[Verse]
C# A#m
It's comin' on the end of August
C# A#m
Another summer's promise almost gone
F#
And though I heard some wise man say
C#
That every dog will have his day
B D#m G#
He never mentioned that these dog days get so long
[Verse]
C# A#m
I don't know when I realized the dream was over
C# A#m
Well, there was no particular hour, no given day
F#
You know, it didn't go down in flame
C#
There was no final scene, no frozen frame
B D#m G#
I just watched it slowly fade away
[Chorus]
A#m C#
And I've been waiting in the weeds
D#m F#
Waiting for my time to come around again
A#m C#
And hope is floating on the breeze
D#m F#
Carrying my soul high up above the ground
A#m C#
And I've been keepin' to myself
D#m F# A#m
Knowin' that the seasons are slowly changing you
C#
And though you're with somebody else
D#m F#
He'll never love you like I do
[Verse]
C# A#m
I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows
C# A#m
While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage
F# C#
If finding love is just a dance. Proximity and chance
B D#m G#
You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade
[Chorus]
A#m C#
And I've been waiting in the weeds
D#m F#
Waiting for the dust to settle down
A#m C#
Along the back roads running through the fields
D#m F#
Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town
A#m C#
And I imagine sunlight in your hair
D#m
You're at the county fair
F#
You're holding hands and laughing
A#m C#
And now the ferris wheel has stopped
[Chorus - key change]
Fm
You're swinging on the top
C
Suspended there with him
C# G#
And he's the darling of the chic
Fm C
The flavor of the week is melting
C# G#
Down your pretty summer dress
C
Baby, what a mess you're making
[Solo]
Fm E G# E 2x
[Bridge]
Fm E
I've been stumbling through some dark places
G# E
Now I'm following the plow
Fm E
I know I've fallen out of your good graces
D#m G#
It's alright now
[Chorus]
A#m C#
And I've been waiting in the weeds
D#m F#
Waiting for the summer rain to fall
A#m C#
Upon the wild birds scattering the seeds
D#m F# A#m
Answering the calling of the tide's eternal tune
C#
The phases of the moon
D#m
The chambers of the heart
F#
The egg and dart
A#m C#
A small gray spider spinning in the dark
D#m F#
In spite of all the times the web is torn apart
[Chorus]
A#m C#
And I've been waiting in the weeds
D#m F#
Waiting for the time to come around again
A#m C#
And hope is floating on the breeze
D#m F#
Carrying my soul high up above the ground
A#m C#
And I've been keepin' to myself
D#m F# A#m
Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing you
C#
And though you're with somebody else
D#m C#
He'll never love you like I do
[Outro]
A#m C# D#m F# 2x
A#m C# D#m F# 4x
Ohhh Ahhh
A#m C# D#m F# 2x
A#m~
[Verse]
C# A#m
It's comin' on the end of August
C# Another summer's
A#m
promise almost gone
F#
And though I heard
some wise man say
C#
That every dog will have his day
B He never mentioned that
D#m G#
these dog days get so long
[Verse]
C# I don't know when I realized
A#m
the dream was over
C# Well, there was no particular
A#m
hour, no given day
F#
You know, it didn't
go down in flame
C#
There was no final
scene, no frozen frame
B D#m G#
I just watched it slowly fade away
[Chorus]
A#m C#
And I've been waiting in the weeds
D#m Waiting for my time
F#
to come around again
A#m C#
And hope is floating on the breeze
D#m Carrying my soul high
F#
up above the ground
A#m C#
And I've been keepin' to myself
D#m Knowin' that the seasons
F# A#m
are slowly changing you
And though you're
C#
with somebody else
D#m F#
He'll never love you like I do
[Verse]
C# I've been biding time with
A#m
the crows and sparrows
C# While peacocks prance
A#m
and strut upon the stage
F# If finding love is just a
C#
dance. Proximity and chance
B You will excuse me if
D#m G#
I skip the masquerade
[Chorus]
A#m C#
And I've been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for the
D#m F#
dust to settle down
A#m Along the back roads running
C#
through the fields
D#m Lying on the outskirts
F#
of this lonesome town
A#m And I imagine sunlight
C#
in your hair
D#m
You're at the county fair
F#
You're holding hands and laughing
A#m And now the ferris
C#
wheel has stopped
[Chorus - key change]
Fm
You're swinging on the top
C
Suspended there with him
C# G#
And he's the darling of the chic
Fm C
The flavor of the week is melting
C# G#
Down your pretty summer dress
C
Baby, what a mess you're making
[Solo]
Fm E G# E 2x
[Bridge]
Fm I've been stumbling
E
through some dark places
G# E
Now I'm following the plow
Fm I know I've fallen
E
out of your good graces
D#m G#
It's alright now
[Chorus]
A#m C#
And I've been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for the
D#m F#
summer rain to fall
A#m Upon the wild birds
C#
scattering the seeds
D#m Answering the calling
F# A#m
of the tide's eternal tune
C#
The phases of the moon
D#m
The chambers of the heart
F#
The egg and dart
A#m A small gray spider
C#
spinning in the dark
D#m In spite of all the times
F#
the web is torn apart
[Chorus]
A#m C#
And I've been waiting in the weeds
D#m Waiting for the time
F#
to come around again
A#m C#
And hope is floating on the breeze
D#m Carrying my soul high
F#
up above the ground
A#m C#
And I've been keepin' to myself
D#m Knowing that the seasons
F# A#m
are slowly changing you
And though you're
C#
with somebody else
D#m C#
He'll never love you like I do
[Outro]
A#m C# D#m F# 2x
A#m C# D#m F# 4x
Ohhh Ahhh
A#m C# D#m F# 2x
A#m~