G D Am C D G
1. Mother's waiting in the kitchen
The elephant's waiting in the zoo
The teacher's waiting in the classroom
Em D C
And I am waiting here for you
G D Am C D G
2. And the audience is waiting
for the show that won't begin
The artist's waiting at the backdoor
Em D A7 Cm
because nobody let him in
G D Am
R: Why did she go?
C D
She said there's no tomorrow
How did she know?
Did anybody tell her?
Em D F C
I can't explain
Am
I'm sitting in the corner
C
Staring at the wall
F C G
And she won't be back again
3. Louise was waiting for a lover
First he paid and then he came
Now she's cooking for a baby
The client wasn't seen again
R: Why did she go...
A# D7
*: It's time you started
Gm C7
to think seriously about
Cm F
Your future and your dreaming
A# D7 Gm C7
She said and didn't leave no room for doubt
Cm
That if I took her meaning
G#
There was no longer dreaming
F G
It's just a perfect screaming
R: Why did she go...
She's back again