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Wasting Time

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capo 5 standard tuning
A day is long, mCany hours to fill G  Am  
But it's alrighFt if we let a few minutes spill G  C  
WhCere's the crime in wasting time Gwith you? C  
G    C     Am   F   G   C
Don't have to run wheCn the pistol's fired G  Am  
It's alrFight if we let the meter expGire C  
CWhere's the crime in wasting Gtime with you? C  
G    C     Am   F   G   C
FPeople love to talk about 
GBig things they're gonna do C  
FOr they've been through it all G  C  
C     G   C
FWe can just remove ourselves 
GWe don't have to prove ourselves Am  
FWorthy of their apGproval  C  
G    C     Am   F   G   C
"CYou're only young once" 
Well that's one point of Gview Am  
FAnd it's alright if we've nothing better to do G  C  
CWhere's the crime in wasting tGime 
CWhere's the crime in wasting tiGme 
CWhere's the crime in wasting time witGh you?C  

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Wasting Time

by City and Colour

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo 5 standard tuning

C G Am

A day is long, many hours to fill

F G C

But it's alright if we let a few minutes spill

C G C

Where's the crime in wasting time with you?

G C Am F G C

C G Am

Don't have to run when the pistol's fired

F G C

It's alright if we let the meter expire

C G C

Where's the crime in wasting time with you?

G C Am F G C

People love to talk about

G C

Big things they're gonna do

F G C

Or they've been through it all

C G C

We can just remove ourselves

G Am

We don't have to prove ourselves

F G C

Worthy of their approval

G C Am F G C

"You're only young once"

G Am

Well that's one point of view

F G C

And it's alright if we've nothing better to do

C G

Where's the crime in wasting time

C G

Where's the crime in wasting time

C G C

Where's the crime in wasting time with you?

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