Ian Dury - What A Waste Chords

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[D] I could be the driver in articulated [Eb] lorry I could be a poet, I wouldn't need to [D] worry
I could be a [Dm] teacher in a classroom full of [Eb] scholars
I could be the sergeant in a squadron full of [F] bullets
What a waste, _ [Eb] what a waste, _ [F] what a waste, _ [G] what a waste _
[C] If it doesn't show to play the fool in a six-piece [Db] mate
Fast night [A] drives every one night [Dm] stand
I should be glad that Jimmy's so [Eb] calm
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what a [Dm] waste
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[Dm] I could be an lawyer with stratagems [Eb] and boozes
I could be a doctor with prophecies [Dm] and bruises
I could be a writer with a growing [Eb] reputation
I could be the ticket man in a full-time station
[F] What a waste, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] what a waste, what a waste, what [G] a waste
If [C] it doesn't show to play the fool in a six-piece [A] mate
Fast night drives every one night [Dm] stand
I should be glad that Jimmy's so [Eb] inclined
What a waste, what a waste, what a [C] waste, what a waste
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_ [D] I could be the [Dm] catalyst that sparks the revolution
[Eb] I could be an inmate in a long-term [D] institution
I could be the world extremes I could do or [Eb] die
I could yawn and be withdrawn and watch the galaxy [F] fly
What a waste, [Bb] what [Eb] a waste, _ [F] what a waste, [G] what a waste
If [C] it doesn't show to play the fool in a six-piece [A] mate
Fast night drives every one night [Dm] stand
I should be glad that Jimmy's so inclined
[Eb] What a waste, what a [C] waste, what a waste, what a waste
If it doesn't show to play the _ [A] fool in _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[C] _ a six-piece mate
[Db] Fast night drives every one night stand
[Dm] I should be glad that Jimmy's so inclined
[Eb] What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what a waste
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what [C] a waste
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