Wasting Love - Iron Maiden
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Hi everybody!. I'm posting this song because nobody had posted any
song by Iron Maiden. Well, this is an easy one from them:


WASTING LOVE by Iron Maiden
---------------------------


H - hammer-on
P - pull-off
^ - half bend
^^ - full bend
~ - vibrato


[Intro]

E|------------^^--------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-10-----12-10-------------------------------|
G|-9-11-12----------11--------12-11-12-11-9---------- <---| 4 times
D|---------10-------------------------------12--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse]


E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------3-------------------------------3-----------------|
G|---------0-----------0-------0-----------0-----------0---------------------|
D|-----4-------4-----4---4---4---4-----4-----4---4---4---4-------------------|
A|---2---2---2---2-3-----------------2---2-----2---3-------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
maybe one day I'll be a honest man...


[Bridge 1:]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0---0-----0-------0---------------------------------------------|
D|---2---2-----2-----4---4---4---4-------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

long roads...


The Chorus is only chords:


Em C D G F#m

spend your days full of emptiness


[Bridge 2:]

E|---------------0-------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|---------------0-------------------0----------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0---0------0-----0------0----------------------------------------|
D|---4-----2-----2----4-----2--------2----------------------------------------|
A|-5-----3-------2--5-----3----------2----------------------------------------|
E|-------------0----------------0-0-------------------------------------------|


[Bridge 3:]


E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4------4-----4---4----------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---2------2-3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Solo:]

E|-8------------------------------------15----14----12----12~~~--------------|
B|---11-9P8H9~-----------------------12----12----12----12-------15-14-12-----|
G|-------------9-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10-9-10-9-7----7------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------11--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|----12----14----15----14----15----17----19~~~---19-17-15-14-15~~-----------|
B|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-19-17-15-14-------19-17-15-14-15-14---------------------15-14-12----12----|
B|-------------15~~--------------------17-15-17~~-15~~--12----------15----15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------12----14----15----17-19~~--17~~------------------------|
B|-13-12-13-12-----12----12----12----12--------------------------------------|
G|-------------14------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


The song goes like this:


- Intro
- Verse (4 times or so)
- Bridge1 (2 times or so)
- Verse
- Chorus
- Bridge2 (2 times)
- Verse (4 times or so)
- Bridge1 (2 times or so)
- Verse (4 times or so)
- Bridge1
- Verse
- Chorus
- Bridge2 (2 times)
- Intro
- Bridge3 (4 times)
- Solo
- Chorus
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Iron Maiden - Wasted Love
Tabbed By: chris
EMail: mansfield


I have worked out how all of the song is played now


Intro

E|------------^^-------------------------------------
B|------------10-10-----12-10------------------------
G|-9-11-12----------11--------12-11-12-11-9---------- <-- 4 times
D|---------10-------------------------------12-------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------

Verse

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------3-------------------------------3-----------------
G|---------0-----------0-------0-----------0-----------0---------------------
D|-----4-------4-----4---4---4---4-----4-----4---4---4---4-------------------
A|---2---2---2---2-3-----------------2---2-----2---3-------------------------
E|-0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------
maybe one day I'll be a honest man...


Bridge1:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------1---------------3-------------------------------------------------
G|-----0-----0---0-----0-------0---------------------------------------------
D|---2---2-----2-----4---4---4---4-------------------------------------------
A|-0---------------0---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

long roads...

The Chorus is only chords:

Em C D G F#m

spend your days full of emptiness

Bridge 2:

E|---------------0-------------------0----------------------------------------
B|---------------0-------------------0----------------------------------------
G|-----0-----0---0------0-----0------0----------------------------------------
D|---4-----2-----2----4-----2--------2----------------------------------------
A|-5-----3-------2--5-----3----------2----------------------------------------
E|-------------0----------------0-0-------------------------------------------

Bridge 3:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------1--------------------------------------------------
G|----------0---------0------------------------------------------------------
D|-----4------4-----4---4----------------------------------------------------
A|---2---2------2-3----------------------------------------------------------
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Solo:

E|-8------------------------------------15----14----12----12~~~--------------
B|---11-9P8H9~-----------------------12----12----12----12-------15-14-12-----
G|-------------9-7-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------10-9-10-9-7----7------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------11--------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----12----14----15----14----15----17----19~~~---19-17-15-14-15~~-----------
B|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


E|-19-17-15-14-------19-17-15-14-15-14---------------------15-14-12----12----
B|-------------15~~--------------------17-15-17~~-15~~--12----------15----15-
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------12----14----15----17-19~~--17~~------------------------
B|-13-12-13-12-----12----12----12----12--------------------------------------
G|-------------14------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
===========Iron Maiden - Wasted Love
Tabbed By: 111111111
EMail: chrismansfield55@


Intro x4
/-----------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------10---------12----10-------------------------/
/---9-----11--12-----------11---------------12--11--12--11--9-----/
/-----------------10-------------------------------------------12-/
/-----------------------------------------------------------------/
/-----------------------------------------------------------------/

I dont know the verse

Chourus

Em C D G Fm
i think thats right anyway
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
WASTING LOVE (Iron Maiden > Fear Of The Dark > 1992)

[INTRO SOLO (guitar 1)]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------10br------12-10----------------------------|
g|--9---11-12----------11tr-------12-11-12-11h12p11----9-----|(REPEAT 4 TIMES)
D|------------10------------------------------------12-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

[INTRO SOLO (guitar 2)]
e|--------------------------10-8-----------------------------|
b|--8---10-12----13br-10tr-------12-10-12-10h12p10-7-8-------|
g|------------9----------------------------------------------|(REPEAT 4 TIMES)
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

[VERSE RIFF 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------3----------------------------------------3---|
g|----------0-------------0-------0------------------0-------------0-------|
D|------4-------4-------2---2---2---2------------4-------4-------2---2-----|
A|----2---2---2---2---3------------------------2---2---2---2---3-----------|
E|--0----------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
(REPEAT 2 TIMES BEFORE THE VERSE AND 2 TIMES DURING IT)


Maybe one day I'll be an honest man
Up till now I'm doing the best I can

[VERSE RIFF 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------1-----------------3--------------------------------------------|
g|------2-------2---------4-------4----------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---2-----4---4---4---4--------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Long roads, long days

[VERSE RIFF 1]
Of sunrise, to sunset
Sunrise, to sunset

Dream on brothers, while you can
Dream on sisters, I hope you find the one

[VERSE RIFF 2]
All of our lives, covered up quickly by the

[VERSE RIFF 1]
Tides of time

[CHORUS]
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your days full of emptiness
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your years full of loneliness
E5 C5 D5 G5-D5
Wasting love in a desperate caress
E5 C5 D5-C5
Rolling shadows of night
Em7/G Em7/G Em7/G
e|---------------3------------------3------------------3---------------|
b|---------------3------------------3------------------3---------------|
g|------0--0-----0---------0--0-----0---------0--0-----0---------0--0--|
D|----4--2-------2-------4--2-------2-------4--2-------2-------4--2----|
A|--5--3---------2-----5--3---------2-----5--3---------2-----5--3------|
E|-----------0---0--------------0---0--------------0---0---------------|

[VERSE RIFF 1]
Dream on brothers, while you can
Dream on sisters, I hope you find the one

[VERSE RIFF 2]
All of our lives, covered up quickly by the

[VERSE RIFF 1]
Tides of time

[VERSE RIFF 2]
Sands are flowing and the lines are in your hands
In your

[VERSE RIFF 1]
Eyes I see the hunger and the desperate cry that tears the night

[CHORUS]
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your days full of emptiness
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your years full of loneliness
E5 C5 D5 G5-D5
Wasting love in a desperate caress
E5 C5 D5-C5
Rolling shadows of night
Em7/G Em7/G Em7/G
e|---------------3------------------3------------------3---------------|
b|---------------3------------------3------------------3---------------|
g|------0--0-----0---------0--0-----0---------0--0-----0---------0--0--|
D|----4--2-------2-------4--2-------2-------4--2-------2-------4--2----|
A|--5--3---------2-----5--3---------2-----5--3---------2-----5--3------|
E|-----------0---0--------------0---0--------------0---0---------------|

[REPEAT INTRO SOLO 3 TIMES AND THEN]
C5-D5
e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------10br--------------|
g|--9---11-12----------11tr---55-77-|
D|------------10--------------55-77-|
A|----------------------------33-55-|
E|----------------------------------|

[INTRO SOLO (guitar 2)]
e|----------------------------------|
b|--8---10-12----13br-10tr----55-77-|
g|------------9---------------55-77-|
D|----------------------------33-55-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

[RIFF 3]
e|------------------------------|
b|---------------------------3--|
g|----------0------------0------|(REPEAT 4 TIMES)
D|------4-----4------------2----|
A|----2---2-----2-3----3--------|
E|--0---------------------------|

[SOLO (CHORUS CHORDS)]
e|--15----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--15---------------------8---3--------------------------------------------|
g|--14br--12----12---------7---2----7br---5-4-5p4---------------------------|
D|-----------14------------------------------------7--5--7------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----15----14----12---------------------------12----14----15----17----19--|
--12----12----12----12--15-15br-15-13-12---12----12----12----12----12-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--19--17-15-14-15---19--17-15-14------19--17-15-14-15p14------------------|
---------------------------------15----------------------17-15-17---15----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----15-14----------------------------------12----14----15----17----19-17-|
--12-------15-13-12-13-12----------------12----12----12----12----12-------|
--------------------------14-12-11-12-------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[CHORUS]
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your days full of emptiness
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your years full of loneliness
E5 C5 D5 G5-D5
Wasting love in a desperate caress
E5 C5 D5-C5
Rolling shadows of night

E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your days full of emptiness
E5 C5 D5 G5-G5/F#5
Spend your years full of loneliness
E5 C5 D5 G5-D5
Wasting love in a desperate caress
E5 C5 D5-C5
Rolling shadows of night

e|--17b-b-b-b-br15----------15---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------15b----15br----------------------------------------------8----7----5----7--|
g|----------------------------------12-14br-12----12------14br-12----14------9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------14-----------------14-----------9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(DURING THE LAST CHORUS)
Em7/G
e|---------------3---------|
b|---------------3---------|
g|------0--0-----0---------|
D|----4--2-------2---------|
A|--5--3---------2---------|
E|-----------0---0---------|


It takes me a long time doing it but I think it's quite right. It's a wonderful song
and it's less difficult to play then you can think.
Song info
Wasting Love
Iron Maiden
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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