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Wasted Life by Stiff Little Fingers
Wasted Life
INTRO: A
VERSE 1:
A G
I could be a soldier, go out there and fight to save this land
A G
Be a people's soldier, paramilitary gun in hand
A G
I won't be a soldier, I won't take no orders from no one
A G
Stuff their fuckin' armies, killing isn't my idea of fun
CHORUS:
E A E A
And they wanna waste my life, they wanna waste my time
E A G D A
They wanna waste my life and they've stolen it away
VERSE 2:
A G
I could be a hero, live and die for their important cause
A G
A united nation or an independent state with laws
A G
And rules and regulations that merely cause disturbances and wars
A G
And that's what I have got now all thanks to the freedom seeking hoards
CHORUS:
E A E A
And they wanna waste my life, they wanna waste my time
E A G D A
They wanna waste my life and they've stolen it away
BRIDGE:
F# E F# E
I'm not gonna be taken in, they said if I don't join I just can't win
F# E F# G#
I've heard that story many times before and every time I've thrown it out the door
BREAK: C# > D > D# > E A E A E A G D A
VERSE 3:
A G
Still they come up to me, with a different name and same old face
A G
I can see the connection with another time and another place
A G
No they ain't blond haired or blue eyed but they think that they're the master race
A G
They're nothing but blind fascists, brought up to hate and given lives to waste
CHORUS:
E A E A
And they wanna waste my life, they wanna waste my time
E A G D A
They wanna waste my life and they've stolen it away, what they wanna do
CHORUS:
E A E A
They wanna waste my life, they wanna waste my time
E A G D A
They wanna waste my life and they've stolen it away
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version 2
Intro
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--7-------------------------|
E|--5-------------------------|
Verse
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--77-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------99999999------------------99999999-------|
D|--555555555555-99999999-7777777777777777-99999999-7777--|
A|--555555555555-77777777-7777777777777777-77777777-7777--|
E|--333333333333----------5555555555555555----------5555--|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------99999999--------------------------777------|
D|--77777777-99999999-7777777777777777--555555-777-777--|
A|--77777777-77777777-7777777777777777--555555-555-777--|
E|--55555555----------5555555555555555--333333-----555--|
Verse 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM .................................................
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
PM ...........................................
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4444444444444-2222222-444444444444444444444-2222222222222--|
A|--4444444444444-2222222-444444444444444444444-2222222222222--|
E|--2222222222222-0000000-222222222222222222222-0000000000000--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--44444444444444444444444--2222222-44444444444444444444444-666666666666--|
A|--44444444444444444444444--2222222-44444444444444444444444-666666666666--|
E|--22222222222222222222222--0000000-22222222222222222222222-444444444444--|
Solo
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-7-8-9-7h9p7-6--6-7-8-9-7h9p7-6--6-7-8-9-7h9p7-6--4-6--7-6--2-1-2--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
ORDER
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Verse 2
Chorus (x2)
I could be a soldier
Go out there and fight to save this land
Be a people's soldier
Paramilitary gun in hand
I won't be no soldier
I won't take no orders from no-one
Stuff their fucking armies
Killing isn't my idea of fun
They wanna waste my life
They wanna waste my time
They wanna waste my life
And they've stolen it away
I could be a hero
Live and die for their 'important' cause
A united nation
Or an independent state with laws
And rules and regulations
That merely cause disturbances and wars
That is what I've got now
All thanks to the freedom-seeking hordes
I'm not gonna be taken in
They said if I don't join I just can't win
I've heard that story many times before
And every time I threw it out the door
Still they come up to me
With a different name but the same old face
I can see the connection
With another time and a different place
They ain't blonde-haired or blue-eyed
But they think that they're the master race
They're nothing but blind fascists
Brought up to hate and given lives to waste
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version 3
Intro
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This intro. riff can be played for as many bars as you like.
E ------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
-------
A
I could be a soldier
G
Go out there and fight to save this land
A
Be a people's soldier
G
Paramilitary gun in hand
A
I won't be a soldier
G
I won't take no orders from no-one
A
Stuff their fuckin' armies
G
Killing isn't my idea of fun
Chorus
------
E A
And they wanna waste my life
E A
They wanna waste my time
E A
They wanna waste my life
G D A
And they've stolen it away
Verse 2
-------
A
I could be a hero
G
Live and die for their important cause
A
A united nation
G
Or an independent state with laws
A
And rules and regulations
G
That merely cause disturbances and wars
A
And that's what I have got now
G
All thanks to the freedom seeking hoardes
{Repeat chorus}
Bridge
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F# E
I'm not gonna be taken in
F# E
They said if I don't join I just can't win
F# E
I've heard that story many times before
F# G#
And every time I've thrown it out the door
Solo
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C# D D# E A D D# E A D D# E A G D A
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -6-7-8-9-7h9p7-6--6-7-8-9-7h9p7-6--6-7-8-9-7h9p7-6--4-6--7-6--2-1-22222222222-|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
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A
Still they come up to me
G
With a different name and same old face
A
I can see the connection
G
With another time and another place
A
No they ain't blond-haired or blue-eyed
G
But they think that they're the master race
A
They're nothing but blind fascists
G
Brought up to hate and given lives to waste
{repeat chorus twice}
I could be a soldier
Go out there and fight to save this land
Be a people's soldier
Paramilitary gun in hand
I won't be no soldier
I won't take no orders from no-one
Stuff their fucking armies
Killing isn't my idea of fun
They wanna waste my life
They wanna waste my time
They wanna waste my life
And they've stolen it away
I could be a hero
Live and die for their 'important' cause
A united nation
Or an independent state with laws
And rules and regulations
That merely cause disturbances and wars
That is what I've got now
All thanks to the freedom-seeking hordes
I'm not gonna be taken in
They said if I don't join I just can't win
I've heard that story many times before
And every time I threw it out the door
Still they come up to me
With a different name but the same old face
I can see the connection
With another time and a different place
They ain't blonde-haired or blue-eyed
But they think that they're the master race
They're nothing but blind fascists
Brought up to hate and given lives to waste
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