Verse 1:
  A         D           E        Gbm
I kissed my penny and I threw it in
  A          D       E
I prayed I'd keep my soul
     A           D               E     Gbm
Went down to the river where the water bends
A                D         E
The only place I know
 
Pre-Chorus:
Bm7   Gbm7
Oh, I can't see
    D
The forest
        A
For the trees
 
Chorus:
            A    A    D
So will you wait for me?
         A    A    D
Will you wait for me?
         A    A    D
Will you wait for me?
             A  E  E  D
My evergreen
 
Verse 2:
A        D      E       Gbm
Standing at the water's edge
A        D      E
The Mississippi's overflowing
A         D       E     Gbm
Hold your current in my hands
A             D             E
You bring the meaning to my moments
 
Pre-Chorus:
Bm7   Gbm7
Oh, I can't see
    D
The forest
        A
For the trees
 
Chorus:
            A    A    D
So will you wait for me?
         A    A    D
Will you wait for me?
         A    A    D
Will you wait for me?
             A  E  E  D
My evergreen
 
Bridge:
Bm7   Gbm7
Oh, I can't see
    D
The forest
        A
For the trees
Bm7   Gbm7
Oh, I feel so
D                    A
Hopeless against the stream
 
Chorus:
            A    A    D
So will you wait for me?
     E   Gbm
My evergreen
            A   A     Bm7     Emaj7
I know it's just as hard in Heaven
            A    A    D
So will you wait for me?
     E      Gbm
My evergreen
            A    A     B7
I know it's just as hard
             A  E  E  D
My evergreen
             A  E  E  D
Evergreen
             A  E  E  D
My evergreen