WASTING LOVE
by Iron Maiden

Tempo: slow (75 bpm)
(0:01 - 0:26)
RIFF 1: (*2 times)
Gtr.1E||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     H||-8-----------------------10-h12--------------13-b15releas13------|
     G||---------------------------------9-------------------------------|
     D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     A||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     E||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
      ||                                                                 |
Gtr.2E||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     H||-5-----------------------7---8---------------10-b12releas10------|
     G||---------------------------------5-------------------------------|
     D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     A||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     E||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Gtr.1E|----------------------------------10------------------------------|
     H|--10----------------------------------13--12--10--12--10h12p10\8--7---|
     G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |                                                                  |
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------7-------------------------------|
     H|--7----------------------------------10---8---7---8---7h8p7\5-------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------------------7---|
     D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     H|--8-----------------------10-h12--------------13-b15releas13------|
     G|----------------------------------9-------------------------------|
     D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
      |                                                                  |
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     H|--5-----------------------7---8---------------10-b12releas10------|
     G|----------------------------------5-------------------------------|
     D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
        1.->...                                                    ...<- 
Gtr.1E|----------------------------------10------------------------------||
     H|--10----------------------------------13--12--10--12--10---8--7---||
     G|------------------------------------------------------------------||
     D|------------------------------------------------------------------||
     A|------------------------------------------------------------------||
     E|------------------------------------------------------------------||
      |                                                                  ||
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------7-------------------------------||
     H|--7----------------------------------10---8---7---8---7---5-------||
     G|--------------------------------------------------------------7---||
     D|------------------------------------------------------------------||
     A|------------------------------------------------------------------||
     E|------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tempo: slower (65 bpm)
(0:26 - 0:40)
RIFF 2: (*2 times) (Gtr.3 - clean)
Gtr.3E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
     H||-------------------------------------3-----------|-------------------------------------3-----------||
     G||-------------0-----------------0-----------0-----|-------------0-----------------0-----------------||
     D||-------4-----------4--------4-----4-----4-----4--|-------4-----------4--------4-----4--------------||
     A||----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------||
     E||-0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------||
(0:41 - 1:10)
VERSE 1:
                    May - be  o - ne  day      I'll be an honest   ma    -    an. 
Gtr.3E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------3-----------|-------------------------------------3-----------|
     G|--------------0-----------------0-----------0-----|-------------0-----------------0-----------------|
     D|--------4-----------4--------4-----4-----4-----4--|-------4-----------4--------4-----4--------------|
     A|-----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
                    Up   till no   -   w    I'm doing the best   I    ca   -  an.
Gtr.3E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------3-----------|-------------------------------------3-----------|
     G|--------------0-----------------0-----------0-----|-------------0-----------------0-----------------|
     D|--------4-----------4--------4-----4-----4-----4--|-------4-----------4--------4-----4--------------|
     A|-----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
                    Lo       -    ng   ro    -     ads,               lo      -     ng   da - ys,    of
Gtr.3E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------1-----------------------3-----------|-------------1-----------------------3-----------|
     G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
     D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4--|----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
     A|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
        sunri    -    se     to sun - set,             of sunri   -   se       to sun - set.
Gtr.3E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------3-----------|-------------------------------------3-----------|
     G|--------------0-----------------0-----------0-----|-------------0-----------------0-----------------|
     D|--------4-----------4--------4-----4-----4-----4--|-------4-----------4--------4-----4--------------|
     A|-----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
(1:11 - 1:39)
VERSE 2:
Dream on brothers, while you can
Dream on sisters, I hope you find the one
All of our lives, covered up quickly
by the tides of time.
Tempo: slightly faster (75 bpm)
(1:40 - 2:05)
CHORUS: (with distortion)
                   Spend  your  da    -    ys     full of  emp  -  ti - ness.
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--9-----------------------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------E-----------E-----|
     A|--7-----------------------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--S-----3--3--S-----|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--T-----1--1--T-----|
                   Spend  your  ye    -    ars    full of lo   -  ne - liness.
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--|
                                                                                   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
              Wa    -    sting  lo   -   ve       in  a   de  -  spe - rate  ca - ress,
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------E-----7--7--E-----|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--S-----5--5--S-----|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--T-----------T-----|
                   rol - ling  sha   -   do  -  ws    of  ni         -         ights...
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------5-----------------------|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------3-----------------------|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
(2:06 - 2:18)
RIFF 3:
Gtr.3E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------3-----------|-------------------------------------3-----------|
     G|--------0-----------0-----------------0-----------|-------0-----------0-----------------0-----------|
     D|-----4-----------2--------------------2-----------|----4-----------2--------------------2-----------|
     A|--5--------3--------------------------------------|-5--------3--------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------0-----------------------|-------------------------0-----0-----------------|
Gtr.3E|--------------------------------------------------|--  ** 2/4 measure ** ---|
     H|--------------------------------------3-----------|-------------------------|
     G|--------0-----------0-----------------0-----------|-------0-----------0-----|
     D|-----4-----------2--------------------2-----------|----4-----------2--------|
     A|--5--------3--------------------------------------|-5--------3--------------|
     E|--------------------------0-----------------------|-------------------------|
(2:18 - 3:00)
VERSE 3: (8 bars of verse2 + 4 bars below)
                   Sands are flowing              and the lines    are in  your hands,         in your  e-   
Gtr.3E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------1-----------------------3-----------|-------------1-----------------------3-----------|
     G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
     D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4--|----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
     A|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
        -yes   I see     the hunger,         and the des - perate    cry     that tears   the night.
Gtr.3E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------3-----------|-------------------------------------3-----------|
     G|--------------0-----------------0-----------0-----|-------------0-----------------0-----------------|
     D|--------4-----------4--------4-----4-----4-----4--|-------4-----------4--------4-----4--------------|
     A|-----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2--3-----------------------|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
(3:00 - 3:26) CHORUS
(3:26 - 3:38) RIFF 3
(3:38 - 4:04)
RIFF 1A -> play Riff 1 (*2 times), the second time substitute the last measure by:
        2.->...                                     ...<- 
Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2H|--10----------------------------------------------|
     G|--11----------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|
      |                                                  |
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--------------------------5--5--E-----7--7--E-----|
     A|--------------------------3--3--S-----5--5--S-----|
     E|--------------------------------T-----------T-----|
(4:04 - 4:17)
RIFF 4: (*2 times) (with distortion and palm-muted)
Gtr.4E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
     H||-------------------------------------3-----------|-------------------------------------3-----------||
     G||-------------0-----------R-----0--------R--------|-------------0-----------R-----0--------R--------||
     D||-------4--------4--------E--4-----4-----E--------|-------4--------4--------E--4-----4-----E--------||
     A||----2-----2--------2--3--S--------------S--------|----2-----2--------2--3--S--------------S--------||
     E||-0-----------------------T--------------T--------|-0-----------------------T--------------T--------||
         .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .  .  .             .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .  .  .
(4:17 - 4:43)
SOLO:
Gtr.2E|-15-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------15-|
     H|-15-------------------sl--------8-\-sl-\(3)-------|----------------------------------------10/12----|
     G|-14b16r14p12----12~~~~~~\---------7-\----\(2)------7-b9-r7-p5-\4--5--4--------------------------------|
     D|-----------14------------(7)/9--------------------|-------------------7--5--7~~~~~~~----------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
      |                                                  |                                                 |
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------R-----------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--------------------------5--5--E-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--7--7--E-----5--5--E-----|
     A|--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--3--3--S-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--5--5--S-----3--3--S-----|
     E|--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--------T-----------------|----.--.--.--------.--.--------T-----------T-----|
         .  .  .  .        .  .
 
Gtr.2E|-(15)---14----12----------------------------------|-12----14----15----14----15----17p15-17b19-------|
     H|-----12----12----12-15-15b17~~~-15-13-12\------12-|----12----12----12----12----12-------------------|
     G|-----------------------------------------sl-------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|----------------------------------------down------|-------------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
      |                                                  |                                                 |
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------R-----------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--------------------------5--5--E-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--7--7--E-----5--5--E-----|
     A|--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--3--3--S-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--5--5--S-----3--3--S-----|
     E|--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--------T-----------------|----.--.--.--------.--.--------T-----------T-----|
         .  .  .  .        .  .
 
Gtr.2E|-17b19r17-15\14-15--------17b19r17-15\14------------17b19r17-15\14-15p14-------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------15~~~~~~----|-------------------15-15/17---------15--------12-|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
      |                                                  |                                                 |
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------R-----------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--------------------------5--5--E-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--7--7--E-----5--5--E-----|
     A|--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--3--3--S-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--5--5--S-----3--3--S-----|
     E|--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--------T-----------------|----.--.--.--------.--.--------T-----------T-----|
         .  .  .  .        .  .
 
Gtr.2E|--15p14-------------------------------------------|-12----14----15----17p15-17b19-------17~~~~~~~~~~|
     H|--------15-13-12-13p12-------------------------12-|----12----12----12-------------------------------|
     G|-----------------------14-12\11-12~~~~~~~---------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
      |                                                  |                                                 |
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------R-----------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--------------------------5--5--E-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--7--7--E-----5--5--E-----|
     A|--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--3--3--S-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--5--5--S-----3--3--S-----|
     E|--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--------T-----------------|----.--.--.--------.--.--------T-----------T-----|
         .  .  .  .        .  .
(4:43 - 5:09)
CHORUS:
                   Spend  your  da    -    ys     full of  emp  -  ti - ness.
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--9-----------------------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------E-----------E-----|
     A|--7-----------------------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--S-----3--3--S-----|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--T-----1--1--T-----|
      |                                                  |                                                 |
Gtr.2E|-(17)~~~~~\---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|---------sl---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------down--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
                   Spend  your  ye    -    ars    full of lo   -  ne - liness.
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--|
                                                                                   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 
              Wa    -    sting  lo   -   ve       in  a   de  -  spe - rate  ca - ress,
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------E-----7--7--E-----|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--S-----5--5--S-----|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--T-----------T-----|
 
                   rol - ling  sha   -   do  -  ws    of  ni         -         ights...
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------------4--4--4--4--|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--3--3--------------|
                                                                                   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 
                   Spend  your  da    -    ys     full of  emp  -  ti - ness.
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--9-----------------------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------E-----------E-----|
     A|--7-----------------------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--S-----3--3--S-----|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--T-----1--1--T-----|
      |                                                  |                                                 |
Gtr.2E|-------------------------------------17b19--------17b19-------17b19-------17b19-------17b19r17p15---|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
                   Spend  your  ye    -    ars    full of lo   -  ne - liness.
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--|
      |                                                  |                         .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  |
Gtr.2E|---------------------------------------------15---|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--17--------------\(5)---------------15b17--------|-15b17r15----------------------------------------|
     G|-----------------sl-------------------------------|-------------------12-14b16rel14p12--12----------|
     D|----------------down------------------------------|-----------------------------------14------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
              Wa    -    sting  lo   -   ve       in  a   de  -  spe - rate  ca - ress,
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------R-----------R-----|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------------E-----7--7--E-----|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------5--5--S-----5--5--S-----|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--T-----------T-----|
      |                                                  |                                                 |
Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------sl-----------8--|
     G|-(12)---\(9)-------------14b16.......16rel14p12---|-14--------------------------------\(9)----------|
     D|-------sl---------------------hold-------------14-|---------------------------------------(7)/9-----|
     A|------down--------------------bend----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
                   rol - ling  sha   -   do  -  ws    of  ni         -         ights...
Gtr.4E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     D|--------------9-----------5-----------------------|-7-----------------------5-----------------------|
     A|--------------7-----------3-----------------------|-5-----------------------3-----------------------|
     E|--0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
      |                                                  |                                                 |
Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     H|-(8)----------------------7-----------------------|-5-----------------------------------------------|
     G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|
     D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO: first measure of Riff 3