Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: F Difficulty: Advanced Intro: |F|C|Dm|Bb|C|Bb|Gm|C|/| Instrumental: |F|C|Dm|Bb|C|Bb|Gm|C|F| Verse 1: Am Dm Bb Gm Go to work and take your calls Bb Gm C F Hang the fruits of your labour on the walls. Am Dm Bb Gm Such precision and care Bb What does it matter Gm C G If there's no one here to share Am7 The flowers in the garden - Fmaj7 Bb Gm7 The wine - the "Waiting for Godot" Bbmaj7 C And so much modern time?
Chorus: F C Dm Bb Am All I want is what you want Bb Gm C F I'm always waiting for a red letter day Verse 2: Am Dm Bb Gm Years perfecting a stance Bb Gm C G Of measured cool fade into insignificance. Am7 Fmaj7 Bb The moment one starts to understand Gm7 Bbmaj7 C What on earth does it profit a man? Chorus: F C Dm Bb Am All I want is what you want Bb Gm C I'm always waiting for a red letter day F C For something special somehow new Dm Bbmaj7 C6 Someone saying 'I love you'. Bb Gm C Baby, I'm waiting for that red letter day Bridge: |Dm C C6 Bdim You can sneer or disappear behind a veener Am Of self-control. Interlude: F C But for all of those who don't fit in Dm Bb Who follow their instincts and are told Am Bb They sin this is a prayer Gm C A different way Chorus: F C Dm Bb Am All I want is what you want Bb Gm C I'm always waiting for a red letter day F C Like Christmas morning when you're a kid. Dm Bb Am Admit you love me and you always did Bb Gm C Baby I'm waiting for that red letter day Coda: |Csus4|C|Dm|Bbmaj7|C|Bb|Gm|C| |F|14x