Staind — Waste
Tuning: Drop D down a half step (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
/ = slide
Intro/Verses: Clean/Very Light Distortion
Eb——————————————————————————
Bb——————————————————————————
Gb———2-1———1———-2-1———1———————————-
Db———————-3———————-2———————————
Ab—4/5/4——-4/5/4——4/5/4——-4/5/4————————————
Db-4————4———-4————4——————————————
Chorus: Heavy Distortion
Eb——————————————————————————
Bb——————————————————————————
Gb-5-4-x-x-4-5-4—4————————————————————-
Db-5-4-x-x-4-5-4—4———————4x—————————————
Ab-3-2-x-x-2-3-2—2————————————————————-
Db——————————————————————————
let ring out….
Bridge Part 1: Clean/Very Light Distortion
Eb——————————————————————————
Bb—5-1——————5-1————-1————————————-
Gb——-0-2-2-3-3-3-3———0-3-3-3——-0————————————
Db——————————————————————————
Ab—3———————3—————0—————————————
Db————————————0——————————————
Bridge Part 2: Heavy Distortion
Eb——————————————————————————
Bb——————————————————————————
Gb—9-10-9———9-10———————————————————-
Db—9-10-9—15x—9-10———————————————————-
Ab—7—8-7———7—8———————————————————-
Db——————————————————————————
let ring out…
Order:
Intro/Verse 3x (intro and verse 1)
Chorus
Intro/Verse 2x (verse 2)
Bridge Part 1 directly into Bridge Part 2 (bridge)
Directly into chorus 2x
Lyrics:
(verse 1)
Your mother came up to me, she wanted answers only she should know…only
she should know.
It wasn’t easy to deal, with the tears that rolled down her face, I had no
answers cause, I didn’t even know you.
(chorus)
But these words,
They can’t replace,
The life you,
The life you waste.
(verse 2)
How could you paint this picture? Was life as bad as it should seem, that
there were no more options for you.
I can’t explain how I feel, I’ve been there many times before, I’ve tasted
the cold steel of my life crashing down before me.
(chorus)
(bridge)
Did Daddy not love you?
Or did he love you just too much?
Did he control you?
Did he live through you at your cost?
Did he leave no questions, for you to answer on your own
Well *** them,
And *** her,
And *** him,
And *** you,
For not hav-
-ing the strength,
In your heart,
To pull through,
I’ve had doubts,
I have failed,
I’ve ***ed up,
I’ve had plans,
Doesn’t mean,
I should take,
My life with,
My own hands…
(chorus)
