(Em/C#) Am7 I could change the world with my little songs D4sus I was wrong G4sus G But she has faith in me G4sus G F#m5-/7 And so I go on trying faithfully B7 Em And who knows, maybe on some special night Em7+ Em7 Em6 If my song is right Am7 I will find a way D4sus7 Find a way G While she lays waiting G7/B C I stumble to the kitchen for a bite G/B Am7 D7 D/C Bm7 Then I see my old guitar in the night Em7 Am7 Just waiting for me like a secret friend - D4sus7 And there's no end D7 G While she lies crying G7/B C I fumble with a melody or two G/B Am7 D7 D/C Bm7 Then I'm torn between the things that I should do Em7 Am7 D7 G Then she says to wake her up when I am through D4sus7 God her love is true Chorus G C/E Cm/G G While she waits, while she waits for me