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A Wasted Life

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[Intro]
B
[Verse]
BI know you're walkin' down a lonely street
BI know you can't get out of the heat
Baby Ait's alright
Don't have a waBsted life
BI know you have to feel a little used up
BAnd no one can give you enough
Baby hAold on tight
[Chorus]
Don't have a wBasted life
I lEove you too mBuch
Don't have a waEsted lBife
I lEove you too mBuch
Ah ah Eoh Ah ah Boh Ah ah F#oh
Don't have a waBsted life
Ah ah Eoh Ah ah Boh Ah ah F#oh
Don't have a waBsted life
[Verse]
BThey give it to you from the time you're born
BYou keep tryin' to make one more score
Baby wrAong or right
You gotta stBand and fight
BSo when you're lonely and you feel let down
BYou can call me I'll come around
And trAeat you nice
[Chorus]
Don't have a waBsted life
I lEove you too mBuch
Don't have a waEsted lBife
I lEove you too mBuch
[Interlude]
C#m  B
[Verse]
BThey give it to you from the time you're born
BSomeone’s gotta put the pressure on
Baby wrAong or right
You gotta stBand and fight
BSo when you're lonely and you feel let down
BYou can call me I'll come around
And trAeat you nice
[Chorus]
Don't have a waBsted life
I lEove you too mBuch
Don't have a waEsted lBife
I lEove you too mBuch
Don't have a waEsted lBife
I lEove you too mBuch
Ah ah Eoh Ah ah Boh Ah ah F#oh
Don't have a waBsted life
Ah ah Eoh Ah ah Boh Ah ah F#oh
Don't have a waBsted life
[Outro]
B   D

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A Wasted Life

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

I know you're walkin' down a lonely street

I know you can't get out of the heat

Baby it's alright

Don't have a wasted life

I know you have to feel a little used up

And no one can give you enough

Baby hold on tight

[Chorus]

Don't have a wasted life

E B

I love you too much

E B

Don't have a wasted life

E B

I love you too much

E B F#

Ah ah oh Ah ah oh Ah ah oh

Don't have a wasted life

E B F#

Ah ah oh Ah ah oh Ah ah oh

Don't have a wasted life

[Verse]

They give it to you from the time you're born

You keep tryin' to make one more score

Baby wrong or right

You gotta stand and fight

So when you're lonely and you feel let down

You can call me I'll come around

And treat you nice

[Chorus]

Don't have a wasted life

E B

I love you too much

E B

Don't have a wasted life

E B

I love you too much

[Interlude]

C#m B

[Verse]

They give it to you from the time you're born

Someone’s gotta put the pressure on

Baby wrong or right

You gotta stand and fight

So when you're lonely and you feel let down

You can call me I'll come around

And treat you nice

[Chorus]

Don't have a wasted life

E B

I love you too much

E B

Don't have a wasted life

E B

I love you too much

E B

Don't have a wasted life

E B

I love you too much

E B F#

Ah ah oh Ah ah oh Ah ah oh

Don't have a wasted life

E B F#

Ah ah oh Ah ah oh Ah ah oh

Don't have a wasted life

[Outro]

B D

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