waiting to shine chords by Jason Eady

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I've been  (D major) up and down this highway
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I don't have a single thing to show  (G major) 
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Except these words  (D major) that I'm singing
Well, I found them by the side
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of the road  (G major) 
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Somewhere  (A major) in Amarillo, I think
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Somebody left them behind  (D major) 
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Well, finder's  (A major) keepers
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And I'll take all the keepers I can  (D major) find

Verse 2

The words are like diamonds

The best ones are the hardest to find

Buried in the bottom of the coal

Just waiting to shine

Verse 3
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 (D major) 
When I got home this evening
I was worried about things
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she might say  (G major) 
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See I've  (D major) left her alone lately
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Driving on to another place  (G major) to play
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She just  (A major) whispered in my ears
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Exactly what I needed to hear tonight  (D major) 
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So let to (A major) morrow be tomorrow
'Cause I know,
everything's gonna be alright
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 (D major) 

Verse 4

The words are like diamonds

The best ones are the hardest to find

Buried in the bottom of the coal

Interlude 1

Just waiting to shine

Well I've got friends,

Verse 5
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 (D major) 
and I've got heroes
And you know how I've loved
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them all just the same  (G major) 
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And I don't think  (D major) I've ever told 'em
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All the things I need to say  (G major) 
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 (A major) Maybe one day,
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I'll know the words that I'm trying to find (D major) 
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For now  (A major) I'm gonna keep
on searching
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Digging deeper down this ol' coal  (D major) mine

Verse 6
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 (D major) 
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The  (G major) words are like diamonds
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The best ones are the hardest  (D major) to find
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 (A major) Buried in the bottom of the coal
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Just waiting to shine  (D major) 
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 (A major) Buried in the bottom of the coal