Iron Maiden – Wasted Years (Guitar Acoustic)

Capo 2 • Video Lesson
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Chords

Tab is relative to CAPO I keep my pinky on the 5 fret of second string throughout the entire tabbed part (and let the High B and E strings ring throughout) or you could double-pick the high E...find what works for ya. Think Triplets...think slow and haunting/emotional!! [Intro]
e|-0-0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-------0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-|
B|5------5-----5-----5---------------5-----5-----5-----5-----------|
G|-----4-----5-----2-----4---0-----2-----------0-----2---------0---| X2
D|---------------------------------------4-----------------4-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
          Em
From the coast of gold,

          Dsus/F#
across the seven seas

     Em
I'm travellin' on,

Dsus/F#
  far and wide

     C
But now it seems,

            Em
I'm just a stranger to myself

            Dsus/F#
And all the things I sometimes do,

        Cadd9
it isn't me but someone else
[Verse 2]
   Em
I close my eyes,

   Dsus/F#
and think of home

         Em
Another city goes by

Dsus/F#
  in the night

           C
Ain't it funny how it is,

          Em
you never miss it 'til it's gone away

       D/F#
And my heart is lying there

            Cadd9
and will be 'til my dying day
[Chorus]
G   C  A5     D    C A5
So     understand

       Em
Don't waste your time

         D/F#              Cadd9
always searching for those wasted years

G        C    A5        D     C A5
Face up      make your stand

     Em             D/F#         Cadd9
And realize you're living in the golden years
[Verse 3]
Em
Too much time on my hands,

    Dsus/F#
I got you on my mind

       Em                      Dsus/F#
Can't seem to ease the pain, so easily

          C
When you can't find the words to say

              Em
it's hard to make it through another day

       Dsus/F#
And it makes me wanna cry

             Cadd9
and throw my hands up to the sky
[Chorus]
G   C  A5     D    C A5
So     understand

       Em
Don't waste your time

         D/F#              Cadd9
always searching for those wasted years

G        C    A5        D     C A5
Face up      make your stand

     Em             D/F#         Cadd9
And realize you're living in the golden years
[Solo]
e|-0-0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-------0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-|
B|5------5-----5-----5---------------5-----5-----5-----5-----------|
G|-----4-----5-----2-----4---0-----2-----------0-----2---------0---| X2
D|---------------------------------------4-----------------4-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G   C  A5     D    C A5
So     understand

       Em
Don't waste your time

         D/F#              Cadd9
always searching for those wasted years

G        C    A5        D     C A
Face up      make your stand

     Em             D/F#         Cadd9
And realize you're living in the golden years

e|-0-0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-------0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-|
B|5------5-----5-----5---------------5-----5-----5-----5-----------|
G|-----4-----5-----2-----4---0-----2-----------0-----2---------0---| X2
D|---------------------------------------4-----------------4-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|