| Artist: | Traditional (English) |
| User: | Richard Kropman |
| Duration: | 130 seconds |
| Delay: | 12 seconds |
| Chord names: | Not defined |
| Abusive: | |
| Comment: |
There are many versions of this. I have taken a bit from Ralph McTell and Janis Joplin for this version. |
Verse 1
Am E7 Am E
I got them hesitation stockings, I got them hesitation shoes
Am E7 Am E
Lord knows I got them hesitation blues
F Fm C C7
Tell me, how long do I have to wait?
G G7 C F C E
Why, can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?
Verse 2
Am E7 Am E
Well, a nickel is a nickel, a dime is a dime
Am E7 Am E
I got a house full of kids and one them must be mine
F Fm C C7
Tell me how long, dear, do I have to wait?
G G7 C F C E
Can I get you now, dear, must I hesitate?
Verse 3
E Am E7 Am E
Well now, the eagle on the dollar says, in God we trust
Am E7 Am E
You say you wont obey me, you wanna see that dollar first
F Fm C C7
How long, dear, do I have to wait?
G G7 C F C E
Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?
Solo]
Am E7 Am E
Am E7 Am E
F Fm C c7
G G7 C F C 3
Verse 4
Am E7 Am E
Lord, if the river was made of whiskey and I was a duck,
Am E7 Am E
I’d just swim to the bottom an Id never come up
F Fm C C7
How long, dear, mm, do I have to wait?
G G7 C F C E
Why, can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?
Verse 5
Am E7 Am E
Now theres rocks down in the ocean and theres fish in the sea,
Am E7 Am E
I know you mean the whole world to me
F Fm C C7
How long, dear, must I have to wait?
G G7 C F C E
Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?
Solo]
Am E7 Am E
Am E7 Am E
F Fm C c7
G G7 C F C 3
Outro]
Am E7 Am E
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