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Dont Waste Away

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Capo 2nd fret (or just over strings 1-5).
INTRO:
    D/F#     G    A11(x4)
VERSE 1:
 D/F#Is that Gsmile for mA11e
 D/F#Or did you Gcome by it A11honestly
 D/F#Can I Gshow you A11around
 D/F#Can I Ghelp you tear your A11fences down
 Cos' I know you Gfoster few ilD/F#lusions
 You A11suffer no D/F#fools
 And you Gdon't leave D/F#much to A11chance
 But you're Gout past the D/F#breakers
 And you're A11drifting D/F#fast
 I can Gsee it at a A11glance
CHORUS:
 You've been a Glong Dtime A11locked inDside
 A Glong Dtime on a A11lonely Dride
 GPrisoner of DwisdomA11, prisoner of Dpride
 GDon't just D/F#waste aA11way
 GDon't just D/F#waste aA11way
BRIDGE (as for intro)
VERSE 2:
 Is that smile for me
 Have you kept it hidden consciously
 Like an old-time movie queen
 Always noticed, rarely seen
 I've got no answers
 No magic cures
 And I've got no plans
 But I know the darkness
 That haunts your eyes
 And I know those trembling hands
CHORUS
SOLO:
 D/F#   G    A11
 D/F#   G    A11
 D/F#   G    A11
 A11
CHORUS
OUTRO:
 A11  D
CHORDS:
  D/F#20023x
     G32003x
   A11x0203x
     Dxx0232
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Dont Waste Away

by James McMurtry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

A11

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Capo 2nd fret (or just over strings 1-5).

INTRO:

D/F# G A11

(x4)

VERSE 1:

D/F# G A11

Is that smile for me

D/F# G A11

Or did you come by it honestly

D/F# G A11

Can I show you around

D/F# G A11

Can I help you tear your fences down

G D/F#

Cos' I know you foster few illusions

A11 D/F#

You suffer no fools

G D/F# A11

And you don't leave much to chance

G D/F#

But you're out past the breakers

A11 D/F#

And you're drifting fast

G A11

I can see it at a glance

CHORUS:

G D A11 D

You've been a long time locked inside

G D A11 D

A long time on a lonely ride

G D A11 D

Prisoner of wisdom, prisoner of pride

G D/F# A11

Don't just waste away

G D/F# A11

Don't just waste away

BRIDGE (as for intro)

VERSE 2:

Is that smile for me

Have you kept it hidden consciously

Like an old-time movie queen

Always noticed, rarely seen

I've got no answers

No magic cures

And I've got no plans

But I know the darkness

That haunts your eyes

And I know those trembling hands

CHORUS

SOLO:

D/F# G A11

A11

CHORUS

OUTRO:

A11 D

CHORDS:

D/F#

20023x

32003x

A11

x0203x

xx0232

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