Wasted Time
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Capo 2
Verse:
G
Why...
D/F#
Why did you go wasting your time on me
G D/F# Em
You're so beautiful now
G D/F# Em
There's so much that's left for you now
G
O, yeah, babe
G
And why...
D/F#
Why did you go flashing those eyes at me
G D/F# Em
You know that I am eager to please
G D/F# Em
I've always been eager to please
G
O, yeah, babe
Pre-Chorus
Em G
Well I, I've got a lot to say
Em D/F# C/G G
And I am scared, that you're gonna slip away
Em G
And you, you've got this white-eyed gaze
Em D/F# C/G G
And a smile, that you carry through your days
Chorus:
Em D/F#
O, Why-y-y,
C/G G
O, Why-y-y-y
Em D/F#
It's the easiest way,
C/G G
To know you're a liar
Em D/F#
And the beauty you heard
C/G G
I see you talking with her hands
Em D/F#
Well I don't think she knows
C/G G
How she changed all my plans
Verse:
G
And why
D/F#
Why did you go wasting your youth on me
G D/F# Em
You're so beautiful now
G D/F# Em
There's so much that's left for you now
G
Oh, yeah, babe
G
And why
D/F#
We look at the faces on your bedroom wall.
G D/F# Em
Well, nobody's perfect at all.
G D/F# Em
Sometimes it makes you feel small.
G
Oh, yeah, babe
Pre-Chorus
Em G
Well I, I've got a lot to say
Em D/F# C/G G
And I am scared, that you're gonna slip away
Em G
And you, you've got this white-eyed gaze
Em D/F# C/G G
And a smile, that you carry through your days
Chorus:
Em D/F#
O, Why-y-y,
C/G G
O, Why-y-y-y
Em D/F#
It's the easiest way,
C/G G
To know you're a liar
Em D/F#
And the beauty you heard
C/G G
I see you talking with her hands
Em D/F#
Well I don't think she knows
C/G G
How she changed all my plans
Bridge:
Em D/F#
The things that I thought would last
C/G G
Well, they're fading, they're fading
Em D/F#
The feelings, I used to have
C/G G
Well, they're changing, they're changing
Em D/F#
The things that I thought would last
C/G G
Well, they're fading, they're fading
Em D/F#
The feelings, I used to have
C/G G
Well, they're changing, they're changing, they're changing now.
Em D/F#
C/G G
Well, they're changing, they're changing, they're changing now.
How to play Wasted Time
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.