I'm Waiting For The Man tab by The Velvet Underground

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"I'm Waiting For The Man"
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album _The Velvet Underground and Nico_
(The Velvet Underground, 1967)

written by Lou Reed
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    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}
*1d ----9-----------0----------0-----------0------|
*2A ----------------0--------2---2--3-------------|
*3F --9---9--7----------------------4----------4--|
*4C ----------------------------------------------|
*5G ----------------------------------------------|
*6D ----------------------------------------------|

 {E}         {A}
-----9--------7----------0-----------------|
-----------------------2---2--3------3-----|
--/9---9--7--------7----------4---------4--|  ...
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*** please note ***

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
 - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics


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* 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}

    ....