Tuning Standard
Capo 4th fret
(Acoustic version)
[Riff]
Gm A# F C x2
[Verse 1]
A#/E
D young man with a young soul
C A#
All days he's squeezed to dead
A#/E
He doesn't know what he wants
C A#
He just does what he's told
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Am Dm Am
Break his rights and his decisions
Gm Am A#
Break his bones and twist his mind
[Chorus]
C Dm
Waste away
Am
He's just a soldier
F
Of the high-class folks
C Dm
Waste away
Am
He's just a puppet
F
On a play
[Riff]
Gm A# F C x2
[Verse 2]
A#/E
He feels lost like a kid that
C A#
His parents ran away
A#/E
And no one would help him now
C A#
Cause he is all alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Am Dm Am
Break his rights and his decisions
Gm Am A#
Break his bones and twist his mind
[Chorus]
C Dm
Waste away
Am
He's just a soldier
F
Of the high-class folks
C Dm
Waste away
Am
He's just a puppet
F
On a play
[Bridge]
Gm
Ahh!!!
A# Am Gm
He thinks that he's right
A# Am Gm
But he's just a little dime
A# Am Gm Am
Without grace or pride
[Solo]
Dm Am E
Dm Am E
Gm
[Chorus]
C Dm
Waste away
Am
He's just a soldier
F
Of the high-class folks
C Dm
Waste away
Am
He's just a puppet
F
On a play
[Outro]
F
Hey!
F
Hey!