What A Waste

Dm7 Eb7 Dm7 Eb7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | 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! 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!) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Link Dm7 Eb7 Dm7 Eb7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | 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! 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! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Synth Break Gbm7 Abm7 Bbm | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Bbm Bm Cm Cm Bm Bbm Dm7 Eb7 | / /__/ / / | /__/ /__/ | / / / / | / / / / | ^ ^ ^ 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be an inmate in a long-term institution, Dm7 I could lead to wild extremes, I could do or die, Eb7 I could yawn, and be withdrawn, and watch them gallop by!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! 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----------! ^ ^ | / / / / | / / / / | A7 Dm7 Ah------------------------! Ah-----------------------! | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Eb Eb (What a waste, what a waste!) ^ ^ 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, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Eb Eb G7 G7 C What a waste, what a waste, Rock 'n' Roll don't mind! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Instr Chorus C A7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Dm7 Eb Eb G7 G7 C | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 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! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^