Vance Joy - Wasted Time: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wasted Time" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A
Why...
               E/G#
Why did you go wasting your time on me
A         E/G#      D/A
You're so beautiful now
         A              E/G#        D/A
There's so much that's left for you now
    A
O, yeah, babe

And why, why do you go flashing those eyes at me?
You know that I'm eager to please
I’ve always been eager to please
Oh yeah, babe

     F#m                   A
Well I, I've got a lot to say
          F#m    E/G#               D/A   A
And I am scared, that you're gonna slip away
    F#m                             A
And you, you've got this wide-eyed gaze
       F#m   E/G#            D/A          A
And a smile, that you carry through your days

Chorus:
    F#m    E/G#
O, Why-y-y,
    D/A    A
O, Why-y-y-y
         F#m        E/G#
It's the easiest way,
    D/A           A
To know you're a liar
        F#m             E/G#
And the beauty you heard
          D/A               A
I see you talking with her hands
        F#m                 E/G#
Well I don't think she knows
          D/A            A
How she changed all my plans

Why, why do you go wasting your youth on me?
You’re so beautiful now
There’s so much time left for you now
Oh yeah, babe

Why? We look at the faces on your bedroom wall
Nobody’s perfect at all
Well, sometimes it makes you feel small
Oh yeah, babe

Well, I've, I’ve got a lot to say
And I'm scared that you’re gonna slip away
And you, you've got this wide-eyed gaze
And a smile that you'll carry through your days

Chorus

The things that I thought would last
Well, they’re fading, they’re fading
The feelings I used to have
Well, they’re changing, they’re changing

The things that I thought would last
Well, they’re fading, they’re fading
The feelings I used to have
They’re changing, they’re changing, they're changing now

They’re changing, they're changing now
They’re changing, they're changing now


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Wasted Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wasted Time" by Vance Joy.