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Wasted Time

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Tab
4.5(13)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Two 12-stg guitars arr. for one, capoed at fret 3

Tab numbers indicate actual fret numbers

Cmadd9 Gm7 Bb

e|-------3-----------3-----------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---4-------4---3---|-----------6---4-------3------------|
G|---5---------------------------|-------7-------3-----------3--------|
D|-------------------------------|---5---------------------------3----|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Gm7 Bbsus4/EbBb Cmadd9

e|-------------------------------|-------3-----------3----------------|
B|--6---6---3----4---3-----------|-----------3---4-------3---4--------|
G|--3------------3-------3-------|---5--------------------------------|
D|--5------------3-----------3---|------------------------------------|
A|--5------------6---------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Ebsus4 Eb

e|--4--------4---3-------4p3-----|---6----------3------6--------------|
B|--4----4-----------4--------6--|---4------4--------------3h4---6----|
G|--3----------------------------|---3--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---5--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---6--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Gsus4 G

e|---3---------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
B|---3---------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
G|---5---------------------------|--4---------------------------------|
D|---5---------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--3---------------------------------|

1st, 2nd Verses

Cm Gm Cm

e|----------3---------------------|------3-------------------3--------|
B|----------4-------6p4--4---3h4--|--3-----------3--------------4-----|
G|--5-------5----5-------5--------|----------3---------------------5--|
D|----------5---------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------3---------------------|---------------------5h6-----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

You and I to - gether in our lives________

Fm6/C

e|-------3----3---6p3-------------|--4--------------------------------|
B|-------4--------------4---------|--3--------------------------------|
G|--5----5------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3---|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

sa-cred ties would never fray Then

Cm Gm Cm

e|---------3----------------------|------3-------------------3--------|
B|---------4--------6p4---4--3h4--|--3-----------3--------------4-----|
G|--5------5----5---------5-------|----------3---------------------5--|
D|---------5----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------3----------------------|---------------------5h6-----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

let ring

why can I let myself tell lies and

@nd time substitute Rhy. Fill2

Fm6/C sl.

e|-------3----3---6p3-------------|--4--------------------------------|
B|-------4--------------4---------|--3----------------4-------4/6-----|
G|--5----5------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3---|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

watch you die every day I think back

2nd time with rhy. fill 3 & 3A

Eb Bb/D Cm Bb

e|------6------------6-----6------|----------------3------------------|
B|---------8-9p6-----------------6|------4----4p3-----3------6--------|
G|--8------------8------7-----7---|--5------5------------3-------3----|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

to the times when dreams were what mattered

(Gtr I out)

Eb Bb/D Cm Bb Gm

e|------6------------6-----6------|---------3-------------------------|
B|---------8-9p6-----------------6|------4----4p3-------6------3------|
G|--8------------8------7-----7---|--5------------5p3---7------3------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------8------5------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

though talking youth naivete____________

Rhy Fill 2:

(Gtr I)

e|---4----------------------------|
B|---3--------------4------6------|
G|---5--------------5------7------|
D|---3----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Rhy Fill 3:

Rhy. Fill 3 (Gtr II)

(slide attached

to next bar)

@6fr. 5fr. 3fr 1fr |sl

Eb D C Bb---------------/

Rhy Fill 3A(Gtr III)

P.M.-----| P.M.--| P.M---|

|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------9p8-----8---------|--------4p3-----3---4p3------3-----|
|-----------8-------8-----------7|------5------5--3--------5---3-----|
|--------8--------------------8--|----5-----------3------------3-----|
|-----6------------------5--8----|-3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

@6fr. 5fr. 3fr 1fr 3fr

Eb D C Bb G

P.M. P.M.

e|------6-------------6-----6-----|-----------------------------------|
B|---------8--9p8----------------6|-----------4p3------------3--------|
G|--8--------------8-----7-----7--|--5-------------5p3-------3--------|
D|--------------------------------|---------5----------------1------5-|
A|--------------------------------|------3--------------------------5-|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------3-|

gtr II:

[Pre- Chorus 3] times w/ fill 1

Gtr III: w/ distortion

Ab5 C5

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
D|--6-----------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
A|--6-----------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

You said you'd never let me down but the horse stampedes and rag-

6fr

(BbP.M.) Bb5

Eb5 P.M.| Bb5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------9p8----------9--|-----------------------------------|
G|---8----------8-----8---10p8--10|-----------------------------------|
D|---8--------8---------8---------|-8----------------------x\\--------|
A|--------------------------------|-8---------------------------x\\---|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

es____ In the name of desperation (pick slides)

Fill 1 (end of solo)

Gtr IV

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----11-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Rhy. Fill 1 (Gtr I capoed @ 3rd)

let ring

e|-------------------------------------|
B|------6--3-----6--3-----6--4-----6--4|
G|------------3-----------------3------|
D|---5-----------------6---------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

no solo yet sorry

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b = flat (on chords) / = slide up

p = pull off \\ = slide down

h = hammer on P.M. = palm muting

x\\ = pick slide

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