Waste Chords by Foster The People

Tempo:
126.05 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Cm

Db

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Waste by Foster the People chords
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[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab] I [Eb]
[Fm] hold your hands and you are feeling mad [Eb] at me.
[Fm] Yeah, when the monsters, they won't go in,
your windows won't close after [Ab] ten.
I see [Eb] what you see.
[F] How long, I say, how long
[Ab] will you relive the things that are gone?
[Fm] Yeah, the devil's on your back,
but I know you can shake him off.
And it would [Db] be better if you walked [Ab] away,
said you walked [Cm] away.
[Gm] You said it would [Db] be better if you walked [Ab] away,
said you walked [Cm] away.
[Gm] You said [Ab] it would [Db] be better if you wanted [Ab] change,
said you wanted [Cm] change.
[Gm] Yeah, I hope you [Db] see it through,
[Eb] I really want to be with [Fm] you.
[Ab]
[F] [Fm] [Ab]
[Ab] [F] You know it's funny how freedom can make [Eb] us feel contained.
Yeah, [Fm] when the muscles in our legs aren't used to [Ab] all the walking.
[Eb]
[Fm] And I know if you could snap both your [Ab] fingers,
then you'd escape with me.
But [F] in the meantime, I'll just wait here and listen to [Ab] you when you speak [Eb] or scream.
And it would [Db] be better if you walked [Ab] away,
said you walked [Cm] away.
[Eb] You said it would [Db] be better if you walked [Ab] away,
said you walked [Cm] away.
[Eb] You said it would [Db] be better if you wanted [Ab] change,
said you wanted [Cm] change.
[Gm] Yeah, I hope you [Db] see it through.
[Eb]
[Fm] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] We do our [Cm] best to hold on,
[Eb] to separate [Ab] the things that look [Cm] the same.
[Gm] To fight it all, [Eb] to fight it all.
[Bb] You can, every [Db] day,
you want [Ab] to waste, said you want [Cm] to waste.
[Eb] You can, every [Db] day,
that you want [Ab] to wake up, you want [Cm] to wake.
[Gm] You can, every [Db] day,
that you want [Ab] to change, said you want [Cm] to [Eb] change.
Yeah, I hope you [Db] see it through,
cause [Eb] I just really want to be with
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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Cm
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Db
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Fm
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Ab
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Eb
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Cm
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To learn Foster The People - Waste chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Cm, Db, Ab, Db, Ab, Cm, Eb, Ab, Fm and Ab. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ I _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Fm] hold your hands and you are feeling mad [Eb] at me.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] Yeah, when the monsters, they won't go in,
your windows won't close after [Ab] ten.
I see [Eb] what you see. _
[F] How long, I say, how long
[Ab] will you relive the things that are gone?
[Fm] Yeah, the devil's on your back,
but I know you can shake him _ off.
_ _ And it would [Db] be better if you walked [Ab] away,
said you walked [Cm] away.
_ [Gm] You said it would [Db] be better if you walked [Ab] away,
said you walked [Cm] away.
_ [Gm] You said [Ab] it would [Db] be better if you wanted [Ab] change,
said you wanted [Cm] _ change.
[Gm] Yeah, I hope you [Db] see it through,
[Eb] I really want to be with [Fm] you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] You know it's funny how freedom can make [Eb] us feel contained.
_ _ Yeah, [Fm] when the muscles in our legs aren't used to [Ab] all the walking.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] And I know if you could snap both your [Ab] fingers,
then you'd escape with me.
But [F] in the meantime, I'll just wait here and listen to [Ab] you when you speak [Eb] or scream.
And it would [Db] be better if you walked [Ab] away,
said you walked [Cm] away.
_ [Eb] You said it would [Db] be better if you walked [Ab] away,
said you walked [Cm] away.
_ [Eb] You said it would [Db] be better if you wanted [Ab] change,
said you wanted [Cm] _ change.
[Gm] Yeah, I hope you [Db] see it through.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] We do our [Cm] best to hold on,
[Eb] to separate [Ab] the things that look [Cm] the same.
[Gm] To fight it all, [Eb] to fight it all.
[Bb] You can, every [Db] day,
you want [Ab] to waste, said you want [Cm] to waste.
[Eb] You can, every [Db] day,
that you want [Ab] to wake up, you want [Cm] to wake.
[Gm] You can, every [Db] day,
that you want [Ab] to change, said you want [Cm] to _ [Eb] change.
Yeah, I hope you [Db] see it through,
cause [Eb] I just really want to be with

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It's Mark Foster who authored this song.

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