The Jam – Wasteland chords

The Jam - Wasteland

Intro:

G  F#m  G  F#m

G  F#m  G  F#m

G  F#m  Em  A



   G          A             DMeet me on the wastelands - later this day,

         G          A            DWe'll sit and talk and hold hands maybe,

                   G               A       DFor there's not much else to do

                                  G                         F#m  G  Em  AIn this drab and colourless place.

         G       A                 DWe'll sit amongst the rubber tyres,

                           G          A       DAmongst the discarded bric-a-brac - people have no use for,

      G                    A               D               Em               AAmongst the smouldering embers of yesterday.

         F#         G       AAnd when or if the sun shines,

                      G      F#mLighting our once beautiful features,

           C#                            DWe'll smile, but only for seconds,

                    G                               AFor to be caught smiling's to acknowledge life,

       G                       F#mA brave but useless show of compassion,

        C#                                   D               E                         AAnd that is forbidden in this drab and colourless world.

    G          A             DMeet me on the wastelands - the ones behind,

         G                 A            DThe old houses - the ones left standing pre-war -

          G             A                                DThe ones overshadowed by those monolith monstrosities -

       G                           F#m  G  E  ACouncils call homes

         G          A               DAnd there amongst the shit - the dirty linen,

         G                A    DThe holy Coca-Cola tins - the punctured footballs,

          G                         A          Dthe ragged dolls - the rusting bicycles,

                           G                                F#mWe'll sit and probably hold hands.

          G                           F#mAnd watch the rain fall - watch it, watch it -

     G                     F#mTumble and fall - tumble and falling -

  G                  F#mLike our lives - like our lives -

 Em                 AJust like our lives.

          G      A           DWe'll talk about the old days,

                                             G                  A             DWhen the wasteland was release, when we could play,

                                  G        A          DAnd think - without feeling guilty - meet me later

                 G                                 F#mBut we'll have to hold hands.

     G                    F#m Tumble and fall - tumble and falling -

   G                  F#mLike our lives - like our lives -

  Em             A               A7  DExactly like our lives.