Intro
N.C. [E7]
(Drum roll)
Chorus
[Am] [C]
Baby (Ooh-hoo), where the hell is my husband? (Ooh-hoo)
[D] [D]
What is takin' him so long (Ooh-hoo) to find me-e-e?
[E7] [Am] [C] [D]
Oh-oh-oh, baby, where the hell is my lover? Gettin' down with another? (Ooh-hoo, yeah)
[E] N.C.
Tell him if you see him, baby (baby), if you see him, tell him, he should holla
Verse 1
[Am]
Why is this beautiful man waiting for me to get old?
Why he already testing my patience?
[Am]
I only fear him taking time with other women that ain't me
[Em]
While I've been reviewing applications (Babe)
[Am]
Wait till I get my hands on him, I'ma tell him off too, for how long
[Am]
He kept me waitin', anticipatin'
[E]
Prayin' to the Lord to get him to my lovin' arms
And despite my frustrations
Pre-Chorus
[Am]
And he must need me (He must need me)
[E7/B]
Completely (Completely)
[C] [D]
How my heart yearns for him
[Dm]
Is he far away? (Is he far away?)
[Em]
Is he okay? (Is he okay?)
[F] [E7/G#] N.C.
This man is testin' me, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh, help me, help me, help me, help me, Lord
N.C.
I need you to tell me
Chorus
[Am] [C]
Baby (Ooh-hoo), where the hell is my husband? (Ooh-hoo)
[D] [D]
What is takin' him so long (Ooh-hoo) to find me-e-e?
[Am] [C] [D]
Oh, oh, oh baby, where the hell is my lover? Gettin' down with another? (Ooh-hoo, yeah)
[D] N.C.
Tell him if you see him, baby (baby), if you see him, tell him, he should holla
Verse 2
[Am]
I'm doing lonely acrobatics, unzipping my dress at 2AM, and I'm tired of living like this
[Am] [Em]
He must be out there getting ready, tryna fix up his tie, uh, huh-huh, uh hello? This where your wife is
[Am]
Wait till I got your heart going, I'ma turn it up too, for how much I'm 'bout to love ya
[Am] [E]
No one above ya, prayin' to the Lord to hurry, hurry you along, baby, I intend to rush ya
Pre-Chorus
[Am]
And he must need me (He must need me)
[E7/B]
Completely (Completely)
[C] [D]
How my heart yearns for him
[Dm]
Is he far away? (Is he far away?)
[Em]
Is he okay? (Is he okay?)
[F] [E7/G#]
This man is testin' me, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh, help me, help me, help me, Lord
N.C.
I need you to tell me
Chorus
[Am] [C]
Baby (Ooh-hoo), where the hell is my husband? (Ooh-hoo)
[D] [D]
What is takin' him so long (Ooh-hoo) to find me-e-e?
[Am] [C] [D]
Oh, oh, oh baby, where the hell is my lover? Gettin' down with another? (Ooh-hoo, yeah)
[D] N.C.
Tell him if you see him, baby (baby), if you see him, tell him, he should holla
Bridge
[Am]
Tell him I'm mmmm, tell I'm mmmm with the mm-mm-mm
[Am]
Tell I'm kind, tell him I'm 5'5",
[Em]
Tell him I've got brown eyes and a growing fear that if he doesn't find me now I'm gonna die alone, so can he
[Am] [Am]
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uhhh (hurry up here, sir), uh, uh, uh, uh, uhhh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, huh
N.C.
I want it, want it, want it, want it, want it
[E] [Am] [E/B]
I would like a ring, I would like a ring, I would like a diamond ring on my wedding finger
[C]
I would like a big and shiny diamond that I can wave around and talk, and talk about it
[D] N.C.
And when the day is here, forgive me God, that I could ever doubt it
[Dm] [Em]
Until death, I do, I do, I do, I, is he about it, 'bout it, 'bout it?
[F] [E7/G#]
This man is testin' me, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh help me, help me, help me, Lord
N.C.
I need you to tell me
Chorus
[Am] [C]
Baby (Ooh-hoo), where the hell is my husband? (Ooh-hoo)
[D] [D]
What is takin' him so long (Ooh-hoo) to find me-e-e?
[Am] [C] [D]
Oh, oh, oh baby, where the hell is my lover? Gettin' down with another (Ooh-hoo, yeah)
[D]
Tell him that my grandma said it, tell him grandma said it
N.C.
"Your husband is coming"
Outro
[Am] [C]
[D]
I would like a ring, I would like a ring
[D]
I would like a diamond ring on my wedding finger
[Em] N.C.
I would like a big and shiny (Woo)
[Am] [C]
Diamond (Yes), diamond (Yes), diamond (Yes)
[D]
diamond (Yes), diamond (Yes), oh
N.C. [Em] [Am]
Where is my hus-band? (Ah)
