The Jam – Wasteland (Guitar)
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(2)
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Chords
Artist - The Jam
Song - Wasteland
Album - Setting Sons [1979]
Music & Lyrics - Paul Weller
Note: You can switch up the D in the verses with a Dsus2 or Dsus4 for some colour.
[Arpeggiating Riffs] Gsus2 D/F# Em7 A7 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-------3-|-2-----2---------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----| D|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------|---2---------2---| A|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---2-------------|-----------------| E|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Intro]
Gsus2 D/F# Gsus2 D/F# | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Gsus2 Em7 A7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
G A D Meet me on the wastelands - later this day, G A D We'll sit and talk and hold hands maybe, G A D For there's not much else to do Gsus2 D/F# Gsus2 Em7 A7 In this drab and colourless place.
[Verse 2]
G A D We'll sit amongst the rubber tyres, G A D Amongst the discarded bric-a-brac people have no use for, G A D Em7 A7 Amongst the smouldering embers of yesterday.
[Bridge 1]
F# G A And when or if the sun shines, G F#m Lighting our once beautiful features, C# D We'll smile, but only for seconds, G A For to be caught smiling's to acknowledge life, G F#m A brave but useless show of compassion, C# D Em7 A And that is forbidden in this drab and colourless world.
[Instrumental]
Gsus2 D/F# Gsus2 D/F# | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Gsus2 Em7 A7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
G A D Meet me on the wastelands - the ones behind G A D The old houses - the ones left standing pre-war - G A D The ones overshadowed by the monolith monstrosities Gsus2 D/F# Gsus2 Em7 A7 Councils call homes.
[Verse 4]
G A D And there amongst the shit - the dirty linen, G A D The holy Coca-Cola tins - the punctured footballs, G A D The ragged dolls - the rusting bicycles, Gsus2 D/F# We'll sit and probably hold hands. Gsus2 D/F# And watch the rain fall - watch it, watch it - Gsus2 D/F# Tumble and fall - tumble and falling - Gsus2 D/F# Like our lives - like our lives - Em7 A Just like our lives.
[Verse 5]
G A D We'll talk about the old days, G A D When the wasteland was release, when we could play, G A D And think - without feeling guilty - meet me later Gsus2 D/F# But we'll have to hold hands. Gsus2 D/F# Tumble and fall - tumble and falling - Gsus2 D/F# Like our lives - like our lives - Em7 A D Exactly like our lives.