G  D  A Bm

[Verse 1]
        G     D                      A            Bm
When he calls you, you don't have to answer right away
             G     D     A
Make him wait
            G     D               A             Bm
And when he small talks before he asks you on a date
             G     D     A
Make him wait
         Bm                                A
When his Pontiac's in the driveway and his eyes are midnight blue
       G                                   Em
Take a deep breath and do the opposite of what you wanna do

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

[Verse 2]
            G    D             A     Bm                           G
And when he says that, it'd be easier if you just stayed the night
         D     A
Make him wait (mhmmm)
             G  D           A              Bm
You're gonna wanna, and you think that you just might
             G   D    A
But make him wait, oohhhhh

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

[Bridge]
     G                      D                   A
They taught me that love is worth the weight in gold
          D            A
Like that ring on your hand, so
                  G                Bm
When you find the one, the stayin' kind
              Asus2   A
Then he won't mind...

[Chorus]
                G            D
If you make him wait, in his tux
       A                 Bm
Cellos sing you down the aisle
     G                 D                     A
Walk slow, take your time, while your daddy cries and your mama smiles
            G                    D             A             Bm
And they're throwin' rice in the air and those tin cans roll away
        G                 D          Asus2               A
And you look into his eyes, and realize it was worth the while
                   G      D      A     Bm
To make him wait
                   G      D      A
Make him wait