Pearl Jam – Life Wasted (Guitar)

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Chords

Timing and rythm in this song is everything! Listen carefully to the song to get them right. This tab is for Mike's part, Stone plays it with a capo on the 4th fret. There are two types of F#5 used in the song, make sure you use the right one in different parts of the song. ENJOY!
F#5 for intro/verse/chorus
e|--x---|
B|--x---|
G|--11--|
D|--11--|
A|--9---|
E|--x---|

F#5 for interlude
e|--x---|
B|--x---|
G|--x---|
D|--x---|
A|--4---|
E|--2---|
[Intro] F#5 C#5 E5 B5 (x2) [Verse 1]
F#5 C#5                                E5      B5
    You're always saying that there's something wrong

F#5 C#5                      E5               B5
    I'm starting to believe it's your plan all along

F#5 C#5                         E5       B5
    Death came around, forced to hear its song

F#5 C#5                        E5      B5
    And know tomorrow can't be depended on

(Riff 1)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4--|
E|--2--2-0-2-0--2-0-2-0--2-2--2-0-2-0--2-0--|
[Interlude 1]
E            Emaj7
  I seen the home inside your head
E Emaj7 (Riff 1) All locked doors and unmade beds
E      Emaj7
  Open sores unattended

E      Emaj7
Let me say just once that
[Chorus]
F#5 C#5            F#5 C#5
    I have faced it,   a life wasted

F#5 C#5             B5
    I'm never going back again

F#5 C#5            F#5 C#5
    I escaped it,       a life wasted

F#5 C#5             B5
    I'm never going back again

F#5 C#5            F#5 C#5
    Having tasted,     a life wasted

F#5 C#5             B5
    I'm never going back again

(Riff 1)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4--|
E|--2--2-0-2-0--2-0-2-0--2-2--2-0-2-0--2-0--|
[Interlude 2]
E           Emaj7
  The world awaits just up the stairs
E Emaj7 (Riff 1) Leave the pain for someone else
E         Emaj7
  Nothing back there for you to find

E         Emaj7
Or was it you, you left behind?
[Solo] F#5 C#5 E5 B5 (x4) [Verse 2]
F#5 C#5                           E5       B5
    You're always saying you're too weak to be strong

F#5 C#5                            E5     B5
    You're harder on yourself than just about anyone

F#5 C#5                          E5     B5
    Why swim the channel just to get this far?

F#5 C#5                     E5    B5
    Halfway there, why would you turn around?

A            E                   A              E
  Darkness comes in waves, tell me why invite it to stay?

        A
You're warm with negativity

     E             A
Yes, comfort is an energy

        E
But why let the sad song play?
[Chorus]
F#5 C#5            F#5 C#5
    I have faced it,   a life wasted

F#5 C#5             B5
    I'm never going back again

F#5 C#5            F#5 C#5
    I escaped it,       a life wasted

F#5 C#5             B5
    I'm never going back again

F#5 C#5            F#5 C#5
    Having tasted,     a life wasted

F#5 C#5             B5
    I'm never going back again

F#5 C#5            F#5 C#5
    Oh I erased it,    a life wasted

F#5 C#5             B5
    I'm never going back again
[Outro] F#5 C#5 E5 B5 (same as intro until fade)