Wasted Days
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Wasted Days — John Mellencamp & Bruce Springsteen
***Arpeggio style strumming throughout***
[Intro]
A E A E A E B A E
e|-------0-0-00-0-0-00-------0-0-00-0-0-0-00-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-----0-0-00-0-00-------|
B|-----0-2-2-22-0-0-00-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-00-----0-2-2-22-0-2-0-0-00-4-4-2-2-20-0-00-----0-|
G|---1---2-2-22-2-1-11---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-11---1---2-2-22-2-2-2-1-11-4-4-2-2-22-1-11---1---|
D|-2-----2-2-22-2-2-22-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-4-4-2-2-22-2-22-2-----|
A|-2-----0-0-00-0-2-22-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-22-2-----0-0-00-0-0-0-2-22-2-2-0-0-00-2-22-2-----|
E|-0--------------0-00-0----------------0-00-0------------------0-00------------0-00-0-----|
[Verse 1]
A E A E A B E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0--------0-0-00-0-0-0--------0-0-00-0-----0------0-0-00-0--------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0------0-2-2-22-0-0-0------0-2-2-22-0-4-4-0--4-4-2-2-20-0------0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1----1---2-2-22-2-2-1----1---2-2-22-2-4-4-1--4-4-2-2-22-1----1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2--2-----2-2-22-2-2-2--2-----2-2-22-2-4-4-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--2-----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2--2-----0-0-00-0-0-2--2-----0-0-00-0-2-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-----|
E|----------0--0----------------0--0------------------0-------------0--0-----|
A E
How many summers still remain
A E
How many days are lost in vain
A B E
Who's counting out these last remaining years
B A E
How many minutes do we have here
[Chorus]
A E A E B A E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0-0-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0------0-0-00-0------0-0-0--------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0-0-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-0--4-4-2-2-20-0--4-4-2-0-0------0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1-1---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-1--4-4-2-2-22-1--4-4-2-2-1----1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--4-4-2-2-2--2 ----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2-2-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-2-0-0-2--2-----|
E|----------0-0-0----------------0-0-------------0----------0--0-----|
A E
Wasted days
A E
Wasted days
B A E
We watch our lives just fade away to
B A E
More wasted days
[Solo 1]
e|-----7-7h9-9-9-7----------7-7h9-9-9-7---------|
B|---9-------------7h9~---9-------------7h9-7\5-|
G|-9--------------------9-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----7-7h9-9-9-7-7-9p7--------------------------|
B|---9-------------------7h9--7h9p7--9--7-7-------|
G|-9----------------------------------------/9-9~-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
A E A E A E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0-00-------0-0-00-0-0-0-00-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-----0-0-00-0-00-------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0-00-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-00-----0-2-2-22-0-2-0-0-00-4-4-2-2-20-0-00-----0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1-11---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-11---1---2-2-22-2-2-2-1-11-4-4-2-2-22-1-11---1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2-22-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-4-4-2-2-22-2-22-2-----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2-22-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-22-2-----0-0-00-0-0-0-2-22-2-2-0-0-00-2-22-2-----|
E|----------0-00-0----------------0-00-0------------------0-00------------0-00-0-----|
[Verse 2]
A E A E A B E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0--------0-0-00-0-0-0--------0-0-00-0-----0------0-0-00-0--------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0------0-2-2-22-0-0-0------0-2-2-22-0-4-4-0--4-4-2-2-20-0------0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1----1---2-2-22-2-2-1----1---2-2-22-2-4-4-1--4-4-2-2-22-1----1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2--2-----2-2-22-2-2-2--2-----2-2-22-2-4-4-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--2-----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2--2-----0-0-00-0-0-2--2-----0-0-00-0-2-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-----|
E|----------0--0----------------0--0------------------0-------------0--0-----|
A E
How much sorrow is there left to climb
A E
How many promises are worth the time
A B E
And who on earth is worth our time
B A E
Is there a heart here that I can call mine
[Chorus]
A E A E B A E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0-0-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0------0-0-00-0------0-0-0-00-|
B|-2-2-22-0-0-0-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-0--4-4-2-2-20-0--4-4-2-0-0-00-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1-1---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-1--4-4-2-2-22-1--4-4-2-2-1-11-|
D|-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--4-4-2-2-2-22-|
A|-0-0-00-0-2-2-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-2-0-0-2-22-|
E|----------0-0-0----------------0-0-------------0----------0-00-|
A E
Wasted days
A E
Wasted days
B A E
We watch our lives just fade away to
B A E
Oh wasted days
[Bridge]
| F#m | E | A | E |
| F#m | EM7 | A | F# | B | B |
[Solo 2]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-2h4--4--4--2-------------2-2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2-------|
E|-0-4----------------4-2-4---0-4---------------------4-2-4-|
e|----------------------------------------------------*12-------|
B|-----------4-5----4h5----------------------------------*12----|
G|---------4------------4\2-1-----------------------------------|
D|----6h7---------7-----------2~----2h4-2h4-2h4p2-1/2-----------|
A|--7----------------------------2--------------------------*12-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A E A E B A E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0-0-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0------0-0-00-0------0-0-0--------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0-0-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-0--4-4-2-2-20-0--4-4-2-0-0------0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1-1---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-1--4-4-2-2-22-1--4-4-2-2-1----1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--4-4-2-2-2--2 ----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2-2-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-2-0-0-2--2-----|
E|----------0-0-0----------------0-0-------------0----------0--0-----|
[Verse 3] (Softer)
A E A E A B E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0--------0-0-00-0-0-0--------0-0-00-0-----0------0-0-00-0--------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0------0-2-2-22-0-0-0------0-2-2-22-0-4-4-0--4-4-2-2-20-0------0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1----1---2-2-22-2-2-1----1---2-2-22-2-4-4-1--4-4-2-2-22-1----1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2--2-----2-2-22-2-2-2--2-----2-2-22-2-4-4-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--2-----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2--2-----0-0-00-0-0-2--2-----0-0-00-0-2-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-----|
E|----------0--0----------------0--0------------------0-------------0--0-----|
A E
How can a man watch his life go down the drain
A E
How many moments has he lost today
A B E
And who among us could ever see clear
B A E
The end is coming, it's almost here
[Chorus] (Full)
A E A E B A E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0-0-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0------0-0-00-0------0-0-0--------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0-0-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-0--4-4-2-2-20-0--4-4-2-0-0------0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1-1---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-1--4-4-2-2-22-1--4-4-2-2-1----1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--4-4-2-2-2--2 ----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2-2-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-2-0-0-2--2-----|
E|----------0-0-0----------------0-0-------------0----------0--0-----|
A E
Wasted days
A E
Wasted days
B A E
We watch our lives just slip away to
B A E
More wasted days
[Chorus]
A E A E B A E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0-0-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0------0-0-00-0------0-0-0--------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0-0-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-0--4-4-2-2-20-0--4-4-2-0-0------0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1-1---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-1--4-4-2-2-22-1--4-4-2-2-1----1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--4-4-2-2-2--2 ----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2-2-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-2-0-0-2--2-----|
E|----------0-0-0----------------0-0-------------0----------0--0-----|
A E
Wasted days
A E
Wasted days
B A E
We watch our lives just fade away to
B A E
More wasted days
[Chorus]
A E A E B A E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0-0-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0------0-0-00-0------0-0-0--------|
B|-2-2-22-0-0-0-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-0--4-4-2-2-20-0--4-4-2-0-0------0-|
G|-2-2-22-2-1-1---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-1--4-4-2-2-22-1--4-4-2-2-1----1---|
D|-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2--4-4-2-2-22-2--4-4-2-2-2--2 ----|
A|-0-0-00-0-2-2-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-2--2-2-0-0-00-2--2-2-0-0-2--2-----|
E|----------0-0-0----------------0-0-------------0----------0--0-----|
A E
Wasted days
A E
More wasted days
B A E
We watch our lives just fade away to
B A E
More wasted days
[Outro Solo]
e|-----7-7h9-9-9-7----------7-7h9-9-9-7---------|
B|---9-------------7h9~---9-------------7h9-7\5-|
G|-9--------------------9-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----7-7h9-9-9-7-7h9-7---------------------------|
B|---9-------------------7-9-9/10\9---7-7--7-------|
G|-9--------------------------------9--------9--9~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
A E A E A E B A E
e|-0-0-00-0-0-00-------0-0-00-0-0-0-00-------0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-----0-0-00-0|
B|-2-2-22-0-0-00-----0-2-2-22-0-0-0-00-----0-2-2-22-0-2-0-0-00-4-4-2-2-20-0|
G|-2-2-22-2-1-11---1---2-2-22-2-2-1-11---1---2-2-22-2-2-2-1-11-4-4-2-2-22-1|
D|-2-2-22-2-2-22-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-----2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-4-4-2-2-22-2|
A|-0-0-00-0-2-22-2-----0-0-00-0-0-2-22-2-----0-0-00-0-0-0-2-22-2-2-0-0-00-2|
E|----------0-00-0----------------0-00-0------------------0-00------------0|
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| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| * Natural harmonic
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How to play Wasted Days
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.