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[Intro]
  D    Dsus2    D    Dsus2   Dsus4   Dsus4(2x)
[Verse]
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus4
             D          Dsus2            D             Dsus2INTRO
That '73 Montecarlo had a carload of Schlitz and innocence
              D               Dsus2         D                Dsus2INTRO
Half a pack of Daddy's cigarettes and a cassette of Jimmy Hendrix
We paGrked beside the railroad tracks, kiG/Bcked back and wondered what life would be like
If we weDre presidentsDsus2  D  Dsus2  Dsus4  Dsus4  
                   G           G/B       AN/C        D  
And let another day fade away wastin' time well spent
[Chorus]
A mGillion miles of dirt road dust, learnin' love and lovin' lust
TaDstin' life as it came to us on a dead end road that had no Dsus2end
GWishin' we could make time fly, not knowin' it was flyin' by
DWhile we were makin' plans that didn't make seAnse
Wastin' tDime, wastin' Dsus2time, wastin' tiGme well spenDt
[Instrumental]
D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  Dsus4 Dsus4
                 D       Dsus2              D            Dsus2INTRO
She matched my Tuxedo to a "T" in those pictures on my floor
And aDs I stared at Dsus2me I could finally sDee what she saw when she Dsus2said she coudln't
             DINTRO
See me anymore
I'll nGever forget the night we parked on G/Bprom night right on the side of a road
DWe'd never beenDsus2  D  Dsus2  Dsus4  Dsus4  
And let aGnother day G/Bfade away wastAin' time welDl spent
[Chorus]
A mGillion miles of dirt road dust, learnin' love and lovin' lust
TaDstin' life as it came to us on a dead end road that had no Dsus2end
GWishin' we could make time fly, not knowin' it was flyin' by
DWhile we were makin' plans that didn't make seAnse
Wastin' tDime, wastin' Dsus2time, wastin' tiGme well spenDt
[Solo]
BmBittersweet what might have been
AComes to mind now and then
GMakes me wanna go back again
DWaste some time, Dwaste some time, wastGe some time well sDpent

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Time Well Spent

by Bobby Pinson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dsus4

G/B

[Intro]

D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus4

(2x)

[Verse]

D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus4

D Dsus2 D Dsus2

INTRO

That '73 Montecarlo had a carload of Schlitz and innocence

D Dsus2 D Dsus2

INTRO

Half a pack of Daddy's cigarettes and a cassette of Jimmy Hendrix

G G/B

We parked beside the railroad tracks, kicked back and wondered what life would be like

D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus4

If we were presidents

G G/B A D

N/C

And let another day fade away wastin' time well spent

[Chorus]

A million miles of dirt road dust, learnin' love and lovin' lust

D Dsus2

Tastin' life as it came to us on a dead end road that had no end

Wishin' we could make time fly, not knowin' it was flyin' by

D A

While we were makin' plans that didn't make sense

D Dsus2 G D

Wastin' time, wastin' time, wastin' time well spent

[Instrumental]

D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus4

D Dsus2 D Dsus2

INTRO

She matched my Tuxedo to a "T" in those pictures on my floor

D Dsus2 D Dsus2

And as I stared at me I could finally see what she saw when she said she coudln't

INTRO

See me anymore

G G/B

I'll never forget the night we parked on prom night right on the side of a road

D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus4

We'd never been

G G/B A D

And let another day fade away wastin' time well spent

[Chorus]

A million miles of dirt road dust, learnin' love and lovin' lust

D Dsus2

Tastin' life as it came to us on a dead end road that had no end

Wishin' we could make time fly, not knowin' it was flyin' by

D A

While we were makin' plans that didn't make sense

D Dsus2 G D

Wastin' time, wastin' time, wastin' time well spent

[Solo]

Bittersweet what might have been

Comes to mind now and then

Makes me wanna go back again

D D G D

Waste some time, waste some time, waste some time well spent

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