C Am Em F G

[Verse 1]

C            Am
"Night drags on"

       Em             F   G
"And I waste away the day"

        C        Am
"In the quiet of dawn"

   Em              F   G
"I kneel alone and pray"


[Pre-Chorus]

       F            G
"But a man can only wait"


[Chorus]

    C    E   F   G
"So lo-o-o-o-ooo-ong"
                C    E   F   G
"I've waited so lo-o-o-o-ooo-ong"


[Verse 2]

          C      Am
"Then one day, I'll see you"

          Em               F   G
"When the ship comes in at last"

          C             Am
"And I'll wave from the shoreline"

           E               F   G
"You'll be waving from the mast"


[Pre-Chorus]

       F            G
"But a man can only wait"


[Chorus]

    C    E   F   G
"So lo-o-o-o-ooo-ong"
                C    E   F   G
"I've waited so lo-o-o-o-ooo-ong"