F   = 133211    A7   = x02020   Bm   = x24432
G7  = 353433    Gbm7 = 242222   Cm   = x35543

^ = Emphasise the beat

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[Intro]
  Dm7            Eb7            Dm7            Eb7
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[Verse 1]
Dm7
I could be the driver in articulated lorry,
Eb7
I could be a poet, I wouldn't need to worry,
Dm7
I could be the teacher in a classroom full of scholars,
Eb7
I could be the Sergeant in a Squadron full of wallahs!
       F             Eb7           F             G
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what a waste!

[Chorus]
          C
Because I chose to play the fool in a six-piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7
I should be glad ...to be so inclined!
       Eb            Eb              G7   G7    C
What a waste, what a waste, Rock 'n' Roll don't mind! (Schtum!)
       ^             ^               ^    ^     ^

[Link]
   Dm7           Eb7            Dm7            Eb7
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[Verse 2]
Dm7
I could be a lawyer with stratagems and ruses,
Eb7
I could be a doctor with poultices and bruises,
Dm7                     
I could be a writer with a growing reputation,
Eb7
I could be the ticket man at Fulham Broadway Station!
       F             Eb7           F             G
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what a waste!

[Chorus]
          C
Because I chose to play the fool in a six-piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7
I should be glad to be so inclined,
       Eb            Eb              G7   G7    C
What a waste, what a waste, Rock 'n 'Roll don't mind!
       ^             ^               ^    ^     ^

[Synth Break]
 Gbm7                      Abm7         Bbm
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  /  |

 Bbm  Bm Cm           Cm Bm Bbm  Dm7           Eb7
| /   /__/  /  / | /__/   /__/  | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  ^   ^  ^

[Verse 3]
Dm7
I could be the catalyst that sparks a revolution,
Eb7
I could be an inmate in a long-term institution,
Dm7
I could lead to wild extremes, I could do or die,
Eb7
I could yawn, and be withdrawn, and watch them gallop by!
       F             Eb7           F             G
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste, what a waste!

[Chorus]
          C
Because I chose to play the fool in a six - piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7                                        Eb            Eb
I should be glad to be so inclined, what a waste, what a waste,
                                           ^             ^
         G7   G7    C
Rock 'n' Roll don't mind!         Ah----------!
         ^    ^  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   A7                            Dm7
   Ah------------------------!   Ah-----------------------!
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

        Eb             Eb
(What a waste,  what a waste!)
        ^              ^

[Chorus]
G7  G7  C
^   ^   Chose to play the fool in a six-piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7
I should be glad to be so inclined!
       Eb             Eb               G7   G7    C
What a waste,  what a waste,  Rock 'n' Roll don't mind,
       ^              ^                ^    ^     ^
       Eb             Eb               G7   G7    C
What a waste,  what a waste,  Rock 'n' Roll don't mind!
       ^              ^                ^    ^     ^

[Instrumental Chorus]
   C                             A7
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  Dm7                            Eb    Eb       G7 G7 C
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
                                 ^     ^        ^  ^  ^

[Chorus]
C
Chose to play the fool in a six-piece band,
A7
First night nerves every one-night stand,
Dm7
I should be glad to be so inclined!
       Eb             Eb               G7   G7    C
What a waste,  what a waste,  Rock 'n' Roll don't mind!
       ^              ^                ^    ^     ^