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Wasting Time

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[Intro] 
A            Bm7         A
[Verse]
I'm Asitting here Dflipping through 
BmExcuses for why EI shouldn't cAall you D  Bm  F#m  E  
Every Amuscle, every Dfibre, 
Every Bmhair object Eto the very iAdea D  
     BmI just can't F#mput my fEinger on 
AHowever Dhard I try to sBmlap away the hEalo arAound you D  Bm  F#m  E  
Still it Alingers and abDruptly 
Without Bmwarning bitter Ememories aAppearD  Bm  F#m  E  
[Pre-chorus]
DWhen I think on it for Elong enough 
Of Dall the time we wasted on Eeach other's love 
It's a woF#mnder that I Astill believe the Bmsun is coming Dup Etomorrow 
         BmWhat was Bmonce so fiAne, has been broken and Eburned 
         BmSo I Bmwait here in the Adark, for the light to rEeturn
[Chorus]
F#mBlinded, I was Dblinded 'til I knew Aonly the good love surEvives 
F#mBlinded, 'til I Dunderstood that Aonly the good love surDvives 
AOnly the good love surDvives 
But Ewe were only Dwasting Atime   D  Bm  E  
A        D        Bm       F#m   E
[Verse 2] 
AAll those wringing Dhands
And cheap Bmideas we could Ereason as faiAluresD  Bm  F#m  E  
But to Arun it through aDgain 
Would only Bmserve to do Enobody no Agood D  Bm  
So F#mlet the Euniverse decide
AHow we can Dloosen all the Bmknots and Etangled ways we Acame to D  Bm  F#m  E  
And Aresolve to Dnever speak of it Bmagain 
Oh Elove if only we AcouldD  Bm  F#m  E  
[Pre-Chorus] 
DWhen I think on it for Elong enough 
Of Dall the time we wasted on Eeach other's love 
It's a woF#mnder that I Astill believe the Bmsun is coming Dup Etomorrow 
         BmWhat was Bmonce so fiAne, has been broken and Eburned 
         BmSo I Bmwait here in the Adark, for the light to rEeturn
[Chorus]
F#mBlinded, I was Dblinded 'til I knew Aonly the good love surEvives 
F#mBlinded, 'til I Dunderstood that Aonly the good love surDvives 
AOnly the good love surDvives 
But Ewe were only Dwasting Atime   Bm7  
AWe were Bm7only wasting AtimeBm7  A  

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Wasting Time

by Bernard Fanning

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

F#m

[Intro]

A Bm7 A

[Verse]

A D

I'm sitting here flipping through

Bm E A D Bm F#m E

Excuses for why I shouldn't call you

A D

Every muscle, every fibre,

Bm E A D

Every hair object to the very idea

Bm F#m E

I just can't put my finger on

A D Bm E A D Bm F#m E

However hard I try to slap away the halo around you

A D

Still it lingers and abruptly

Bm E A D Bm F#m E

Without warning bitter memories appear

[Pre-chorus]

D E

When I think on it for long enough

D E

Of all the time we wasted on each other's love

F#m A Bm D E

It's a wonder that I still believe the sun is coming up tomorrow

Bm Bm A E

What was once so fine, has been broken and burned

Bm Bm A E

So I wait here in the dark, for the light to return

[Chorus]

F#m D A E

Blinded, I was blinded 'til I knew only the good love survives

F#m D A D

Blinded, 'til I understood that only the good love survives

A D

Only the good love survives

E D A D Bm E

But we were only wasting time

A D Bm F#m E

[Verse 2]

A D

All those wringing hands

Bm E A D Bm F#m E

And cheap ideas we could reason as failures

A D

But to run it through again

Bm E A D Bm

Would only serve to do nobody no good

F#m E

So let the universe decide

A D Bm E A D Bm F#m E

How we can loosen all the knots and tangled ways we came to

A D Bm

And resolve to never speak of it again

E A D Bm F#m E

Oh love if only we could

[Pre-Chorus]

D E

When I think on it for long enough

D E

Of all the time we wasted on each other's love

F#m A Bm D E

It's a wonder that I still believe the sun is coming up tomorrow

Bm Bm A E

What was once so fine, has been broken and burned

Bm Bm A E

So I wait here in the dark, for the light to return

[Chorus]

F#m D A E

Blinded, I was blinded 'til I knew only the good love survives

F#m D A D

Blinded, 'til I understood that only the good love survives

A D

Only the good love survives

E D A Bm7

But we were only wasting time

A Bm7 A Bm7 A

We were only wasting time

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