The Jam - Wasteland
Intro:
[G] [F#m] [G] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] [G] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] [Em] [A]
Mee[G]t me on the[A] wastelands - [D]later this day,
We'll sit[G] and talk a[A]nd hold hands[D] maybe,
For there's not muc[G]h else to do[A][D]
In this drab and colourless place.[G][F#m][G][Em][A]
We'll sit[G] amongst[A] the rubber tyres,[D]
Amongst the discarded bric-[G]a-brac - pe[A]ople hav[D]e no use for,
Amongs[G]t the smouldering emb[A]ers of yesterday[D].[Em][A]
And when [F#]or if the s[G]un shine[A]s,
Lighting our once beau[G]tiful f[F#m]eatures,
We'll smile[C#], but only for seconds,[D]
For to be caught smi[G]ling's to acknowledge life,[A]
A brave[G] but useless show of com[F#m]passion,
And that[C#] is forbidden in this drab and colour[D]less world.[E][A]
Meet[G] me on the [A]wastelands - t[D]he ones behind,
The old h[G]ouses - the ones l[A]eft standing [D]pre-war -
The ones o[G]vershadowed by[A] those monolith monstrosities -[D]
Council[G]s call homes[F#m][G][E][A]
And there[G] amongst th[A]e shit - the dir[D]ty linen,
The holy [G]Coca-Cola tins - [A]the p[D]unctured footballs,
the ragged[G] dolls - the rusting bicyc[A]les,[D]
We'll sit and probably hold[G] hands.[F#m]
And watch [G]the rain fall - watch it, wa[F#m]tch it -
Tumbl[G]e and fall - tumble an[F#m]d falling -
Li[G]ke our lives - like[F#m] our lives -
J[Em]ust like our lives.[A]
We'll talk[G] about [A]the old days[D],
When the wasteland was release, when we could[G] play,[A][D]
And think - without feeling guilty[G] - meet m[A]e later[D]
But we'll have to[G] hold hands.[F#m]
Tumbl[G]e and fall - tumble a[F#m]nd falling -
Lik[G]e our lives - like [F#m]our lives -
Ex[Em]actly like our [A]lives.[A7][D]
Intro:
[G] [F#m] [G] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] [G] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] [Em] [A]
Mee[G]t me on the[A] wastelands - [D]later this day,
We'll sit[G] and talk a[A]nd hold hands[D] maybe,
For there's not muc[G]h else to do[A][D]
In this drab and colourless place.[G][F#m][G][Em][A]
We'll sit[G] amongst[A] the rubber tyres,[D]
Amongst the discarded bric-[G]a-brac - pe[A]ople hav[D]e no use for,
Amongs[G]t the smouldering emb[A]ers of yesterday[D].[Em][A]
And when [F#]or if the s[G]un shine[A]s,
Lighting our once beau[G]tiful f[F#m]eatures,
We'll smile[C#], but only for seconds,[D]
For to be caught smi[G]ling's to acknowledge life,[A]
A brave[G] but useless show of com[F#m]passion,
And that[C#] is forbidden in this drab and colour[D]less world.[E][A]
Meet[G] me on the [A]wastelands - t[D]he ones behind,
The old h[G]ouses - the ones l[A]eft standing [D]pre-war -
The ones o[G]vershadowed by[A] those monolith monstrosities -[D]
Council[G]s call homes[F#m][G][E][A]
And there[G] amongst th[A]e shit - the dir[D]ty linen,
The holy [G]Coca-Cola tins - [A]the p[D]unctured footballs,
the ragged[G] dolls - the rusting bicyc[A]les,[D]
We'll sit and probably hold[G] hands.[F#m]
And watch [G]the rain fall - watch it, wa[F#m]tch it -
Tumbl[G]e and fall - tumble an[F#m]d falling -
Li[G]ke our lives - like[F#m] our lives -
J[Em]ust like our lives.[A]
We'll talk[G] about [A]the old days[D],
When the wasteland was release, when we could[G] play,[A][D]
And think - without feeling guilty[G] - meet m[A]e later[D]
But we'll have to[G] hold hands.[F#m]
Tumbl[G]e and fall - tumble a[F#m]nd falling -
Lik[G]e our lives - like [F#m]our lives -
Ex[Em]actly like our [A]lives.[A7][D]
