Waiting For The Man
Beck
RockAdvanced for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D5Diagram coming soon
G
D
F#7Diagram coming soon
E
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro D5 G/D D5 G/D I'm waitin' for my man D5 G/D D5 G/D Got twenty-six dollars in my hand D5 F#7 G E Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty more dead than alive D5 G/D D5 G/D I'm waitin' for my man D5 G/D D5 G/D Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs D5 G/D D5 G/D Everybody's pinned, and nobody cares D5 F#7 Pardon me sir, it's the furthest from my mind G E I'm just waiting for a dear dear friend of mine D5 G/D D5 G/D D5 G/D I'm waiting for my man (waiting, waiting for my man) D5 G/D D5 G/D Here he comes, he's all dressed in black D5 G/D D5 G/D Beat up shoes and a big straw hat D5 F#7 He's never early, he's always late G E First thing you learn is that you always gotta wait D5 G/D D5 G/D I'm waitin' for my man D5 G/D D5 G/D Hey Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout D5 G/D D5 G/D I'm feeling good, but gonna work it all out D5 F#7 I'm feeling good, feeling so fine G E Until tomorrow, it's just another time D5 G/D D G/D I'm waiting for my man
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Chord set
D5 · G · D · F#7 · E
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.