[Intro]B[Verse 1]B
Like a lightweight,
like a cheap date
F#
Like a teenage kind
of first taste
D#
I'm scared of the comedown,
I don't think I'll know
EEm
How to live without this now
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[Pre-Chorus]B
Will my heart stop?
Will I withdraw?
F#
Can I detox if the shoe drops?
D#
I'm wiser and older,
I'm clean and I'm sober
EEm
So I can't figure out
[Chorus]B
How I'm wasted (Wasted, wasted)
F#
I'm faded (Faded, faded)
D#
The highest high can't
E
hold a candle to
EmBF#
Getting wasted on you
[Verse 2]B
Happens so fast, I can't hold back
F#
I'm addicted, we both know that
D#
It feels like it's dangerous
and I wanna chase it
EEm
'Cause just one look at you
[Chorus]B
And I'm wasted (Wasted, wasted)
F#
I'm faded (Faded, faded)
D#
The highest high can't
Em
hold a candle to
EmBF#
Getting wasted on you,
D#EEmB
ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh
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[Chorus]B
How I'm wasted (Wasted, wasted)
F#
I'm faded (Faded, faded)
D#
The highest high can't
E
hold a candle to
EmB
Getting wasted on you
[Outro]BF#
Wasted, I'm faded
D#
The highest high can't
E
hold a candle to
Em
Getting wasted on you
How to play Wasted: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for Wasted by Demi Lovato on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
Wasted by Demi Lovato keeps coming home to B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). You need 5 chords: B, F#, D#, E and Em.
Listen for B – F# – D# – E (I – V – III – IV in B major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – mi – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, E, C#, D, Dm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Wasted by Demi Lovato is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).
What chords are in Wasted?
Wasted uses 5 chords: B, F#, D#, E, Em.
What is the chord progression of Wasted?
The main progression is B – F# – D# – E (I – V – III – IV).
Is Wasted easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, E, C#, D, Dm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).
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