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Wasted time
by SKID ROW
Medium Rock Ballad crotchet = 84
Legend----------------------------------------------
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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Chords:
Ab5 C5 Eb5 Bb5
xxx x xx x xx xxx
1|||||4fr |1||||3fr |1||||6fr 1|||||6fr
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|34||| ||34|| ||34|| ||||||
G5 Bb/D G/B A5
xxx x xx x xx xo xx
1|||||3fr |1||||5fr |1||||2fr ||||||
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|34||| |||3|| |||3|| ||||||
||4||| ||4|||
F5
xxx
1|||||
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|34|||
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Intro
Two 12-stg guitars arr. for one, capoed at fret 3
Tab numbers indicate actual fret numbers (IE: 3 = open string)
Cmadd9 Gm7 Bb
|-------3-----------3-----------|------------------------------------|
|-----------3---4-------4---3---|-----------6---4-------3------------|
|---5---------------------------|-------7-------3-----------3--------|
|-------------------------------|---5---------------------------3----|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gm7 Bbsus4/EbBb Cmadd9
|-------------------------------|-------3-----------3----------------|
|--6---6---3----4---3-----------|-----------3---4-------3---4--------|
|--3------------3-------3-------|---5--------------------------------|
|--5------------3-----------3---|------------------------------------|
|--5------------6---------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ebsus4 Eb
|--4--------4---3-------4p3-----|---6----------3------6--------------|
|--4----4-----------4--------6--|---4------4--------------3h4---6----|
|--3----------------------------|---3--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---5--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---6--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gsus4 G
|---3---------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
|---3---------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
|---5---------------------------|--4---------------------------------|
|---5---------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
1st, 2nd Verses
Cm Gm Cm
|----------3---------------------|------3-------------------3--------|
|----------4-------6p4--4---3h4--|--3-----------3--------------4-----|
|--5-------5----5-------5--------|----------3---------------------5--|
|----------5---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------3---------------------|---------------------5h6-----------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
You and I to - gether in our lives________
Fm6/C
|-------3----3---6p3-------------|--4--------------------------------|
|-------4--------------4---------|--3--------------------------------|
|--5----5------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3---|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
sa-cred ties would never fray Then
Cm Gm Cm
|---------3----------------------|------3-------------------3--------|
|---------4--------6p4---4--3h4--|--3-----------3--------------4-----|
|--5------5----5---------5-------|----------3---------------------5--|
|---------5----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------3----------------------|---------------------5h6-----------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
let ring
why can I let myself tell lies and
@nd time substitute Rhy. Fill2
Fm6/C sl.
|-------3----3---6p3-------------|--4--------------------------------|
|-------4--------------4---------|--3----------------4-------4/6-----|
|--5----5------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3---|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
watch you die every day I think back
**Notice that the above is a repeat of the first two stanzas... don't think
you have to learn as much!!
2nd time with rhy. fill 3 & 3A
Eb Bb/D Cm Bb
|------6------------6-----6------|----------------3------------------|
|---------8-9p6-----------------6|------4----4p3-----3------6--------|
|--8------------8------7-----7---|--5------5------------3-------3----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
to the times when dreams were what mattered
(Gtr I out)
Eb Bb/D Cm Bb Gm
|------6------------6-----6------|---------3-------------------------|
|---------8-9p6-----------------6|------4----4p3-------6------3------|
|--8------------8------7-----7---|--5------------5p3---7------3------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------8------5------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
though talking youth naivete____________
Rhy Fill 2:
(Gtr I)
|---4----------------------------|
|---3--------------4------6------|
|---5--------------5------7------|
|---3----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Rhy Fill 3:
Ok, got us some wierd notation here... these chords are timed to the
tab below, which is rhy. fill 3A So you got that? Rhy. fill 3 is the
chords and 3A is the tab over the next two stanzas!!
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.
|------6-------------6-----6-----|-----------------------------------|
|---------8--9p8----------------6|-----------4p3------------3--------|
|--8--------------8-----7-----7--|--5-------------5p3-------3--------|
|--------------------------------|---------5----------------1------5-|
|--------------------------------|------3--------------------------5-|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------3-|
**Above bars look suspiciously like something I've seen before!!
gtr II:
Pre- Chorus 3 times w/ fill 1
Gtr III: w/ distortion
Ab5 C5
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
|--6-----------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
|--6-----------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
|--4-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
You said you'd never let me down but the horse stampedes and rag-
6fr
(BbP.M.) Bb5
Eb5 P.M.| Bb5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------9p8----------9--|-----------------------------------|
|---8----------8-----8---10p8--10|-----------------------------------|
|---8--------8---------8---------|-8----------------------x---------|
|--------------------------------|-8---------------------------x----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
es____ In the name of desperation (pick slides)
Fill 1 (end of solo)
Gtr IV
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----11-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Rhy. Fill 1 (Gtr I capoed @ 3rd)
let ring
|-------------------------------------|
|------6--3-----6--3-----6--4-----6--4|
|------------3-----------------3------|
|---5-----------------6---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
That's it!! Enjoy
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Braxton Lead Player |
#1 by Braxton Overby at Aug 17, 1975 at 11:21 AM EST |
| That ending is one of the greatest things in music.As soon the words "The sun will rise again" I get chills. | |
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chris Average |
#2 by chris at Dec 14, 1977 at 8:07 AM EST |
| I used to listen to this song when I was a kid every night before I went to bed, 15-16 years ago, wondering if it all was a waste of time. In a way it gave me hope that there was more than the shitty life I had at the time. Awesome song and sung with such emotion. | |
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ian Average |
#3 by ian mckinly at Jan 1, 1983 at 12:48 PM EST |
| its a good song. Sebastian Bach recently said it was written about Steven Adler, the orginal drummer for Guns 'N' Roses. He wrote it because steven was a good friend of his and he felt he was wasting his life cause he was such a heavy drug user. | |
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Ale Wanna Be |
#4 by Ale Rosado at Jul 7, 1989 at 4:58 PM EST |
| I think this song is self-explanitory. And skid row is one of the best hair bands of their time. | |
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Chris Average |
#5 by Chris Tucker at Apr 24, 1993 at 12:26 AM EST |
| such a great song. lot of emotions | |
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James Rhythm Player |
#6 by James T.H. at Feb 24, 1994 at 6:45 AM EST |
| By the way Sabastian Bach has the best voice of his day too!!!!!! | |
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duncan_player Wanna Be |
#7 by duncan_player at Sep 30, 1996 at 2:26 PM EST |
| I have known this ong for years... but I recently got out of a three year long relationship(thank god) and right after ward I really start asking myself...is it all just wasted time... and figured out I learned a lot in that relationship so now I'm just glad it is over and do not even look back on the time...I can live with myself knowing what I left behind ...better than I could when I was with her | |
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Jordan Average |
#8 by Jordan S. at Jun 18, 2006 at 9:08 PM EST |
| sad song ,turns me down. | |
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†grave† Lead Player |
#9 by †grave† f at Nov 20, 2006 at 8:30 AM EST |
| I agree with velvet, I had read somewhere that it was about drug use, and when you think about that while reading the lyrics, it makes sense. | |
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