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Status Quo – Dont Waste My Time Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
E  A  E5

[Verse 1]
    D5
You spend my money,
                      A5
you drink my best red wine
    D5
You think it's funny
                  E5
to see me all the time
D5
Sitting with my head hanging down
    A5                   C#5
You treat me just like a clown
             B5        E5
You spend my money but honey
               A5 D5 E5
don't waste my time

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[Verse 2]
D5
When you get older you'll
                   A5
see what you have done
    D5
You hung on my shoulder
                      E5
and loved me just for fun
D5
Someday when I'm older too
          A5
I'm gonna come and
                   C#5
make a fool out of you
             B5
You spend my money,
    E5                   A5 D5 E5
but honey don't waste my time

[Guitar Solo]
D5  A5  D5  E5  D5
A5 C#5 B5 E5 A5 D5 E5
D5  A5  D5  E5  D5
A5 C#5 B5 E5 A5 D5 E5

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[Verse 3]
D5
You spend my money,
                      A5
you drink my best red wine
    D5
You think it's funny
                  E5
to see me all the time
D5
Sitting with my head hanging down
    A5                   C#5
You treat me just like a clown
             B5        E5
You spend my money but honey
               A5 D5 E5
don't waste my time

[Guitar Solo]
A5  D5  A5  B5 E5 D5  A5  D5
E5  D5  A5 C#5 B5 E5 A5 D5 E5

[Interlude]
D5  A5  D5  E5

[Guitar Solo]
D5  A5  D5  E5  D5
A5  B5 E5 A5 D5 E5 A5

How to play Dont Waste My Time: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Dont Waste My Time by Status Quo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Dont Waste My Time by Status Quo is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 7 chords: E, A, E5, D5, A5, C#5 and B5.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A5 – D5 – E5 – D5 (I – IV – V – IV in A major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: C#5 and B5 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.