song : wasted years ( iron maiden )
acoustic cover by ryan adams

not exactly correct but it will get you in the ballpark of working out the sound
after listening to the acoustic version .
when playing the D chord , play the bottom string open ( whatever chord that is ) .

tuning : standard
capo on 3rd fret

E | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – 2 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 4 – – 2 – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 :
Em D
from the coast of gold , across the seven seas ,
Em D
i’m travelling on , far and wide ,
C9 Em
but now it seems , i’m just a stranger to myself ,
D C9
and all the things i sometimes do , it isn’t me but someone else .

Em D
i close my eyes , and think of home ,
Em D
another city goes by , in the night ,
C9 Em
ain’t it funny how it is , you never miss it til it’s gone away ,
D C9
and my heart is lying there and will be til my dying day .

chorus :
G C D
so understand
G D C9
don’t waste your time always searching for those wasted years ,
G C D
face up . . . make your stand ,
G D C9
and realize you’re living in the golden years .

verse 2 :
too much time on my hands , i got you on my mind ,
can’t ease this pain , so easily ,
when you can’t find the words to say , it’s hard to make it through another day ,
and it makes me wanna cry , and throw my hands up to the sky .

chorus :
so understand
don’t waste your time always searching for those wasted years ,
face up . . . make your stand ,
and realise you’re living in the golden years .