Velvet Underground I'm Waiting For The Man

Tom: A I'm waiting for my man 26 dollars in my hand Up to Lexington 125 feelin' sick and dirty more dead than alive I'm waiting for my man Hey white boy, what you doin' uptown Hey white boy, you chasin' our women around Oh pardon me sir, it's furthest from my mind I'm just lookin' for a dear dear friend of mine I'm waiting for my man Here he comes, he's all dressed in black PR shoes and a big straw hat He's never early, he's always late first thing you learn is that you always gotta wait I'm waiting for my man, ah, work it now Up to a brownstone, up three flights of stairs Everybody-body's pinned you, but nobody cares He's got the works, gives you sweet taste ah, then you gotta split because you got no time to waste I'm waiting for my man Baby don't you holler, darling don't you ball and shout I'm feeling good, you know I'm gonna work it on out I'm feeling good, I'm feelin' oh so fine until tomorrow but that's just some other time I'm waiting for my man, walk it home all the strings downtuned a whole-tone 1d ----- downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d) 2A ----- downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A ) 3F ----- downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F ) 4C ----- downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C ) 5G ----- downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G ) 6D ----- downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D ) Intro: {E}{A}{E}{A} {E}{A}{E}{A} {E}{A}{E}{A} (I'm waiting for my man) {E}{A}{E}{A} (26 dollars in my hand) {E}{G#}{A}{F#} (Up to Lexington 125 ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (I'm waiting for my man) {E}{A} {E}{A}{E}{A} (Hey white boy, what you doin' uptown) {E}{A}{E}{A} (Hey white boy, you chasin' our women ...) {E}{G#}{A}{F#} (Oh pardon me sir ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (I'm waiting for my man) {E}{A} .... riff (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) {E} {A} {E} {A} --------------------------------------------------------------------- chords for standard-tuning Intro: {D}{G}{D}{G} {D}{G}{D}{G} {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'm waiting for my man) {D}{G}{D}{G} (26 dollars in my hand) {D}{F#}{G}{E} (Up to Lexington 125 ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'm waiting for my man) {D}{G} {D}{G}{D}{G} (Hey white boy, what you doin' uptown) {D}{G}{D}{G} (Hey white boy, you chasin' our women ...) {D}{F#}{G}{E} (Oh pardon me sir ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'm waiting for my man) {D}{G} ....