Chords for IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS: WHAT A WASTE LIVE

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] I could [Am] be a driver on articulated [Dm] lorry [Eb] I could be a poet, I wouldn't need to worry
[Dm] I could be a lieutenant crossing for the scholars [Eb] I could be the sergeant in the squadron for
the widows What [F] a waste, _ [Eb] what a waste, _ [F] what a waste, _
[G] what a waste _ _ [C] I could play the fool in a six piece [Db] band
My sniper's every red light, [Dm] sniper I should be glad to be signed [Eb] by
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste I [Dm] _ [D] could _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] be a lawyer in [Fm] strategy and abuses
I could be a doctor with policies and [Dm] bruises I could be a writer with a growing reputation
[Eb] I could be the ticket man for a Broadway station [F] What a waste, _ [Eb] what a waste, _ [F] what a waste
What a lovely song, what [G] a waste, fluke see [C] I tried to play the fool in a six piece band
[Dbm] My sniper's [C] every red light, sniper [Dm] I should be glad to be signed by
[Eb] What a waste, [G] what a waste, what a waste I [C] could be a lawyer in [Gb] strategy and abuses
Oh [Gbm] my papa, to me you were so wonderful [Abm] baby baby
You [Bb] blessed me _ _
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_ [Eb] I could, I [Dm] could, _ I could, [Eb] I could, I could [A] I could be the catheter that sparks the [Eb] revolution
I could be an inmate in a long term institution I [Am] could lead to wild extremes, [D] I could do or [Eb] die
I could own a movie, throw down a watch and call a [F] fire
What a waste, _ [Eb] what a waste, _ [F] what a waste, _ [G] what a waste
_ [C] I chose to play the fool in a six piece [Db] band My sniper's every red light, [Dm] sniper
I should be glad to be signed by [Eb] What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
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[Eb] _ _ _ [C] to play the fool in a six piece band [A] My sniper's every red light, sniper
[Dm] I should be glad to be signed [Eb] by What a waste, what a waste, [G] what a waste
I [Eb] _ [A] chose [C] _
to _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] play the fool in a six piece [A] band My sniper's every red light, sniper
[Dm] I should be glad to be signed [Eb] by What a waste, what a waste, what a waste _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] I chose to play the fool in a six piece band [Db] My sniper's [Dm] every red light, sniper
I should be glad [A] to be signed