Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 15:19:29 -0500 (EST)
From: molivo@biddeford.com


WASTE (off of Phish's new album Billy Breathes)
music by Trey Anastasio
words by Tom Marshall
transcription by Mike Sartor

I just wanted to post my version (actually the version Mike taught me) of this 
song because I think Bill Schofield posted a couple of wrong chords, so here it 
goes...

The Chords:

         C     Cmaj7     C7     Cmaj7sus4     Cadd9 (C9 without the 7th)
E--------0------0--------0----------1-----------0--
B--------1------0--------1----------0-----------3--
G--------0------0--------3----------0-----------0--
D--------2------2--------2----------2-----------2--
A--------3------3--------3----------3-----------3--
E--------------------------------------------------

	 F     Fmaj7
E--------1-------0---
B--------1-------1---
G--------2-------2---
D--------3-------3---
A--------3-------0---
E--------1-------0---

There's a little riff between a couple of the lines, and in the intro, that goes 
like this,
Riff 1:

    Cmaj7sus4 Cmaj7  Cadd9 F
E------1---1---0---0---0---1--
B------0---0---0---0---3---1--
G------0---0---0---0---0---2--
D------2---2---2---2---2---3--
A------3---3---3---3---3---3--
E--------------------------1--


The Song:

Intro:        
C  Cmaj7  C7  Cmaj7sus4  Cmaj7 Cadd9  F  Fmaj7  C

(Essentially, the verses are just sung over the intro, but I wrote them out 
anyway)
First verse:
C                  Cmaj7       C7                Riff 1
Don't want to be an actor, pretending on a stage

(F)                Fmaj7           C           
Don't want to be a writer, with my thoughts out on a page

C                  Cmaj7           C7                     Riff 1   
Don't want to be a painter, 'cause everyone comes to look

(F)              Fmaj7              C                    
Don't want to be anything, where my life's an open book

F            C
I dream it's true

F               C  
And I'll see it through

C              Cmaj7          C7   Cmaj7sus4  Cmaj7  Cadd9  F    Fmaj7
If I could be (if I could beeeeee) wast   -   ing    my     time

     C
with you

Second Verse (same chords):

Don't want to be a farmer, working in the sun
Don't want to be an outlaw, always on the run
Don't want to be a climber, reaching for the top
Don't want to be anything where I don't know when to stop
I dream it's true
And I'll see it through
If I could be (if I could beeeee) wasting my time
with you

Chorus:
Eb    Bb    F         C
So if I'm inside your head

Eb      Bb             F          C    
Don't believe what you might have read

Eb     Bb         F          C  
You'll see what I might have said

Eb   Bb
To hear it

F    Gm         Bb
Come waste your time with me 
(repeat several times)...


Then once through the intro...
Then repeat the chorus...
Then jam away...



Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 21:21:03 -0500
From: Evan Borenstein <evan3@mail.idt.net>

Subject: Chords to "Waste" by Phish

This song was originally transcribed and posted by Bill Schofield
Schof26@aol.com   I have made a few modifications in a number of 
places but the credit for this transcrition is his.  As always, 
any comments, corrections, suggestions or modifications would be
welcome and greatly appreciated.  Enjoy!
Evan S. Borenstein
Evan3@mail.idt.net


"WASTE" by Phish
Anastasio/ Marshall
from Billy Breathes
(c)1996 Who Is She? music, BMI

CHORDS: (I Don't know chord names are correct) 
C: 032010    Cmaj7: 032000    C9: 032030  Cmaj11: 032001
F(i): 133211 F(ii): 081010108 Fm: 133111  Gm: 355333  
Bb: 013331 or 688766  Eb: 068886


INTRO: C, Cmaj7, C7, Cmaj11, C9, F, Fm, C

VERSE 1:

C     		 Cmaj7	C7		      Cmaj11, Cmaj7, C9**
Don't wanna be an actor  pretendin on the stage

F                Fm              C -->
Don't wanna be a writer  with my thoughts out on a page

C                Cmaj7    C7			    Cmaj11, Cmaj7, C9
Don't wanna be a painter  because everyone comes to look

F		 Fm		   C
Don't wanna be anything   where my life is an open book


BRIDGE 1:

F     Fm      C
I Dream it's true

F     Fm      C
But I'd see it through


C          Cmaj7    C7   cmaj11  Cmaj7  C9  F     Fm   C
If I could beeeeee           wastin     my time  with you


VERSE 2:

Don't wanna be a farmer,  workin in the sun
Don't wanna be an outlaw,  always in the run
Don't wanna be a climber,  reachin for the top
Don't wanna be anything  where I don't know when to stop

I dream it's true
But I'd see it through
If I could be wastin my time with you


BRIDGE 2:

Eb    Bb         F           C
So If I'mmmmm  inside  your  head

Eb    Bb               F          C
Don't believe what you might have read

Eb     Bb         F          C	     Eb  Bb
You'll see what I might have read    to hear it 


CHORUS:

F    Gm         Bb        F(ii)   
Come waste your time with me     2X


Repeat second bridge:
So if I'm inside your head
Don't believe what you might have read
You'll see what I might have said
To hear it 

Come waste your time with me

NOTES abd TIPS:

1)  ** the Cmaj11, Cmaj7, C9 part in the beginning of the
song sounds as if Trey is picking the E and B strings.  
As an alternative to playing these chords you can just 
play the 3 notes that are the signature of this little part:


    Cmaj11   CAj7    C9
E-----1-------0--------------     And after this go into the
B---------------------3------     F -> Fm -> C 
G----------------------------
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------

2)  The second bridge sounds real nice when the Eb and Bb are
played on the 6th fret and the C and F are played on the 8th.

3) the F at the begining of the chorus should be played on the
1st fret, and the F at the end of the line should be played on
the 8th.

Enjoy!

Evan S. Borenstein
Evan3@mail.idt.net
From eat1@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu Mon Feb 17 15:08:21 1997
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 21:48:56 -0500
From: Emilio A Torres-lumsden <eat1@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Subject: Phish-"waste"

I kinda stumbled on this by accident while jamming.
The chords work out on piano at least.
-Emilio

                 P  H  I  S  H

                    "Waste" 


Intro  C-Cmaj7-C7-Gm7-F-Fm-C

C                 Cmaj7    C7                 Gm7/C
Don't wanna be an actor, pretending on the stage

F                 Fm                C       
Don't wanna be a writer, with my thoughts out on a page

C                 Cmaj7           C7               Gm7/C 
Don't wanna be a painter, cause everyone come to look

F                 Fm                C         
Don't wanna be anything where my life's an open book

F      Fm      C
I dream it's true...
F    Fm        C  
I see it through...

[chorus I]
C              Cmaj7       C7    
If I could be (if i could beeeeeee)

Gm7         F    Fm        C
wasting my time......with you.

Don't wanna be a farmer, working in the sun
Don't wanna be an outlaw, always on the run
Don't wanna be a climber, reaching for the top
Don't wanna be anything where I don't know when to stop
I dream it's true...I see it through   [Chorus I]


[Pre-chorus]
Eb  Bb     F        C      Eb    Bb             F           C    
so far inside your head, don't believe what you might have read

Eb      Bb          F          C    Eb   Bb
You'll see what I might have said, to hear it

[Chorus II]
F       Gm7       Bb
Come waste, your time with meeee  (repeat)

solo (same as intro) --->Pre-Chorus---->Chorus II


e-mail me for suggestions---eat1@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
(Emilio Torres-Lumsden)