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The Time Ive Wasted

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Lori McKenna - The Time I've Wasted
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G  C  G    C  G
[Verse 1]
I could have walked around the wCorld a couple tGimes
I could have swam across the Cocean and back aGgain
Made a Emwish on every star that DGalileo drew
For all the time I’ve Cwasted on Gyou
[Verse 2]
I could have downed a million bCeers in MexicGo
Counted every piece of gravel on a Clong county Groad
Sailed that Emslow boat down to China, Dright up to the moon
For all the time I’ve Cwasted on Gyou
[Chorus]
Time goes Emby
And when it’s gone it’s gone and you realCize
Time just Emlies
And you did not move on, no, you just Ccried
You just DcriedG  C  G  
[Verse 3]
I could have filled the Mississippi CRiver with my Gtears
No telling what I could have doCne with all these Gyears
I could have Emdug out the Grand Canyon with a Dspoon
For all the time I’ve Cwasted on Gyou
[Chorus]
Time goes Emby
And when it’s gone it’s gone and you realCize
Time just Emlies
And you did not move on, no, you just Ccried
You just Dcried
[Instrumental]
G  C  G      C  G    Em    D      C  G
[Verse 4]
For everything I’ve lost, CI’m not mad at lGove
I’d even give it one more Cday, if I thought it'd Gbe enough
I could have Emserved five life sentences for a Dcrime I didn’t do
For all the time I’ve Cwasted on GyouC  
Yeah, for Gall the time I’ve Cwasted on Gyou

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The Time Ive Wasted

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Lori McKenna - The Time I've Wasted

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G C G C G

[Verse 1]

C G

I could have walked around the world a couple times

C G

I could have swam across the ocean and back again

Em D

Made a wish on every star that Galileo drew

C G

For all the time I’ve wasted on you

[Verse 2]

C G

I could have downed a million beers in Mexico

C G

Counted every piece of gravel on a long county road

Em D

Sailed that slow boat down to China, right up to the moon

C G

For all the time I’ve wasted on you

[Chorus]

Time goes by

And when it’s gone it’s gone and you realize

Time just lies

And you did not move on, no, you just cried

D G C G

You just cried

[Verse 3]

C G

I could have filled the Mississippi River with my tears

C G

No telling what I could have done with all these years

Em D

I could have dug out the Grand Canyon with a spoon

C G

For all the time I’ve wasted on you

[Chorus]

Time goes by

And when it’s gone it’s gone and you realize

Time just lies

And you did not move on, no, you just cried

You just cried

[Instrumental]

G C G C G Em D C G

[Verse 4]

C G

For everything I’ve lost, I’m not mad at love

C G

I’d even give it one more day, if I thought it'd be enough

Em D

I could have served five life sentences for a crime I didn’t do

C G C

For all the time I’ve wasted on you

G C G

Yeah, for all the time I’ve wasted on you

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