THE JAM - WASTELAND CHORDS

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Artist - The Jam Song - Wasteland Album - Setting Sons [1979] Music & Lyrics - Paul Weller [Intro] G D/F# G D/F# | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | G Em7 A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Verse 1]

^GMeet me o^An the w^Dastelands - later this day, We'll ^Gsit and t^Aalk and h^Dold hands maybe,

For there's ^Gnot much ^Aelse to ^Ddo In this drab and ^Gcolourless place.^D/F# ^G ^Em7 ^A

[Verse 2]

We'll ^Gsit am^Aongst the r^Dubber tyres, Amongst the ^Gdiscarded b^Aric-a-br^Dac - people have no use for,

A^Gmongst the s^Amouldering e^Dmbers of yester^Em7day. ^A

[Bridge 1]

And ^F#when or ^Gif the ^Asun shines, Lighting our ^Gonce ^F#mbeautiful features,

We'll ^C#smile, but only for s^Deconds, For to be c^Gaught smiling's to ac^Aknowledge life,

A ^Gbrave but useless ^F#mshow of compassion, And ^C#that is forbidden in this ^Ddrab and colourless ^Em7world. ^A

[Instrumental] G D/F# G D/F# | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | G Em7 A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Verse 3]

^GMeet me ^Aon the w^Dastelands - the ones behind, The old h^Gouses - ^Athe ones ^Dleft standing pre-war -

The ^Gones over^Ashadowed by the ^Dmonolith monstrosities - ^GCouncils call homes.^D/F# ^G ^Em7 ^A

[Verse 4]

And ^Gthere am^Aongst the ^Dshit - the dirty linen, The ^Gholy Coca-^ACola ^Dtins - the punctured footballs,

the ^Gragged dolls - t^Ahe rusting ^Dbicycles, We'll sit and ^Gprobably hold hands. ^D/F#

And ^Gwatch the rain fall - ^D/F#watch it, watch it - ^GTumble and fall - ^D/F#tumble and falling -

^GLike our lives - ^D/F#like our lives - J^Emust like our^A lives.

[Verse 5]

We'll ^Gtalk a^About the ^Dold days, When the wasteland was ^Grelease, ^Awhen we could ^Dplay,

And think - without ^Gfeeling g^Auilty - m^Deet me later But we'll ^Ghave to hold hands. ^D/F#

^GTumble and fall - ^D/F#tumble and falling - ^GLike our lives - ^D/F#like our lives -

Ex^Em7actly like our^A lives. ^D

[End]

The Jam - Wasteland