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Wasting Time by Jack Johnson
Wasting Time
Tuning:Standard (EADGBe)
Chords used (bar chords): D(557775) A(577655) Em(779987) Bm11(777777) G#(466544) G(355433)
[Intro]
D A
V V V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ !
e|-------------------x-x---------5-x--|
B|-------------------x-x---------5-x--|
G|-7-----7-----7-7---x-x---------6-x--|
D|-7h9---7h9---7-7---x-x---7-x-7-7-x--|
A|-------------------x-x---7-x-7-7-x--|
E|-------------------x-x---5-x-5-5-x--|
Em A
V V V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ !
e|-7-----7-----7-7---x-x---------5-x--|
B|-7h8---7h8---7-7---x-x---------5-x--|
G|-7h9---7h9---7-7---x-x---------6-x--|
D|-7h9---7h9---7-7---x-x---7-x-7-7-x--|
A|-7-----7-----7-7---x-x---7-x-7-7-x--|
E|-7-----7-----7-7---x-x---5-x-5-5-x--|
[Verse]
D A Em* A
V ^ V ^ ! V ^ V ^ V ^ ! V ^ V ^ V ^ ! V ^ V ^ V ^ ! V ^
e|-5-x-5-5-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-x--|
B|-7-x-7-7-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-x---8-x-8-8-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-x--|
G|-7-x-7-7-x-x-x---6-x-6-6-x-x-x---9-x-9-9-x-x-x---6-x-6-6-x-x-x--|
D|-7-x-7-7-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-x---9-x-9-9-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-x--|
A|-5-x-5-5-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-x--|
E|-5-x-5-5-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-x--|
Em* (In certain instances in the verse he changes the Em chord to a Bm11xt instead of a mute)
V ^ V ^ V ^
e|-7-x-7-7-7-7-|
B|-8-x-8-8-7-8-|
G|-9-x-9-9-7-9-|
D|-9-x-9-9-7-9-|
A|-7-x-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-x-7-7-7-7-|
[Chorus]
G# G G A A G#
V ^ V ^ ! V ^ ^ V ^ ! V ^ V ^ V ^ ! V ^ ^ V ^ !
e|-4---3-x-3-3-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-5-5-x---4--|
B|-4---3-x-3-3-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-5-5-x---4--| (Note:The G# is played once
G|-5---4-x-4-4-x-x-4-x-4-4-x-x-x---6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6-6-x---5--| when moving down from A to G)
D|-6---5-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-x---6--|
A|-6---5-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-x-x---7-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-x---6--|
E|-4---3-x-3-3-x-x-3-x-3-3-x-x-x---5-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-5-5-x---4--|
[Solo]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5/9-7--------7/11-9-7--------5/9--7----------12-11-12-11-12-11--9-7---| (2x)
D|-------9-7-------------9-7-----------9---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-7-9-7-9-7-----------------------12-11-12-11-12-11--9-7--9-7-9-7-9-7-----| (2x)
D|-------------9-7--9-7-9-7-9-7------------------------------------------9-7-|
A|------------------------------9-7------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Song Order:
[Intro] (x2)
[Verse] (x5)
I'm just a waste of her energy
Don't ya know, shes just wasting my time
Mm, so why dont we get together
And we could waste everything tonight
And we could waste,
And we could waste it all tonight
[Intro] (x2)
Yeah yeah, don't ya know now, we could waste yeah...
[Verse] (x5)
And I dont pretend to know what you know
Mm, now please dont pretend to know what's on my mind
But if we already knew everything that everybody knows
We would have nothing to learn tonight
And we would have,
Nothing to show tonight
[Chorus] (x2)
Oh, but everybody thinks that everybody knows
About everybody else but nobody knows
Anything about themselves,
'Cause theyre all worried about everybody else
[Intro] (x2)
Yeah yeah, don't ya know now, you should know by now...
[Solo]
[Verse] (x5)
Cause love's just a waste of our energy
Don't ya know, that this life's just a waste of our time
Mm, so why dont we get together
And we could waste everything tonight
And we could waste,
And we could waste it all, yeah
[Chorus] (x2)
But everybody thinks that everybody knows
About everybody else but nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause they're all worried about everybody else, yeah
[Intro] (x4)
Yeah yeah, don't ya know now, you should know by now...
End on D
| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| x Mute note
| ^ Upstroke
| V Downstroke
| ! Mute by slapping strings with palm almost like a drum
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version 2
Chords for the song are D A Em A, once you have the rhythm, you're cash money.
Here is riff he used in the intro
He also uses it throughout the song, so pay attention!
just muck around and get the sound
its rhythm guitar, you gotta get a feel
D D A
e----------------------5-------------------------------5--
B----------------------5--------7-h8---7-h8-7-7--------5--
G--7----7----7-7-------6--------7-h9---7-h9-7-7--------6--
D--7-h9-7-h9-7-7-------7--------7-h9---7-h9-7-7-7------7--
A----------------7-5---7---------------------------7-5-7--
E-------------------5--5-------------------------------5--
D A Em A
And I'm just a waste of her energy
And she's just a waste of my time
So why don't we get together
and we could waste everything tonight
yeah we could waste everything tonight
yeah, ohhh
And I don't pretend to know what you know, nah nah
so please don't pretend to know whats on my mind
we already know everything that everybody knows
we would have nothing to learn tonight
and we would have nothing to show tonight
yeah, ohh
(this part is G chord to A chord)
and everybody thinks that everybody knows about
everybody else but nobody knows
anything about themselves
cause they're all worried about everybody else
fill to solo solo
e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g------7-------------------------------
d----7---9-7---------------------------
a-/9-----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
solo
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-7h9--7h9--7-7---------12-12----11-11-9-9---7h9p7----------------
d---------------9-9-7------------------------------9--7h9p7------- this section twice through
a-----------------------------------------------------------9-----
E-------------------------------------------------------------10--
and loves just a waste of our energy
and lifes just a waste of our time
so why don't we get together
and we could waste everything tonight
and we could waste
and we could waste it all
tonight
(G chord to an A chord)
and everybody thinks that everybody knows about
everybody else but nobody knows
anything about themselves
cause they're all worried about everybody else
yeah
solo
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-7h9--7h9--7-7---------12-12----11-11-9-9---7h9p7----------------
d---------------9-9-7------------------------------9--7h9p7------- this section twice through
a-----------------------------------------------------------9-----
E-------------------------------------------------------------10--
End on any D Chord
Yeah
And I'm just a waste of her energy
And she's just wasting my time
Mmmm
So why don't we get together
And we could waste everything tonight
And we could waste and we could waste it all tonight
Yea
And we could waste and we could waste it all tonight
And I don't pretend to know what you know
No no
Now please don't pretend to know what's on my mind
If we already knew everything that everybody knows
We would have nothing to learn tonight
And we would have nothing to show tonight
Oh but everybody thinks
That everybody knows
About everybody else
Nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause their all worried about everybody else
Yeah
Oh
Love's just a waste of our energy yeah
And this life's just a waste of our time
So why don't we get together
We could waste everything tonight
And we could waste and we could waste it all yeah
But everybody thinks
That everybody knows
About everybody else
Now now now nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause their all worried about everybody else yeah
Oh
And we could waste
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
D A Em A x2
[Verse 1]
D A Em A
Yeah, and I'm just a waste of her energy
D A Em A
And she's just wasting my time, Mmhmmm
D A Em A
So why don't we get together
D A Em A
And we could waste everything tonight
D A Em A
And we could waste and we could waste it all tonight
D A Em A
Yeah, and we could waste and we could waste it all tonight
[Interlude]
D A Em A x2
[Verse 2]
D A Em A
And I don't pretend to know what you know
No, no
D A Em A
Now please don't pretend to know what's on my mind
D A Em A
If we already knew everything that everybody knows
D A Em A
We would have nothing to learn tonight
D A Em A
And we would have nothing to show tonight
[Chorus]
G
Oh, but everybody thinks
G
That everybody knows
A
About everybody else
A
Nobody knows
G
Anything about themselves
A
Because they're all worried about everybody else
D A
Yeah
Em A
Oh
[Verse 3]
D A Em A
Love's just a waste of our energy
D A Em A
And this life's just waste of our time
D A Em A
So why don't we get together
D A Em A
And we could waste everything tonight
D A Em A D
And we could waste and we could waste it all tonight
D A Em A
Yeah, and we could waste and we could waste it all tonight
[Chorus]
G
Oh, but everybody thinks
G
That everybody knows
A
About everybody else
A
Nobody knows
G
Anything about themselves
A
Because they're all worried about everybody else
D A
Yeah
Em A
[Outro]
D A Em A D
And we could waste
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version 4
Pick up into 1st solo
1... 2... 3... (Play with a swing rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------7----7--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------/9---------9--7--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7h9--7h9--7-7------------11h12-11h12--11-11---9-7h9p7-----------------|
D|-----------------9-(7)----------------------------------9--7h9p7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------9----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
Play the same for the second solo
Yeah
And I'm just a waste of her energy
And she's just wasting my time
Mmmm
So why don't we get together
And we could waste everything tonight
And we could waste and we could waste it all tonight
Yea
And we could waste and we could waste it all tonight
And I don't pretend to know what you know
No no
Now please don't pretend to know what's on my mind
If we already knew everything that everybody knows
We would have nothing to learn tonight
And we would have nothing to show tonight
Oh but everybody thinks
That everybody knows
About everybody else
Nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause their all worried about everybody else
Yeah
Oh
Love's just a waste of our energy yeah
And this life's just a waste of our time
So why don't we get together
We could waste everything tonight
And we could waste and we could waste it all yeah
But everybody thinks
That everybody knows
About everybody else
Now now now nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause their all worried about everybody else yeah
Oh
And we could waste
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