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Verse 1:
Em
Baby, I've been waiting
D Em
I've been waiting night and day
I didn't see the time
D Em
I waited half my life away
D
There were lots of invitations
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And I know you sent me some
Em D
But I was waiting
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For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Verse 2:
Em
I know you really loved me
D Em
But, you see, my hands were tied
I know it must have hurt you
D Em
It must have hurt your pride
D
To have to stand beneath my window
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With your bugle and your drum
Em D
And me I'm up there waiting
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For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Verse 3:
Em
Ah I don't believe you'd like it
D Em
You wouldn't like it here
There ain't no entertainment
D Em
And the judgments are severe
D
The Maestro says it's Mozart
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But it sounds like bubble gum
Em D
When you're waiting
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For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Bridge:
Am
Waiting for the miracle
Em
There's nothing left to do
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I haven't been this happy
Em
Since the end of World War II
Am
Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Em
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb
C
Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Eb7(5-) B
Waiting for the miracle to come
Verse 4:
Em
Yeah I dreamed about you, baby
D Em
It was just the other night
Most of you was naked
D Em
Ah but some of you was light
D
The sands of time were falling
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From your fingers and your thumb
Em D
And you were waiting
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For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Verse 5:
Em
Ah baby, let's get married
D Em
We've been alone too long
Let's be alone together
D Em
Let's see if we're that strong
D
Yeah let's do something crazy
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Something absolutely wrong
Em D
While we're waiting
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For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Bridge:
Am
Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Em
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb
C
Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Eb7(5-) B
Waiting for the miracle to come
Verse 6:
Em
When you've fallen on the highway
D Em
And you're lying in the rain
And they ask you how you're doing
D Em
Of course you say you can't complain
D
If you're squeezed for information
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That's when you've got to play it dumb
Em D
You just say you're out there waiting
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For the miracle, for the miracle to come