Key: D major
Verse 1
E#
I
F#
B
F#
C#
F#
Couldn't
Wait wait forever
B
Did you expect me to
F#
I guess you thought I'd never
C#
Find somebody new
F#
I lived on dreams and promises
B
As long as I could
F#
I couldn't wait forever
C#
F#
The way you thought I would
The lonely nights grew longer
B
As I prayed for time to fly
F#
I lived on hopes that you'd return
C#
An d that's how I got by
F#
The agony of loneliness
B
Just got too much for me
F#
I couldn't wait forever
C#
F#
C#
So I found new lips to kiss me,
F#
B
F#
new arms to hold me tight
G#
I found new love and happiness
C#
to fill these empty nights
F#
You took my love for granted,
B
now my heart has found a new home
F#
I couldn't wait forever,
C#
F#
E#
forever's just too long
F#
B
F#
I couldn't wait for them,
C#
F#
E#
F#
forever's just too long.
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ChordsE# F# B C# G#
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