A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste chords by
Meat Loaf

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Key: B minor•

Intro 1

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G

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F

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G

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F

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G

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F

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G

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G

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C

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F

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Am

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Verse 1

Am

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If you listen to the night

F

F

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Am

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You can hear the darkness call

F

F

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C

C

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I can barely stand to wait

F

F

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C

C

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I can barely stand at all

Verse 2

Am

Am

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C'mon closer to me now

F

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Em

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Am

Am

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Like we're sharing the same skin

F

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We gotta get out of this jail

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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We gotta let the future in

E

E

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G#m

G#m

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So many things in your

Verse 3

life

Eb

Eb

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E

E

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That your bound to regret

B

B

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"Why didn't I do that?"

E

E

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B

B

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"Why didn't I do this?"

Verse 4

E

E

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G#m

G#m

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So many chances you lost

Eb

Eb

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E

E

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That you'll never forget

B

B

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"Why didn't I make it?"

E

E

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B

B

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"Why didn't I take it

right there?"

Verse 5

Am

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The loneliest words you'll ever know

G

G

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"If only, if only it was so"

Am

Am

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F

F

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Am

Am

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The emptiest words that there'll ever be

G

G

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"It could have been me!"

"It could have been me!"

Verse 6

Am

Am

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The loneliest words you'll ever know

G

G

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"If only, if only it was so"

Am

Am

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The emptiest words that there'll ever be

G

G

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"It could have been me!"

Verse 7

"It could have been me!"

Bm

Bm

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You'll have to pay for it later

Bsus4

Bsus4

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If you don't get it when

it's going for free

Believe me!

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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B

B

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Believe me!

Verse 8

B

B

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A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

A kiss is a terrible thing to

waste

E

E

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B

B

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It's something that's always been so

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

E

E

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And one of these nights

Eb

Eb

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You're gonna show me that

G#m

G#m

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you already know

Verse 9

Ebaug

Ebaug

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There's a feast waiting for you

And you've never even

G#m

G#m

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gotten a taste

It's later than you think and

Em

Em

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B

B

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A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

Bm

Bm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Am

Am

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Verse 10

Am

Am

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You shouldn't tremble

when we touch

F

F

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E

E

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Am

Am

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There's no reason for these fears

F

F

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C

C

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It's a promise that was made

F

F

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C

C

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We've been promised this for years

Verse 11

Am

Am

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I wanna show you it all

F

F

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E

E

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Am

Am

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What to do and where and how

F

F

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C

C

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Because we'll never be as young

F

F

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C

C

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as we are right now

F

F

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C

C

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We'll never be as young

F

F

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C

C

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as we are right now

G#m

G#m

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So many cries in the night

Verse 12

Eb

Eb

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E

E

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That you try to ignore

B

B

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"Why didn't I do this?"

E

E

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B

B

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"Why didn't I do that?"

Verse 13

G#m

G#m

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So many unanswered prayers

Eb

Eb

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E

E

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So many unopened doors

B

B

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"Why didn't I take it?"

E

E

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B

B

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"Why didn't I make it

come true?"

Verse 14

Am

Am

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F

F

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Am

Am

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The loneliest words you'll ever know

G

G

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If only, if only it was so

Am

Am

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The emptiest words that there'll ever be

G

G

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"It could have been me!"

"It could have been me!"

Verse 15

Am

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F

F

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Am

Am

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The loneliest words you'll ever know

G

G

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"If only, if only it was so"

Am

Am

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The emptiest words that

F

F

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Am

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there'll ever be

G

G

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"It could have been me!"

Verse 16

"It could have been me!"

Bm

Bm

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You'll have to pay for it later

Bsus4

Bsus4

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If you don't get it when

A

A

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it's going for free

B

B

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F#

F#

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Believe me

B

B

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Bm

Bm

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Believe me, believe me

Verse 17

B

B

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A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

E

E

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A

A

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It's something that's al

E

E

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B

B

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ways been so

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

E

E

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And one of these nights

D#

D#

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I'm gonna show you that

G#m

G#m

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you already know

Verse 18

D#aug

D#aug

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There's a feast waiting for you

And you've never even

G#m

G#m

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gotten a taste

It's later than you think and

Em

Em

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B

B

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A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

Interlude 1

B

B

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E

E

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A

A

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E

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B

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E

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Eb

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Ebaug

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G#m

G#m

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B

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G#m

G#m

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Verse 19

D#aug

D#aug

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There's a feast waiting for you

And you've never even

G#m

G#m

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gotten a taste

It's later than you think and

Em

Em

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A kiss is a terrible thing to

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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waste

Interlude 2

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Dm

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Bb

Bb

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Dm

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Verse 20

Dm

Dm

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Tire tracks and broken hearts

It's all we're leaving behind

C

C

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It doesn't matter what we're losing

Dm

Dm

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Only matters what we're going to find

Verse 21

Dm

Dm

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Tire tracks and broken hearts

It's all we're leaving behind

C

C

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It doesn't matter what we're losing

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Bb

Bb

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Dm

Dm

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Only mat ters what we're going to find

Verse 22

Dm

Dm

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Tire tracks and broken hearts

Dm

Dm

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It's all we're leaving behind

C

C

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(Let's get away from the past)

It doesn't matter what we're losing

Dm

Dm

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Only matters what we're

going to find

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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(So many ways it

F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Dm

Dm

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could pass)

Verse 23

Dm

Dm

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Tire tracks and broken hearts

It's all we're leaving behind

C

C

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It doesn't matter what we're losing

Dm

Dm

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Only matters what we're going to find

Verse 24

Dm

Dm

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Tire tracks and broken hearts

It's all we're leaving behind

C

C

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It doesn't matter what we're losing

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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Only mat ters what we're

Dm

Dm

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going to find

Verse 25

Daug

Daug

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There's a feast waiting for you

Gm

Gm

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And you've never even

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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gotten a taste

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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It's later than you think and

Gm

Gm

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A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

D

D

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(A kiss is a terrible

Verse 26

thing to waste)

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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A kiss is a terrible thing to waste

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Daug
Gm
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste by Meat Loaf is B minor.

The primary chords used in A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste are Bm, G, A, D, F#m, F#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bm, G, A, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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