Wasting Love chords by
Iron Maiden (Official Version)
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Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C

Verse 1
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Maybe one day
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
I'll be an honest    man
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Up 'til now I'm doing the
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
best      I can
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
Long roads,
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
long days,
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
of sunrise,  to sunset
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Of sunrise   to sunset

Verse 2
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Dream on brothers,
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
while     you can
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Dream on sister,
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
I hope you find      the one
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
All of our lives,
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
covered up quickly
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
By the tides
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
of time

Chorus 1
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Spend your days full of emptiness
G5 G5 
 
F5 F5 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Spend your years full of loneliness
G5 G5 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G5 G5 
 
D5 D5 
 
Wasting love, in a desperate caress
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
Rolling shadows of nights

Interlude 1

Dadd4

C

Em9

Dadd4

C

Em9

Dadd4

C

Em9

Dadd4

C

Em9

Verse 3
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Dream on brothers,
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
while     you can
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Dream on sister,
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
I hope you find      the one
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
All of our lives,
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
covered up quickly
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
By the tides     of time
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
Sands are flowing
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
and the lines are in your hand
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
C C 
 
In your eyes      I see the hunger
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
and the desperate cry
C C 
 
That tears the night

Chorus 2
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Spend your days full of emptiness
G5 G5 
 
F5 F5 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Spend your years full of loneliness
G5 G5 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G5 G5 
 
D5 D5 
 
Wasting love, in a desperate caress
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
Rolling shadows of nights

Interlude 2

Dadd4

C

Em9

Dadd4

C

Em9

Dadd4

C

Em9

Dadd4

C

Em9

Solo 1
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9

Solo 2

Em

C

Am

D

B5

Em

C

Am

D

B5

Em

C

Am

D

B5

Em

C

Am

D

B5

Chorus 3
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Spend your days full of emptiness
G5 G5 
 
F5 F5 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Spend your years full of loneliness
G5 G5 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G5 G5 
 
D5 D5 
 
Wasting love, in a desperate caress
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G5 G5 
 
B5 B5 
 
Rolling shadows of nights

Chorus 4
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Spend your days full of emptiness
G5 G5 
 
F5 F5 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Spend your years full of loneliness
G5 G5 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G5 G5 
 
D5 D5 
 
Wasting love, in a desperate caress
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
Rolling shadows of nights
Dadd4 Dadd4 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Em9 Em9

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm C D Emadd9 Am7...

Chords

Em
C
D
Emadd9
Am7
G5
F5
D/F#
D5
Dadd4
Em9
Cadd9
Am
B5

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Emadd9: 0-2-2-0-0-2
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
Dadd4: x-5-4-0-3-5
Em9: 0-2-0-0-0-2
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Wasting Love by Iron Maiden, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Iron Maiden's performance.

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