The Longer You Wait
By Merle Haggard
rmofle at satx.rr.com
11/14/2004
Capo 4
(Or Capo 1 and play
D = F
Em = Gm
A = Bb
G = C
D Em
The longer you wait to leave me
A D
The longer I'll hurt when you’re gone
D Em
And the longer it takes for you to break my heart
A D
The longer the pain lingers on
Chorus:
G A D
How long will you prolong my misery
A D
Wish I could leave on my own
D Em
Cause the longer you wait to leave me
A D
The longer I'll hurt when you’re gone
Solo
We both know that you never loved me
I lied to myself from the start
And we both know that some day you'll leave me
And the knowing just tears me apart
Chorus