Am                 G              Am
Waiting for the nightingale to sing
Am              G               G
Waiting for the harbor lights to dim
Am                 G              Am
I've been on the outside lookin' in
Am              G               G
While the widow in the window waits for him. 

C                   Am
But he won't be back
C                   Am
Can't you realize that?
C                   Am          G
And he's laughing at your sorrow 

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Am                 G              Am
Waiting for a ship that won't come in
Am              G               G
Waiting for a tear to reach her chin
Am              G               G
I'm knockin', but she will not let me in. 

C                   Am
But he won't be back
C                   Am
Can't you realize that?
C                   Am          G
And he's laughing at your sorrow 
C                       Am
How can I explain, your love is all in vain
G
While he wastes your precious hours
G                                Am   C   G
I could fill your days with flowers. 

C                       Am
How can I replace the smile upon a face
C               G              Am
Of a lover that I can never be
Am                       Ab7
How can I begin to make you love again
C           Am      G
And try to make you see 


C                   Am
That he won't be back
C                   Am
Can't you realize that?
C                   Am          G
And he's laughing at your sorrow 
C                       Am
How can I explain, your love is all in vain
G
While he wastes your precious hours
G                                Am
I could fill your days with flowers. 
Am      C       G
        Flowers........
Am      C       G
        Flowers.....