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Waste Away

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 16Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords]
Amaj7 :  x 0 2 1 2 x || 5 x 6 6 5 x
G#m7 :   4 x 4 4 4 x || x 6 4 4 4 x
C#m7 :   x 4 6 4 5 x
C#7sus4: x 4 6 4 7 x
[Intro]
E|-Amaj7-----------------|-G#m7-----------------0--2--4--|-Amaj7----------------|G#m7-------C#m74-------5--4--------|
B|-5-----------5----|-4-------------4-----------|-5----------5----|-4-----5-------------7--5--|
G|-6-----------6----|-4-------------------------|-6----------6----|-4-----4-------------------|
D|-6-----------6----|-4-------------------------|-6----------6----|-4-----6-------7--6--4-----|
A|------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-------4----------------7--|
E|-5-----------5----|-4-------------------------|-5----------5----|-4-------------------------|
E|Amaj7--------
B|-2------
G|-1------
D|-2------
A|-0------
E|--------
[Verse 1]
Amaj7Take a little bit of this, girl
G#m7I will show you C#m7what I'm on
Amaj7It's not the beginning of Amaj7something I lit and
G#m7It feels like we're living too fast G#m7to fC#m7all aAmaj7sleep
Take a Amaj7little hit of this, girl
G#m7I will C#m7show you the way Amaj7tonight
And I G#m7promiseC#m7  
[Hook]
That this could be C#7sus4everything you needed
This could be G#m7/D#everything you G#m7dreamed of
And I, C#mwon't waste a minute, the C#mtime that were livin'
I G#m7won't waste a day 'less I'm C#m7wasting my days with Amaj7you
G#m7I won't waste a day 'less I'm wasting my days with Amaj7you
G#m7I won't waste away 'less I'm wasting away with Amaj7you
G#m7Yeah oh, yeaAmaj7h ohG#m7  C#m7  
[Verse 2]
C#7sus4Let it in, let it be, babe
G#m7/D#This is everG#m7ything you need C#7sus4baby
We have C#7sus4all this time to waste
I won't C#7sus4even make you G#m7wait, so just C#m7come and lay with Amaj7me
Amaj7And I will show you G#m7how
G#m7I can show you Amaj7now
Amaj7Take a hit and let it G#m7outC#m7  
Amaj7Cause there's a method to my madness
G#m7All you need's a little practice
Amaj7Follow me baby, you don't have to say a thing
G#m7Keep your eyes closed, we can C#m7live in a revAmaj7erie
Amaj7Breathe just a little G#m7deeper
G#m7There's no C#m7better feeling than Amaj7now
And I G#m7promise
[Hook]
That this could be C#7sus4everything you needed
This could be G#m7/D#everything you G#m7dreamed of
And I, C#mwon't waste a minute, the C#mtime that were livin'
I G#m7won't waste a day 'less I'm C#m7wasting my days with Amaj7you
I G#m7won't waste a day 'less I'm wasting my days with Amaj7you
I G#m7won't waste away 'less I'm wasting away with Amaj7you
[Outro]
Amaj7 G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 C#m7
C#7sus4

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Waste Away

by blackbear

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

G#m7

C#m7

C#7sus4

G#m7/D#

C#m

[Chords]

Amaj7 : x 0 2 1 2 x || 5 x 6 6 5 x

G#m7 : 4 x 4 4 4 x || x 6 4 4 4 x

C#m7 : x 4 6 4 5 x

C#7sus4: x 4 6 4 7 x

[Intro]

Amaj7 G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 C#m7

E|------------------|------------------0--2--4--|-----------------|-------4-------5--4--------|

B|-5-----------5----|-4-------------4-----------|-5----------5----|-4-----5-------------7--5--|

G|-6-----------6----|-4-------------------------|-6----------6----|-4-----4-------------------|

D|-6-----------6----|-4-------------------------|-6----------6----|-4-----6-------7--6--4-----|

A|------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-------4----------------7--|

E|-5-----------5----|-4-------------------------|-5----------5----|-4-------------------------|

Amaj7

E|--------

B|-2------

G|-1------

D|-2------

A|-0------

E|--------

[Verse 1]

Amaj7

Take a little bit of this, girl

G#m7 C#m7

I will show you what I'm on

Amaj7 Amaj7

It's not the beginning of something I lit and

G#m7 G#m7 C#m7 Amaj7

It feels like we're living too fast to fall asleep

Amaj7

Take a little hit of this, girl

G#m7 C#m7 Amaj7

I will show you the way tonight

G#m7 C#m7

And I promise

[Hook]

C#7sus4

That this could be everything you needed

G#m7/D# G#m7

This could be everything you dreamed of

C#m C#m

And I, won't waste a minute, the time that were livin'

G#m7 C#m7 Amaj7

I won't waste a day 'less I'm wasting my days with you

G#m7 Amaj7

I won't waste a day 'less I'm wasting my days with you

G#m7 Amaj7

I won't waste away 'less I'm wasting away with you

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 C#m7

Yeah oh, yeah oh

[Verse 2]

C#7sus4

Let it in, let it be, babe

G#m7/D# G#m7 C#7sus4

This is everything you need baby

C#7sus4

We have all this time to waste

C#7sus4 G#m7 C#m7 Amaj7

I won't even make you wait, so just come and lay with me

Amaj7 G#m7

And I will show you how

G#m7 Amaj7

I can show you now

Amaj7 G#m7 C#m7

Take a hit and let it out

Amaj7

Cause there's a method to my madness

G#m7

All you need's a little practice

Amaj7

Follow me baby, you don't have to say a thing

G#m7 C#m7 Amaj7

Keep your eyes closed, we can live in a reverie

Amaj7 G#m7

Breathe just a little deeper

G#m7 C#m7 Amaj7

There's no better feeling than now

G#m7

And I promise

[Hook]

C#7sus4

That this could be everything you needed

G#m7/D# G#m7

This could be everything you dreamed of

C#m C#m

And I, won't waste a minute, the time that were livin'

G#m7 C#m7 Amaj7

I won't waste a day 'less I'm wasting my days with you

G#m7 Amaj7

I won't waste a day 'less I'm wasting my days with you

G#m7 Amaj7

I won't waste away 'less I'm wasting away with you

[Outro]

Amaj7 G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 C#m7

C#7sus4

About Waste Away Chords by blackbear

Learn how to play Waste Away by blackbear with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Waste Away chords”, “Waste Away guitar chords”, or “blackbear Waste Away chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Waste Away chords and for experienced players who want accurate Waste Away lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G#, C#, Amaj7, G#m7, C#m7, E.

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What key is "Waste Away" in?

The chords for "Waste Away" show the original chord names (including G#, C#, Amaj7, G#m7, C#m7, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.