stay wasting time
Dave Matthews Band
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Tom : D
[Intro] A G D
A G
We were walking
D A G D
Just the other day, yeah
A G
It was so hot outside
D A G
Aw, you could fry an egg
D A
Remember, you were talking
G D A
And I watched as sweat ran down your face
G D A G
Reached up, and I caught it at your chin
D A
Licked my fingertips
G D
We were, we were (oo)
Bm E
Just wasting time (wasting time)
D
Let the hours roll by
F#m
Doing nothing for the fun (oo)
Bm E
A little taste of the good life
D
Whether right or wrong (right or wrong)
E A G D
Makes us want to stay, stay, stay, stay, stay for awhile
A G D A G
Then later on, the Sun began to fade
D A G
And then, well, the clouds rolled over our heads
D A G D
And it began to rain
A G D
Oh, we were dancing, mouths open
A G D
We were splashing and the tongue taste
A G D A
And for a moment this good time would never end
G D
You and me, you and me
Bm E
Just wasting time (wasting time)
D
I was kissing you (kissing you)
F#m
You were kissing me love (oo)
Bm E
From good day into the moonlight
D
Now, a night so fine (night so fine)
E A B G
Makes us wanna stay, stay, stay, stay, stay for awhile
( A B G )
Bm E
Wasting time
D F#m
I shall miss this thing when it all rolls by
D
What a day
E A B G
Wanna stay, stay, stay, stay, stay for awhile
A B G Bm E
Hey, love (hey, love)
D
Oh, just groping you
F#m
Rolling in the mud (oo, oh, yeah)
Bm E
Stay a while (stay a while, stay a while)
D
Oh, come on, love (come on, love)
E A G
Wanna stay, stay, stay, stay, stay for awhile
D A G
(Don't it make you wanna stay?)
D A G
(Don't it make you wanna stay?)
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