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Wastin Time

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HI this is one of Kris's songs pre american idol. It's fun to play and not to 
hard. I am 99% sure these chords are correct.  You can find a video of this song 
on youtube if you type in Kris Allen Wastin' Time.  The strumming is easy if you 
listen to the song.  Thanks hope you enjoy!
-Taylor
Chords:
Verse:
E7, F7, Gb7
Pre-Chorus:
B, Bb, Ebm, Db, Ab7, B, Bm
Chorus:
D, B, E
Outro:
A, B, Gb
Intro:
 E7   F7Gb7,  Gb7   F7     E7(2 times)
Verse:
E7 F7 Gb7                                                Gb7 F7 E7
            I'm a person that you're tryin' not to be
                                                                           E7 F7 Gb7
I'm better wastin' my time I've got down packed so easily
                                                      Gb7 F7 E7
Some people they call me they call me lucky
                                                 E7 F7 B
Sittin' on my throne not doin' a thing
Pre-Chorus:
B             Bb                Ebm       Db        Ab7
Well everybody's passin' me on this road I'm on
B
I gotta pack my things
Bm
Get ready to go
Chorus:
D            B               D
Send me on my way no
                                  E                               D
And if you could would you please pay my toll
                        B                                D
'Cause I gotta get out of this place and
                  E
This wastin' time
                 Gb7
It's gettin' old
 Gb7   F7E7,  E7   F7   Gb7(2 Times)
Verse:(Same as First Verse)
Well I've been writin' all these verbs down and I don't know why
'Cause I got no action I got no action I got no action in my life
It's easy livin' your life doin' the things the way I do
But if you give it up you better start runnin' 'cause it'll catch up to you
Pre-Chorus:(Same)
Well everybody's passin' you on this road you're on
You gotta pack your things
And get ready to go
Chorus:(Same)
Send me on my way no
And if you could would you please pay my toll
'Cause I gotta get out of this place and
This wastin' time
Well it's gettin' old
 Gb7   F7E7,  E7   F7   Gb7(2 Times)
Pre-Chorus:(Same)
Everybody's passin' me so damn slow they're wrong
I gotta pack my things
Outro:Palm Mute Chords For the First three times through the progression.
                                  A
And get ready to go
B                              Gb
Oh get ready to go
                          A
Get ready to go
        B                         Gb
Ah oh get ready to go
                  A
Get ready to go
B              Gb
                Get ready to go
             A                   B                   Gb
Get ready to go
             A                   B                   Gb
Get ready to go
              A                   B                   Gb
Get ready to go
               A                   B                   Gb
Ah oh get ready to go
Gb
Yeah

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Wastin Time

by Kris Allen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gb7

Ebm

Ab7

HI this is one of Kris's songs pre american idol. It's fun to play and not to

hard. I am 99% sure these chords are correct. You can find a video of this song

on youtube if you type in Kris Allen Wastin' Time. The strumming is easy if you

listen to the song. Thanks hope you enjoy!

-Taylor

Chords:

Verse:

E7, F7, Gb7

Pre-Chorus:

B, Bb, Ebm, Db, Ab7, B, Bm

Chorus:

D, B, E

Outro:

A, B, Gb

Intro:

E7 F7 Gb7 F7 E7

Gb7, (2 times)

Verse:

E7 F7 Gb7 Gb7 F7 E7

I'm a person that you're tryin' not to be

E7 F7 Gb7

I'm better wastin' my time I've got down packed so easily

Gb7 F7 E7

Some people they call me they call me lucky

E7 F7 B

Sittin' on my throne not doin' a thing

Pre-Chorus:

B Bb Ebm Db Ab7

Well everybody's passin' me on this road I'm on

I gotta pack my things

Get ready to go

Chorus:

D B D

Send me on my way no

E D

And if you could would you please pay my toll

B D

'Cause I gotta get out of this place and

This wastin' time

Gb7

It's gettin' old

Gb7 F7 E7 F7 Gb7

E7, (2 Times)

Verse:(Same as First Verse)

Well I've been writin' all these verbs down and I don't know why

'Cause I got no action I got no action I got no action in my life

It's easy livin' your life doin' the things the way I do

But if you give it up you better start runnin' 'cause it'll catch up to you

Pre-Chorus:(Same)

Well everybody's passin' you on this road you're on

You gotta pack your things

And get ready to go

Chorus:(Same)

Send me on my way no

And if you could would you please pay my toll

'Cause I gotta get out of this place and

This wastin' time

Well it's gettin' old

Gb7 F7 E7 F7 Gb7

E7, (2 Times)

Pre-Chorus:(Same)

Everybody's passin' me so damn slow they're wrong

I gotta pack my things

Outro:Palm Mute Chords For the First three times through the progression.

And get ready to go

B Gb

Oh get ready to go

Get ready to go

B Gb

Ah oh get ready to go

Get ready to go

B Gb

Get ready to go

A B Gb

Get ready to go

A B Gb

Get ready to go

A B Gb

Get ready to go

A B Gb

Ah oh get ready to go

Yeah

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