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Waste A Little Time

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[Intro]
G      Am      G      Am
[Verse 1]
GNo, you don't knoAmw me well
Gand I wonder if Amyou can tell
Dmjust how gFood you look Cto me
GI don't know the Amwords to say
Gand they come out Am7so awkwardly
Dmbut I have Fto speak my Cmind...
[Chorus]
DWouldn't you like to Gstay tonight
AmWaste a little Dtime on me...
BmWe can pretend that wEme're old friends
Am7wouldn't be so hard to Dbelieve
AmAnd wouldn't you like
Cto waste a little time on Gme?
[Interlude]
Am   G     Am    G
[Verse 2]
GI can't ask to be Amthe first
Gand I won't ask to Ambe the last
DmWe're both old eFnough to kCnow
Gwe can leave it aAmll at this
Gbut there's so much Amthat we might miss
DmWe'll never Fmiss being Calone
[Chorus]
DWouldn't you like to Gstay tonight
AmWaste a little Dtime on me...
BmWe can pretend that wEme're old friends
Am7wouldn't be so hard to Dbelieve
AmAnd wouldn't you like
Cto waste a little time on Gme?Am  
[Verse 3]
GMaybe you'll choose to Ampass
Gbut it canAm't hurt to askDm  
and mayFbe... you'll say yCes...
[Chorus]
DWouldn't you like to Gstay tonight
AmWaste a little Dtime on me...
BmWe can pretend that wEme're old friends
Am7wouldn't be so hard to Dbelieve
AmAnd wouldn't you like
Cto waste a little time on Gme?Am  
AmAnd wouldn't you like
Cto waste a little time on Gme?Am  
G

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Waste A Little Time

by Michael Stanley Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Intro]

G Am G Am

[Verse 1]

G Am

No, you don't know me well

G Am

and I wonder if you can tell

Dm F C

just how good you look to me

G Am

I don't know the words to say

G Am7

and they come out so awkwardly

Dm F C

but I have to speak my mind...

[Chorus]

D G

Wouldn't you like to stay tonight

Am D

Waste a little time on me...

Bm Em

We can pretend that we're old friends

Am7 D

wouldn't be so hard to believe

And wouldn't you like

C G

to waste a little time on me?

[Interlude]

Am G Am G

[Verse 2]

G Am

I can't ask to be the first

G Am

and I won't ask to be the last

Dm F C

We're both old enough to know

G Am

we can leave it all at this

G Am

but there's so much that we might miss

Dm F C

We'll never miss being alone

[Chorus]

D G

Wouldn't you like to stay tonight

Am D

Waste a little time on me...

Bm Em

We can pretend that we're old friends

Am7 D

wouldn't be so hard to believe

And wouldn't you like

C G Am

to waste a little time on me?

[Verse 3]

G Am

Maybe you'll choose to pass

G Am Dm

but it can't hurt to ask

F C

and maybe... you'll say yes...

[Chorus]

D G

Wouldn't you like to stay tonight

Am D

Waste a little time on me...

Bm Em

We can pretend that we're old friends

Am7 D

wouldn't be so hard to believe

And wouldn't you like

C G Am

to waste a little time on me?

And wouldn't you like

C G Am

to waste a little time on me?

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