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Wasting Time

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Cool song, hair-raising live.  Acoustically he Capo's the 5th, but if you want to play along with the
Album version, put the Capo on the 7th (can be tight on an acoustic if you've got fat fingers).  The album
and live is on an electric, but if you get the rhythm right, this sounds can sound awesome 
There's only 2 guitar parts to the song
[PART A]
      G  G*      Em  Em*    C  C*       C  
   ˅ ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄  ˅ ˅˄  ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄  ˅˄
e|-3----3-------------|-------------------|
B|-3----3-------------|-1-1------1--------|
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------2----2---|-2--------2h-------|
A|-2---------2--------|-3-3------3--------|
E|-3----2-------------|-------------------|
[PART B]
   G˅    ˅ ˅˄ D˅    ˅     Am˅ 
e|-3----3----2----2---|-------------------|
B|-3----3----3----3---|-1-----------------|
G|-----------2----2---|-2-----------------|
D|--------------------|-2-----------------|
A|-2----2-------------|-------------------|
E|-3----3-------------|-------------------|
[Instrumental break] [PART A]
  G    Em   Cx2
GHeyEmyyeaCah
GHeyEmyyeaCah
[Verse]
Think of all the Gtime time Emtime You get to know itC  
Think about the Gworld I Emfound spinning awryC  
Remember all the Gclothes I Emwore to hide it from yoCu
You said let’s take the Glong walk Emhome tonightC  
Think of all the Gfalling down Emand the hiding underC  
Think of all the Gtime time Emtime time timeC  
GHeyEmyyeaCah
GHeyEmyyeaCah
[Verse]
Think of all the Ghours I Emspent in constant reflectCion
Well it Ggets you down bEmut it don’t make it rCight
I made it my Gpersonal EminterventionC  
What a waste of Gtime time Emtime time Ctime
[Instrumental break] [PART B]
    G      D       AmHeeeyyyyy
    G      D       AmHeeeyyyyyeaaahhh
    G      D       AmHeeeyyyyy
[SOLO played over PART A]
[PART A]
I got a Gfeeling IEm, I can’t get ovCer
Maybe Gall we had Emalways been righCt
Think of all the Glove you Emgain when you senCd it over
Think of all the Gwool I’ve Emspun to be here toCnight
Think of all the Gtime time Emtime time Ctime
Think of all the Gtime time Emtime time Ctime
Think of all the Gtime time Emtime time Ctime
Think of all the Gtime time Emtime time Ctime
Think of all the Gtime time Emtime time Ctime
Then just keep playing until you're bored

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Wasting Time

by Nathaniel Rateliff

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cool song, hair-raising live. Acoustically he Capo's the 5th, but if you want to play along with the

Album version, put the Capo on the 7th (can be tight on an acoustic if you've got fat fingers). The album

and live is on an electric, but if you get the rhythm right, this sounds can sound awesome

There's only 2 guitar parts to the song

[PART A]

G G Em Em C C C

* * *

˅ ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄ ˅˄ ˅ ˅˄ ˅˄

e|-3----3-------------|-------------------|

B|-3----3-------------|-1-1------1--------|

G|--------------------|-------------------|

D|-----------2----2---|-2--------2h-------|

A|-2---------2--------|-3-3------3--------|

E|-3----2-------------|-------------------|

[PART B]

G D Am

˅ ˅ ˅˄ ˅ ˅ ˅

e|-3----3----2----2---|-------------------|

B|-3----3----3----3---|-1-----------------|

G|-----------2----2---|-2-----------------|

D|--------------------|-2-----------------|

A|-2----2-------------|-------------------|

E|-3----3-------------|-------------------|

[Instrumental break] [PART A]

G Em C

Heyyyeaah

G Em C

Heyyyeaah

[Verse]

G Em C

Think of all the time time time You get to know it

G Em C

Think about the world I found spinning awry

G Em C

Remember all the clothes I wore to hide it from you

G Em C

You said let’s take the long walk home tonight

G Em C

Think of all the falling down and the hiding under

G Em C

Think of all the time time time time time

G Em C

Heyyyeaah

G Em C

Heyyyeaah

[Verse]

G Em C

Think of all the hours I spent in constant reflection

G Em C

Well it gets you down but it don’t make it right

G Em C

I made it my personal intervention

G Em C

What a waste of time time time time time

[Instrumental break] [PART B]

G D Am

Heeeyyyyy

G D Am

Heeeyyyyyeaaahhh

G D Am

Heeeyyyyy

[SOLO played over PART A]

[PART A]

G Em C

I got a feeling I, I can’t get over

G Em C

Maybe all we had always been right

G Em C

Think of all the love you gain when you send it over

G Em C

Think of all the wool I’ve spun to be here tonight

G Em C

Think of all the time time time time time

G Em C

Think of all the time time time time time

G Em C

Think of all the time time time time time

G Em C

Think of all the time time time time time

G Em C

Think of all the time time time time time

Then just keep playing until you're bored

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