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Chords:  E   G#   C#m   A   F#m  B  
x7999E7     4665G#44     x466C#m54     5776A5     244F#m222     7998B77   
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You can listen to the song to get the strumming pattern. It sounds to me like                                 
he strums the bass note of each chord and then DD UD. 
think of it as eigth notes "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 etc."
Bass Note         D      D       rest      U      D 
  (on 1)
    1     and     2     and     3 and     4     and
                                 Chorus
                 EWhen I was a yoEung boG#y, I used to saC#myA  
                 AI would neEver G#turn out that C#mwayA  
                 Look at me nEow I G#sit around all dF#may
        F#m-G#-A                                       B  E  
                 I waste the time away i waste the time away
                              Verse (Cisco)
                 E'scuse me while I light my spliffG#  
                 ALord I think I need a lifEt
                 Ekuz this everyday monday sunday G#monday
                 Atrip dont feel so hiEp
                 Eso i pick up my guitar and G#play
                 Asing a song about yesterdEay
                 Etoo bad my memorG#y is cloAudy as sEhit.
                                 Chorus
                 EWhen I was a yoEung boG#y, I used to saC#myA  
                 AI would nevEer G#turn out that wC#mayA  
                 Look Eat me G#now I sit arounF#md all day
        F#m-G#-A                                           B  E  
                 I waste the time away i waste the time away
                           Verse (Shwayze)   
                 Now let me hear yEa sing along
                 If you living G#life with ya speakers on
                 Up Aall night waking up Ewith ya sneakers on
                 Grown Eman cryin when he find oG#ut his sweety gone
                 Time Ato get da beezy and get mEy baked ziti on
                 EI heard it all, and seen G#it all like peepin tom
                 BotAtle my emotions up, tEill the taquilas gone
                 EI got a notion I cG#an't put my finger on,
                 AWhy we were chosen to bEe the next Cheech and Chong
                            Chorus
                 EWhen I was a yoEung boG#y, I used to saC#myA  
                 AI would nevEer G#turn out that wC#mayA  
                 Look Eat me G#now I sit arounF#md all day
        F#m-G#-A                                           B  E  
                 I waste the time away i waste the time away
                         Verse (Shwayze)
                 I'm a Etime wasting money makerG#  
                 I lAove a baby good girl wEhere ya learn to shake it
                 On Etha tv, believe me sweetG#y I ain't greedy
                 I give you Aeverything, but tell me where does thEat leave me, zero
                 Or I Ecould be your hero
                 Standing G#in the rain catchin water in a bAarrel
                 Underneath the Eairplanes, you Efly, I'm G#high, let's Avibe
                 ESha la la laE  G#  A  E  
                         Chorus
                 EWhen I was a yoEung boG#y, I used to saC#myA  
                 AI would nevEer G#turn out that wC#mayA  
                 Look Eat me G#now I sit arounF#md all day
        F#m-G#-A                                           B  E  
                 I waste the time away i waste the time away
The placement of the chords over the text may be a little off during Shwayze's 
verses because he raps them, but they're pretty close.

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Waste The Time Away

by Shwayze & Cisco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

E G# C#m A F#m B

Chords:

E G# C#m A F#m B

x79997 466544 x46654 57765 244222 799877

_____________________________________________________________

You can listen to the song to get the strumming pattern. It sounds to me like

he strums the bass note of each chord and then DD UD.

think of it as eigth notes "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 etc."

Bass Note D D rest U D

(on 1)

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Chorus

E E G# C#m A

When I was a young boy, I used to say

A E G# C#m A

I would never turn out that way

E G# F#m

Look at me now I sit around all day

B E

F#m-G#-A

I waste the time away i waste the time away

Verse (Cisco)

E G#

'scuse me while I light my spliff

A E

Lord I think I need a lift

E G#

kuz this everyday monday sunday monday

A E

trip dont feel so hip

E G#

so i pick up my guitar and play

A E

sing a song about yesterday

E G# A E

too bad my memory is cloudy as shit.

Chorus

E E G# C#m A

When I was a young boy, I used to say

A E G# C#m A

I would never turn out that way

E G# F#m

Look at me now I sit around all day

B E

F#m-G#-A

I waste the time away i waste the time away

Verse (Shwayze)

Now let me hear ya sing along

If you living life with ya speakers on

A E

Up all night waking up with ya sneakers on

E G#

Grown man cryin when he find out his sweety gone

A E

Time to get da beezy and get my baked ziti on

E G#

I heard it all, and seen it all like peepin tom

A E

Bottle my emotions up, till the taquilas gone

E G#

I got a notion I can't put my finger on,

A E

Why we were chosen to be the next Cheech and Chong

Chorus

E E G# C#m A

When I was a young boy, I used to say

A E G# C#m A

I would never turn out that way

E G# F#m

Look at me now I sit around all day

B E

F#m-G#-A

I waste the time away i waste the time away

Verse (Shwayze)

E G#

I'm a time wasting money maker

A E

I love a baby good girl where ya learn to shake it

E G#

On tha tv, believe me sweety I ain't greedy

A E

I give you everything, but tell me where does that leave me, zero

Or I could be your hero

G# A

Standing in the rain catchin water in a barrel

E E G# A

Underneath the airplanes, you fly, I'm high, let's vibe

E E G# A E

Sha la la la

Chorus

E E G# C#m A

When I was a young boy, I used to say

A E G# C#m A

I would never turn out that way

E G# F#m

Look at me now I sit around all day

B E

F#m-G#-A

I waste the time away i waste the time away

The placement of the chords over the text may be a little off during Shwayze's

verses because he raps them, but they're pretty close.

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