Jorma Kaukonen - Hesitation blues

A ^Amnickel is a ^E7nickel and a ^Am dime is a ^Edime I ^Amneed a new ^Egal ^Cshe won't ^C7mind, tell me --

^F How long do I have to ^Cwait? Can ^GI get you ^G7now, Lord, ^Gmust I ^G7hesi--^Ctate^{C7 F Fm C G7}

Well, th^Ame eagle on the ^E7dollar says "^Amin God we tr^Eust" ^AmYou say you want a ^Eman, I wanna ^Csee that dollar ^C7first, tell me--

If the ^Amriver was ^E7whiskey, and ^AmI was a ^E7duck, You know I'd ^Amswim to the ^Ebottom, Lord, an' ^Cnever come ^C7up, tell me--

^AmRocks in the ^E7ocean, baby, ^Amfish in the ^Esea ^Amknows you mea^En the ^Cworld to ^C7me, tell me—

I got my ^Amhesitation ^E7stockings and my ^Amhesitation ^Eshoes ^AmLord, I g^Eot them ^CHesitatin' ^C7Blues, tell me-- How^F long do I have to ^Cwait? Can^G I get you ^G7now, Lord, ^Gmust ^G7I hestit^Cate Said, can ^GI get you ^G7now, how long ^Gmust ^G7I he^Csitate? ^C7