Capo 2 (all chords relative to capo)
Am G Am
Waiting for the nightingale to sing
AmGG
Waiting for the harbor lights to dim
Am G Am
I've been on the outside lookin' in
AmGG
While the widow in the window waits for him.
C Am
But he won't be back
C Am
Can't you realize that?
C AmG
And he's laughing at your sorrow
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Am G Am
Waiting for a ship that won't come in
AmGG
Waiting for a tear to reach her chin
AmGG
I'm knockin', but she will not let me in.
C Am
But he won't be back
C Am
Can't you realize that?
C AmG
And he's laughing at your sorrow
CAm
How can I explain, your love is all in vain
G
While he wastes your precious hours
G Am C G
I could fill your days with flowers.
CAm
How can I replace the smile upon a face
CG Am
Of a lover that I can never be
Am Ab7
How can I begin to make you love again
C Am G
And try to make you see
C Am
That he won't be back
C Am
Can't you realize that?
C AmG
And he's laughing at your sorrow
CAm
How can I explain, your love is all in vain
G
While he wastes your precious hours
G Am
I could fill your days with flowers.
AmCG
Flowers........
AmCG
Flowers.....
