Waiting For My Child by Patty Griffin Album: Downtown Church Track 11 2010 Standard tuning Capo on the 5th fret Chords: C: x32010 F: x33211 or 133211 G: 320003 or 320033 If you prefer you can replace F by Fmaj7 (xx3210) (To play without a capo replace the chords above by F, Bb & C) Intro: C

I was t^Calking to a lady a few days ago ^F And th^Cese are the words she sa^Gid If you s^Cee my child somewhere As you j^Fourney here and th^Cere Tell him I'm waiting for my ch^Gild to come h^Come

I am wa^Citing and waiting for m^Fy child to c^Come I'm wa^Citing and waiting for ^Fmy child to c^Gome If you ca^Cn't come home Could you pl^Fease send me a l^Cetter A letter would m^Gean so much to m^Ce

Oh my ch^Cild may be somewhere On his sick b^Fed With no ^Cone there to rub his aching h^Gead Oh my ch^Cild may be somewhere In some lonely ja^Fil C G C (G) With no one there to go his bail

If I o^Cnly knew what town ^Fmy child was i^Cn I'll be there on that early morning tr^Gain And no m^Catter what's crime Lord you kn^Fow that this child is m^Cine That's why I'd be waiting for my ch^Gild to come h^Come

I am wa^Citing and waiting for m^Fy child to c^Come I'm wa^Citing and waiting for m^Fy child to c^Gome If you ca^Cn't come home Could you pl^Fease send me a l^Cetter A letter would m^Gean so much to m^Ce

I am wa^Citing, w^Gaiting I am w^Caiting and w^Faiting I am w^Caiting for my ch^Gild to come h^Fome ^C

Patty Griffin - Waiting for my child