Intro: Ab  Eb  Bb Cm

Verse 1:
        Ab     Eb                      Bb            Cm
When he calls you, you don't have to answer right away
             Ab     Eb     Bb
Make him wait
            Ab     Eb               Bb             Cm
And when he small talks before he asks you on a date
             Ab     Eb     Bb
Make him wait
         Cm                                Bb
When his Pontiac's in the driveway and his eyes are midnight blue
       Ab                                   Fm
Take a deep breath and do the opposite of what you wanna do

Chorus:
         Ab            Eb
Make him wait, by the phone
       Bb                 Cm
At the door to meet your dad
  Ab                         Eb                     Bb
Before that first kiss he's gotta hold your hand
Ab                Eb             Bb             Cm
You can't get it back when you give yourself away
       Ab                     Eb                Bb
Yeah a boy's gonna run but a real man's gonna stay
                   Ab      Eb      Bb     Cm
Girl make him wait
                   Ab      Eb      Bb
Mmmm make him wait

Verse 2:
            Ab    Eb             Bb     Cm                           Ab
And when he says that, it'd be easier if you just stayed the night
         Eb     Bb
Make him wait -mhmmm-
             Ab  Eb           Bb              Cm
You're gonna wanna, and you think that you just might
             Ab   Eb    Bb
But make him wait, oohhhhh

Chorus:
         Ab            Eb
Make him wait, by the phone
       Bb                 Cm
At the door to meet your dad
  Ab                         Eb                     Bb
Before that first kiss he's gotta hold your hand
Ab                Eb             Bb             Cm
You can't get it back when you give yourself away
       Ab                    Eb                Bb
Yeah a boy's gonna run but a real man's gonna stay
                   Ab      Eb      Bb     Cm
Girl make him wait
                   Ab      Eb      Bb
Ohhhh make him wait

Bridge:
     Ab                      Eb                   Bb
They taught me that love is worth the weight in gold
          Eb            Bb
Like that ring on your hand, so
                  Ab                Cm
When you find the one, the stayin' kind
              Bbsus2   Bb
Then he won't mind...

Chorus:
                Ab            Eb
If you make him wait, in his tux
       Bb                 Cm
Cellos sing you down the aisle
     Ab                 Eb                     Bb
Walk slow, take your time, while your daddy cries and your mama smiles
            Ab                    Eb             Bb             Cm
And they're throwin' rice in the air and those tin cans roll away
        Ab                 Eb          Bbsus2               Bb
And you look into his eyes, and realize it was worth the while
                   Ab      Eb      Bb     Cm
To make him wait
                   Ab      Eb      Bb
Make him wait