Waiting In Vain was penned by Bob Marley as a love song about patience and longing, expressing his personal encounter of waiting for someones love that seems unrequited. The track shows a more vulnerable side of Marley, different from his well-known political messages.
Key: Ab
Introduction:
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
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From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl,
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My heart says follow through.
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But I know, now, that I'm way down on your line,
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But the waitin' feel is fine.
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So don't treat me like a puppet on a string,
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Cos I know how to do my thing.
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Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb,
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I wanna know when you're gonna come. See
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love, cause if
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Summer is here, I'm still waiting there. (G string riff: (6~~8), D: 8)
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Winter is here, and I'm still waiting there.
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It's been three years since I'm knockin' on your door,
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And I still can knock some more.
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Ooh girl, ooh girl, is it feasible, (I wanna know now),
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For I to knock some more?
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Ya see, in life I know there's lots of grief,
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But your love is my re-lief.
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Tears in my eyes burn, tears in my eyes burn,
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While I'm waiting, while I'm waiting for my turn. U'See...
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.
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I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
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I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
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I don't wanna wait in vain.
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No, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
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I don't wanna wait in vain.
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No, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
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I don't wanna wait in vain.
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No, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
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I don't wanna wait in vain.
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It's your love that I'm waiting on, (I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
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It's my love that you're running from.
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It's jah love that I'm waiting on, (I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
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It's me love that you're running from. ************************************