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City and Colour - Wasted Love
Capo 3rd          
Intro   
 Bm            |Em            ||x4           gtr II
------------2p0|----0---------|               -------------2h|-3~-----------|
----3----------|----0----0--0-|               ----3------3---|(3)~----------|
----4----------|----0----0--0-|               ----4---/4-----|--------------|
----4----------|----2----0--2-|               ----4----------|--------------|
-2--2----------|----2-------2-|               -2--2----------|--------------|
---------------|-0--0-------0-|               ---------------|--------------|
Verse 1
 Careless lBmove 
 EmQuit pouring honey in my Bmears
 EmYou're speaking diamonds crystal cBmlear
 EmSo far away I want you nBmearEm  
Chorus
 Crying out for Emmore, just a little mGore
 Tied down on the flBmoor like a prisoner of wAar
 EmOh, I've been down so lGong
 Day is nearly gBmone, I must carry Aon with this wastBmed love
Interlude    (Bm)    |     Em|     Bm|     Em||
Verse 2
           Bm   *                                *  ----------------
 Careless love                                      ----------------
                                   Em               Bm----------------
 There's more to say than should be said            ----0-4-0-2\----
                                     Em             Bm-/2-------------
 Can't get these words straight in my head          ----------------
 EmYou make me feel so BmpowerlessEm  
Chorus
 I'm crying out for mEmore, just a little mGore
 Tied down on the flBmoor like a prisoner of wAar
 EmOh, I've been down so lGong
 Day is nearly gBmone, I must carry Aon with this wEmasted love
Solo    
     |(Em)         |                G|                 Bm|               A|
-----|-------------|-----------------|------8--8----8----|8---------------|
-----|-------------|-------------6---|6-8/10---8h10-8h10-|8h10--8------6h8|
---5-|5h7--5h7--5h7|-p5---5-5h7----7-|-------------------|------------7---|
/7---|-------------|----7------------|-------------------|----------------|
-----|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
-----|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
                 Em|                G|             Bm|          A-     ||
-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---
(8)-6p5------------|-----------------|---6---5-----5-|-----------------|---
-------7--5h7-5----|-----------5---7-|-----7---7-7---|--7-5h7---5------|---
----------------5h7|-5\3---5/7---7---|---------------|------------7-5\3|---
-------------------|-----5-----------|---------------|-----------------|-5-
-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---
Wasted lBmoveEm  Bm  Em  
Wasted lBmoveEm  Bm  Em  
Chorus
 Crying out for mEmore, just a little mGore
 Tied down on the flBmoor like a prisoner of wAar
 EmOh, I've been down so lGong
 Day is nearly gBmone, I must carry Aon with this wEmasted lGoveBm  A  
 WEmastGed lBmoveA  
Outro      Bm|    Em||x4         Bm  
                         Wasted love

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Wasted Love

by City and Colour

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City and Colour - Wasted Love

Capo 3rd

Intro

Bm |Em ||x4 gtr II

------------2p0|----0---------| -------------2h|-3~-----------|

----3----------|----0----0--0-| ----3------3---|(3)~----------|

----4----------|----0----0--0-| ----4---/4-----|--------------|

----4----------|----2----0--2-| ----4----------|--------------|

-2--2----------|----2-------2-| -2--2----------|--------------|

---------------|-0--0-------0-| ---------------|--------------|

Verse 1

Careless love

Em Bm

Quit pouring honey in my ears

Em Bm

You're speaking diamonds crystal clear

Em Bm Em

So far away I want you near

Chorus

Em G

Crying out for more, just a little more

Bm A

Tied down on the floor like a prisoner of war

Em G

Oh, I've been down so long

Bm A Bm

Day is nearly gone, I must carry on with this wasted love

Em Bm Em

Interlude (Bm) | | | ||

Verse 2

Bm * * ----------------

Careless love ----------------

Em Bm

----------------

There's more to say than should be said ----0-4-0-2\----

Em Bm

-/2-------------

Can't get these words straight in my head ----------------

Em Bm Em

You make me feel so powerless

Chorus

Em G

I'm crying out for more, just a little more

Bm A

Tied down on the floor like a prisoner of war

Em G

Oh, I've been down so long

Bm A Em

Day is nearly gone, I must carry on with this wasted love

Solo

G Bm A

|(Em) | | | |

-----|-------------|-----------------|------8--8----8----|8---------------|

-----|-------------|-------------6---|6-8/10---8h10-8h10-|8h10--8------6h8|

---5-|5h7--5h7--5h7|-p5---5-5h7----7-|-------------------|------------7---|

/7---|-------------|----7------------|-------------------|----------------|

-----|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|

Em G Bm A

| | | - ||

-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---

(8)-6p5------------|-----------------|---6---5-----5-|-----------------|---

-------7--5h7-5----|-----------5---7-|-----7---7-7---|--7-5h7---5------|---

----------------5h7|-5\3---5/7---7---|---------------|------------7-5\3|---

-------------------|-----5-----------|---------------|-----------------|-5-

-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---

Bm Em Bm Em

Wasted love

Bm Em Bm Em

Wasted love

Chorus

Em G

Crying out for more, just a little more

Bm A

Tied down on the floor like a prisoner of war

Em G

Oh, I've been down so long

Bm A Em G Bm A

Day is nearly gone, I must carry on with this wasted love

Em G Bm A

Wasted love

Bm Em Bm

Outro | ||x4

Wasted love

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