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Tabbed by Kwint and Troy.
Artist : Vance Joy
Song   : Wasted Time
Album  : Dream Your Life Away 2014  
CAPO II
NOTE: C/G is what he plays live, but on the album version a C/E sounds more correct.
Chord diagrams:
G     320003
D/F#  200232
Em    022000
   C/G      332010or       C/E  032010  
[Verse]
GWhy...
Why did you go D/F#wasting your time on me
GYou're so D/F#beautiful C/Gnow
There's Gso much that's D/F#left for yC/Gou now
O, yGeah, babe
GAnd why...
Why did you go D/F#flashing those eyes at me
You Gknow that I am D/F#eager to pC/Glease
I've Galways been D/F#eager to pleC/Gase
O, yGeah, babe
[Pre-Chorus]
Well EmI, I've got a lot to sGay
And I am sEmcared, D/F#that you're gonna sC/Glip awGay
And Emyou, you've got this wide-eyed gaGze
And a sEmmile, D/F#that you carry tC/Ghrough your dGays
[Chorus]
O, WEmhy-y-y,D/F#  
O, WC/Ghy-y-y-Gy
It's the Emeasiest wayD/F#, 
To kC/Gnow you're a lGiar
And the Embeauty you heardD/F#  
I see you C/Gtalking with her hGands
Well I dEmon't think she knowsD/F#  
How she chC/Ganged all my plGans
[Verse]
GAnd why
Why did you go wD/F#asting your youth on me
GYou're so D/F#beautiful C/Gnow
There's Gso much that's D/F#left for you C/Gnow
Oh, yGeah, babe
GAnd why
We look at the D/F#faces on your bedroom wall.
Well, Gnobody's D/F#perfect at C/Gall.
GSometimes it D/F#makes you feel sC/Gmall.
Oh, yGeah, babe
[Pre-Chorus]
Well EmI, I've got a lot to sGay
And I am sEmcared, D/F#that you're gonna sC/Glip awGay
And Emyou, you've got this wide-eyed gaGze
And a sEmmile, D/F#that you carry tC/Ghrough your dGays
[Chorus]
O, WEmhy-y-y,D/F#  
O, WC/Ghy-y-y-Gy
It's the Emeasiest wayD/F#, 
To kC/Gnow you're a lGiar
And the Embeauty you heardD/F#  
I see you C/Gtalking with her hGands
Well I dEmon't think she knowsD/F#  
How she chC/Ganged all my plGans
[Bridge]
The Emthings that I thought would D/F#last
Well, they're C/Gfading, they're Gfading
The Emfeelings, I used to D/F#have
Well, they're C/Gchanging, they're Gchanging
The Emthings that I thought would D/F#last
Well, they're C/Gfading, they're Gfading
The Emfeelings, I used to D/F#have
Well, they're C/Gchanging, they're Gchanging, they're changing now.
              Em                D/F#
Well, they're C/Gchanging, they're Gchanging, they're changing now.

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Wasted Time

by Vance Joy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Tabbed by Kwint and Troy.

Artist : Vance Joy

Song : Wasted Time

2014

Album : Dream Your Life Away

CAPO II

NOTE: C/G is what he plays live, but on the album version a C/E sounds more correct.

Chord diagrams:

G 320003

D/F# 200232

Em 022000

C/G 332010 C/E 032010

[Verse]

Why...

D/F#

Why did you go wasting your time on me

G D/F# C/G

You're so beautiful now

G D/F# C/G

There's so much that's left for you now

O, yeah, babe

And why...

D/F#

Why did you go flashing those eyes at me

G D/F# C/G

You know that I am eager to please

G D/F# C/G

I've always been eager to please

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 wide-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]

And why

D/F#

Why did you go wasting your youth on me

G D/F# C/G

You're so beautiful now

G D/F# C/G

There's so much that's left for you now

Oh, yeah, babe

And why

D/F#

We look at the faces on your bedroom wall.

G D/F# C/G

Well, nobody's perfect at all.

G D/F# C/G

Sometimes it makes you feel small.

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 wide-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.

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