Chords for Ian Dury and The Blockheads - What A Waste (Official HD Video)

Tempo:
80.2 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Dm

C

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ian Dury and The Blockheads - What A Waste (Official HD Video) chords
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[Eb]
[Dm] [Eb]
[D] I could be the driver in [Dm] articulated [Eb] lorry I could be a poet, I wouldn't need to [D] worry
I could be a teacher in a [Dm] classroom full of [Eb] scholars
I could be the sergeant in a squadron full of [F] bullets
What a waste, [Cm] [Eb] what a waste, [F] what a waste, [C] [G] what a waste
If [C] the present chosen by the poor will be a six piece [Db] match
First [A] nine verbs, every one night stand [Dm] I should be glad to be some kind
[Eb] What a waste, what a waste, [C] what a waste, what a waste
[Dm] [Eb] [Dm]
I could be a lawyer of stratagems and bruises [Eb] I could be a doctor of wishes [Dm] and bruises
I could be a lawyer with a growing reputation [Eb] I could be a ticket man at Funfair [F] station
What a waste, [Eb] what a waste, [F] what a waste, [G] what a waste
If [C] the present chosen by the poor will be a six piece [A] match
First nine verbs, every one night [Dm] stand I should be glad to be some kind
[Eb] What a waste, what a waste, what a [C] waste, what a [Gbm]
[B] [Abm] [Bbm]
[Bm] [Cm] [Ab]
[A] [Dm] [Eb]
[D] waste
I could be the catalyst that [Dm] sparks the [Eb] revolution I could be an inmate in a long term [D] institution
I could end the world extremes, [Dm] I could do or [Eb] die I could yawn at me with porn and watch them die
[F] What a waste, [A] [Eb] what a waste, [F] what a waste, [A] [G] what a waste
If [C] the present chosen by the poor will be a six piece match
[A] First nine verbs, every one night stand [Dm] I should be glad to be some kind
[Eb] What a waste, what a waste, [C] what a waste, what a waste
If the present chosen [A] [D]
[Eb] [C] by the poor will be a six piece match
[Db] First nine verbs, every [Db] one night stand [Dm] I should be glad to be some kind
What a waste, what [D] a waste, what [C] a waste, what [Eb] a waste
[C] [A]
[Dm] [Eb] [C]
[Db] [Dm]
[Eb] [C]
[A]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Dm
2311
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
Eb
12341116
Dm
2311
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Ian Dury, The Blockheads - What A Waste chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, Dm, Eb, C, A, Dm, C and Dm. A good strategy is to initiate at 40 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 80 BPM. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[D] I could be the driver in [Dm] articulated [Eb] lorry I could be a poet, I wouldn't need to [D] worry
I could be a teacher in a [Dm] classroom full of [Eb] scholars
I could be the sergeant in a squadron full of [F] bullets
What a waste, _ [Cm] [Eb] what a waste, _ [F] what a waste, _ [C] [G] what a waste
If [C] the present chosen by the poor will be a six piece [Db] match
First [A] nine verbs, every one night stand [Dm] I should be glad to be some kind
[Eb] What a waste, what a waste, [C] what a waste, what a waste
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm]
I could be a lawyer of stratagems and bruises [Eb] I could be a doctor of wishes [Dm] and bruises
I could be a lawyer with a growing reputation [Eb] I could be a ticket man at Funfair [F] station
What a waste, _ [Eb] what a waste, _ [F] what a waste, _ [G] what a waste
If [C] the present chosen by the poor will be a six piece [A] match
First nine verbs, every one night [Dm] stand I should be glad to be some kind
[Eb] What a waste, what a waste, what a [C] waste, what a _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[D] waste
I could be the catalyst that [Dm] sparks the [Eb] revolution I could be an inmate in a long term [D] institution
I could end the world extremes, [Dm] I could do or [Eb] die I could yawn at me with porn and watch them die
[F] What a waste, _ [A] [Eb] what a waste, _ [F] what a waste, _ [A] [G] what a waste
If [C] the present chosen by the poor will be a six piece match
[A] First nine verbs, every one night stand [Dm] I should be glad to be some kind
[Eb] What a waste, what a waste, [C] what a waste, what a waste
If the present chosen _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] by the poor will be a six piece match
[Db] First nine verbs, every [Db] one night stand [Dm] I should be glad to be some kind
What a waste, what [D] a waste, what [C] a waste, what [Eb] a waste _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _

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