Wasting Love Chords & Tabs
WASTING LOVE (Iron Maiden > Fear Of The Dark > 1992)
[INTRO SOLO (guitar 1)]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------10br------12-10----------------------------|
g|--9---11-12----------11tr-------12-11-12-11h12p11----9-----|(REPEAT 4 TIMES)
D|------------10------------------------------------12-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[INTRO SOLO (guitar 2)]
e|--------------------------10-8-----------------------------|
b|--8---10-12----13br-10tr-------12-10-12-10h12p10-7-8-------|
g|------------9----------------------------------------------|(REPEAT 4 TIMES)
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE RIFF 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------3----------------------------------------3---|
g|----------0-------------0-------0------------------0-------------0-------|
D|------4-------4-------2---2---2---2------------4-------4-------2---2-----|
A|----2---2---2---2---3------------------------2---2---2---2---3-----------|
E|--0----------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
(REPEAT 2 TIMES BEFORE THE VERSE AND 2 TIMES DURING IT)
Maybe one day I'll be an honest man
Up till now I'm doing the best I can
[VERSE RIFF 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------1-----------------3--------------------------------------------|
g|------2-------2---------4-------4----------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---2-----4---4---4---4--------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Long roads, long days
[VERSE RIFF 1]
Of sunrise, to sunset
Sunrise, to sunset
Dream on brothers, while you can
Dream on sisters, I hope you find the one
[VERSE RIFF 2]
All of our lives, covered up quickly by the
[VERSE RIFF 1]
Tides of time
[CHORUS]
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your days full of emptiness
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your years full of loneliness
E5 C5 D5 G5-D5
Wasting love in a desperate caress
E5 C5 D5-C5
Rolling shadows of night
Em7/G Em7/G Em7/G
e|---------------3------------------3------------------3---------------|
b|---------------3------------------3------------------3---------------|
g|------0--0-----0---------0--0-----0---------0--0-----0---------0--0--|
D|----4--2-------2-------4--2-------2-------4--2-------2-------4--2----|
A|--5--3---------2-----5--3---------2-----5--3---------2-----5--3------|
E|-----------0---0--------------0---0--------------0---0---------------|
[VERSE RIFF 1]
Dream on brothers, while you can
Dream on sisters, I hope you find the one
[VERSE RIFF 2]
All of our lives, covered up quickly by the
[VERSE RIFF 1]
Tides of time
[VERSE RIFF 2]
Sands are flowing and the lines are in your hands
In your
[VERSE RIFF 1]
Eyes I see the hunger and the desperate cry that tears the night
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/wasting_love_tab_ver_2.html ]
[CHORUS]
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your days full of emptiness
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your years full of loneliness
E5 C5 D5 G5-D5
Wasting love in a desperate caress
E5 C5 D5-C5
Rolling shadows of night
Em7/G Em7/G Em7/G
e|---------------3------------------3------------------3---------------|
b|---------------3------------------3------------------3---------------|
g|------0--0-----0---------0--0-----0---------0--0-----0---------0--0--|
D|----4--2-------2-------4--2-------2-------4--2-------2-------4--2----|
A|--5--3---------2-----5--3---------2-----5--3---------2-----5--3------|
E|-----------0---0--------------0---0--------------0---0---------------|
[REPEAT INTRO SOLO 3 TIMES AND THEN]
C5-D5
e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------10br--------------|
g|--9---11-12----------11tr---55-77-|
D|------------10--------------55-77-|
A|----------------------------33-55-|
E|----------------------------------|
[INTRO SOLO (guitar 2)]
e|----------------------------------|
b|--8---10-12----13br-10tr----55-77-|
g|------------9---------------55-77-|
D|----------------------------33-55-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
[RIFF 3]
e|------------------------------|
b|---------------------------3--|
g|----------0------------0------|(REPEAT 4 TIMES)
D|------4-----4------------2----|
A|----2---2-----2-3----3--------|
E|--0---------------------------|
[SOLO (CHORUS CHORDS)]
e|--15----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--15---------------------8---3--------------------------------------------|
g|--14br--12----12---------7---2----7br---5-4-5p4---------------------------|
D|-----------14------------------------------------7--5--7------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----15----14----12---------------------------12----14----15----17----19--|
--12----12----12----12--15-15br-15-13-12---12----12----12----12----12-----|
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--19--17-15-14-15---19--17-15-14------19--17-15-14-15p14------------------|
---------------------------------15----------------------17-15-17---15----|
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-----15-14----------------------------------12----14----15----17----19-17-|
--12-------15-13-12-13-12----------------12----12----12----12----12-------|
--------------------------14-12-11-12-------------------------------------|
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[CHORUS]
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your days full of emptiness
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your years full of loneliness
E5 C5 D5 G5-D5
Wasting love in a desperate caress
E5 C5 D5-C5
Rolling shadows of night
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your days full of emptiness
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your years full of loneliness
E5 C5 D5 G5-D5
Wasting love in a desperate caress
E5 C5 D5-C5
Rolling shadows of night
e|--17b-b-b-b-br15----------15---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------15b----15br----------------------------------------------8----7----5----7--|
g|----------------------------------12-14br-12----12------14br-12----14------9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------14-----------------14-----------9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(DURING THE LAST CHORUS)
Em7/G
e|---------------3---------|
b|---------------3---------|
g|------0--0-----0---------|
D|----4--2-------2---------|
A|--5--3---------2---------|
E|-----------0---0---------|
It takes me a long time doing it but I think it's quite right. It's a wonderful song
and it's less difficult to play then you can think.
