Tom: C
F = 133211 A7 = x02020 Bm = x24432
G7 = 353433 Gbm7 = 242222 Cm = x35543
^ = Emphasise the beat
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[Intro]
Dm7 Eb7 Dm7 Eb7
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[Verse 1]
Dm7
I could be the driver in articulated lorry,
Eb7
I could be a poet, I wouldn't need to worry,
Dm7
I could be the teacher in a classroom full of scholars,
Eb7
I could be the Sergeant in a Squadron full of wallahs!
F Eb7 F G
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what a waste!
[Chorus]
C
Because I chose to play the fool in a six-piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7
I should be glad ...to be so inclined!
Eb Eb G7 G7 C
What a waste, what a waste, Rock 'n' Roll don't mind! (Schtum!)
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[Link]
Dm7 Eb7 Dm7 Eb7
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[Verse 2]
Dm7
I could be a lawyer with stratagems and ruses,
Eb7
I could be a doctor with poultices and bruises,
Dm7
I could be a writer with a growing reputation,
Eb7
I could be the ticket man at Fulham Broadway Station!
F Eb7 F G
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what a waste!
[Chorus]
C
Because I chose to play the fool in a six-piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7
I should be glad to be so inclined,
Eb Eb G7 G7 C
What a waste, what a waste, Rock 'n 'Roll don't mind!
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[Synth Break]
Gbm7 Abm7 Bbm
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Bbm Bm Cm Cm Bm Bbm Dm7 Eb7
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[Verse 3]
Dm7
I could be the catalyst that sparks a revolution,
Eb7
I could be an inmate in a long-term institution,
Dm7
I could lead to wild extremes, I could do or die,
Eb7
I could yawn, and be withdrawn, and watch them gallop by!
F Eb7 F G
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what a waste!
[Chorus]
C
Because I chose to play the fool in a six - piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7 Eb Eb
I should be glad to be so inclined, what a waste, what a waste,
^ ^
G7 G7 C
Rock 'n' Roll don't mind! Ah----------!
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A7 Dm7
Ah------------------------! Ah-----------------------!
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Eb Eb
(What a waste, what a waste!)
^ ^
[Chorus]
G7 G7 C
^ ^ Chose to play the fool in a six-piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7
I should be glad to be so inclined!
Eb Eb G7 G7 C
What a waste, what a waste, Rock 'n' Roll don't mind,
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Eb Eb G7 G7 C
What a waste, what a waste, Rock 'n' Roll don't mind!
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[Instrumental Chorus]
C A7
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Dm7 Eb Eb G7 G7 C
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[Chorus]
C
Chose to play the fool in a six-piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7
I should be glad to be so inclined!
Eb Eb G7 G7 C
What a waste, what a waste, Rock 'n' Roll don't mind!
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