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Wasting Time

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Key: E  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-   022100
 B-   x24442
 C#m- x46654
 A-   x02220
Intro: E-A-C#m-B- x2
A-E-C#m-B--x3, A-E-C#m--B--A----
E-A-C#m-B- x2
Verse 1:
  EI'm wasting time 
thinAking about a girl
  C#mAnd stealing her 
aBway from her world
  EShe and I would Brun
away   C#mI think of all the 
Bthings that I'd say
  EWe'd talk about 
imAportant things
  C#mAnd I picture it 
Bin my dreams
  EShe'd teach me 
about Amodern art
And   C#mI'd show her
it's oBkay to fart and
Chorus:
  AMaybe EI'd impress her
  C#mBy being Bin a band and
  AMaybe if I Eact real tough
  C#mShe'd let me Bhold her hand
and AMaybe I'll Ewin her heart
  C#mBy writing this Bsong about her
  ASometimes I Esit at home and
C#mWonder if she's sitting at home
BThinking of me and wondering if I'm
ASitting at home thinking about 
her Or am I just wasting my time
Interlude: E-A-C#m-B- x2
Verse 2:
  ERemembering how she 
Alaughed at Kinko's
  C#mWhen I made Bfun 
of that guy
  ERemebering the 
Alook she gave me
When I C#mtold her 
that I Bused to fry
  EI really want 
to Aask her out
  C#mBut my ego could 
Bnever take it
  EAnd even if I 
Agot the balls
You C#mknow that the 
Cougar would Bnever 
make it Aohh EI
And C#min my town you 
Bcan't drive naAkedE  C#m  B  
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
  E    A      C#mAm BI just wasting my EtimeA  C#m  
Am BI just wasting my EtimeA  C#m  
Am BI just wasting my 
Etime  A  C#mWasting my time 
                B  A(hold) E(hold)
thinking about a girl

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Wasting Time

by Blink-182

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

E A C#m B

Intro: ---- x2

A-E-C#m-B--x3, A-E-C#m--B--A----

E A C#m B

---- x2

Verse 1:

I'm wasting time

thinking about a girl

C#m

And stealing her

away from her world

E B

She and I would run

C#m

away I think of all the

things that I'd say

We'd talk about

important things

C#m

And I picture it

in my dreams

She'd teach me

about modern art

C#m

And I'd show her

it's okay to fart and

Chorus:

A E

Maybe I'd impress her

C#m B

By being in a band and

A E

Maybe if I act real tough

C#m B

She'd let me hold her hand

A E

and Maybe I'll win her heart

C#m B

By writing this song about her

A E

Sometimes I sit at home and

C#m

Wonder if she's sitting at home

Thinking of me and wondering if I'm

Sitting at home thinking about

her Or am I just wasting my time

E A C#m B

Interlude: ---- x2

Verse 2:

Remembering how she

laughed at Kinko's

C#m B

When I made fun

of that guy

Remebering the

look she gave me

C#m

When I told her

that I used to fry

I really want

to ask her out

C#m

But my ego could

never take it

And even if I

got the balls

C#m

You know that the

Cougar would never

A E

make it ohh I

C#m

And in my town you

B A E C#m B

can't drive naked

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:

E A C#m B E A C#m

Am I just wasting my time

B E A C#m

Am I just wasting my time

Am I just wasting my

E A C#m

time Wasting my time

B A E

(hold) (hold)

thinking about a girl

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