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Waste

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Tune down a half step
BI'm lookin' at my F#mwatch 
Em7At all the time that's been stA7olen 
BWhen I was carryin' F#myou 
Em7Seems I've tripped and I've faA7llen 
BDon't want no one to F#mache 
Em7Oh, to be drunk and foA7rgetful 
BTo get out of this F#munscatched 
Em7Oh, to be free and inhuA7man 
Em11Some may A7say 
Em11I love to pAm11lay 
When the Dadd11chance is there to Gmaj7take F#11  
BI'm moppin' up the F#mfloor 
Em7From messy recipies of roA7mance 
BI'm packing up the F#mpots 
Em7Too many cooks in the kiA7tchen 
Em11Some may A7say 
Em11I love to Aadd11let 
A Dadd11good thing go to Gmaj7waste 
F#11I let it go to waste... 
[Solo]
B F#m Em7 A7
BLet a good thing go F#mto waste 
A Em7good thing go to waA7ste 
BLet a good thing go to waF#mste 
A Em7good thing go to A7waste 
Em11   Am11      Em11   Am11       Dadd11    Gmaj7    F#11
BI'm lookin' at my F#mwatch 
Em7At all the time that's been stA7olen 
BWhen I was carryin' F#myou 
Em7Seems I've tripped and I've faA7llen...

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Waste

by Smash Mouth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em7

Em11

Am11

Dadd11

Gmaj7

F#11

Aadd11

Tune down a half step

B F#m

I'm lookin' at my watch

Em7 A7

At all the time that's been stolen

B F#m

When I was carryin' you

Em7 A7

Seems I've tripped and I've fallen

B F#m

Don't want no one to ache

Em7 A7

Oh, to be drunk and forgetful

B F#m

To get out of this unscatched

Em7 A7

Oh, to be free and inhuman

Em11 A7

Some may say

Em11 Am11

I love to play

Dadd11 Gmaj7 F#11

When the chance is there to take

B F#m

I'm moppin' up the floor

Em7 A7

From messy recipies of romance

B F#m

I'm packing up the pots

Em7 A7

Too many cooks in the kitchen

Em11 A7

Some may say

Em11 Aadd11

I love to let

Dadd11 Gmaj7

A good thing go to waste

F#11

I let it go to waste...

[Solo]

B F#m Em7 A7

B F#m

Let a good thing go to waste

Em7 A7

A good thing go to waste

B F#m

Let a good thing go to waste

Em7 A7

A good thing go to waste

Em11 Am11 Em11 Am11 Dadd11 Gmaj7 F#11

B F#m

I'm lookin' at my watch

Em7 A7

At all the time that's been stolen

B F#m

When I was carryin' you

Em7 A7

Seems I've tripped and I've fallen...

About Waste Chords by Smash Mouth

Learn how to play Waste by Smash Mouth with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Waste chords”, “Waste guitar chords”, or “Smash Mouth Waste chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Waste chords and for experienced players who want accurate Waste lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, F#m, Em7, A7, Em11, Am11.

FAQ — Waste by Smash Mouth

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What key is "Waste" in?

The chords for "Waste" show the original chord names (including B, F#m, Em7, A7, Em11, Am11). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.