Am          E7           Am          E
A       nickel is a nickel and a  dime is a  dime
  Am         E            C         C7
I need a new gal          she won't mind, tell me --


[CHORUS]

   F                                      C
     How long             do I have to    wait?
    G            G7                G           G7    C   C7 F Fm C G7
Can I    get you now,    Lord,     must  I     hesi--tate

        Am             E7           Am          E
Well, the eagle on the dollar says "in God we trust"
Am                 E            C               C7
You say you want a man, I wanna see that dollar first, tell me--


[CHORUS]

       Am        E7           Am      E7
If the river was whiskey, and I was a duck,
             Am          E                 C          C7
You know I'd swim to the bottom, Lord, an' never come up, tell me--

[CHORUS]

Am           E7           Am          E
Rocks in the ocean, baby, fish in the sea
Am           E     C        C7
knows you mean the world to me, tell me—


[CHORUS]

         Am         E7               Am         E
I got my hesitation stockings and my hesitation shoes
Am       E       C          C7
Lord, I got them Hesitatin' Blues, tell me--
   F                  C
How long do I have to wait?
   G          G7         G    G7      C
Can I get you now, Lord, must I hestitate
          G         G7            G    G7  C          C7
Said, can I get you now, how long must I hesitate?