Oct262018

Steve Aoki feat. BTS – Waste It On Me Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEm C G D

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This is the chord progression of Waste It On Me by Steve Aoki feat. BTS on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em C G D
Em C G D

[Verse 1]
Em C
You say love is messed up
G D
You say that it don’t work
Em C
You don’t wanna try, no, no
G D
(You don’t wanna try, no, no)
Em C
And baby, I’m a stranger
G D
To heartbreak and the pain, oh
Em C G D
Always being let go (Always being let go)

[Pre-Chorus]
Em C G D
And I know there’s no making this right, this right
Em C G D
And I know there’s no changing your mind, your mind (Your mind)
Em C G D
But we both found each other tonight, tonight
Em C
So if love is nothing more
G D
Than just a waste of your time?

[Chorus]
Em
Waste it on me
C
Waste it on me
G
(Waste it on me)
D Em
Tell me why not waste it on me
C
Waste it on me
G
(Waste it on me)
D Em
Baby why not waste it on me

C
Waste it on me
G
(Waste it on me)
D Em
Tell me why not waste it on me
C
Waste it on me
G
(Waste it on me)

[Verse 2]
Em C
So we don’t gotta go there
G D
Past lovers and warfare
Em C G D
It’s just you and me now (Yeah, yeah)
Em C
I don’t know your secrets
G D
But I’ll pick up the pieces
Em C
Pull you close to me now

[Pre-Chorus]
Em C G D
And I know there’s no making this right, this right
Em C G D
And I know there’s no changing your mind, your mind (oh)
Em C G D
But we both found each other tonight, tonight
Em C
So if love is nothing more
G D
Than just a waste of your time?

[Chorus]
Em
Waste it on me
C
Waste it on me
G
(Waste it on me)
D Em
Tell me why not waste it on me
C
Waste it on me
G
(Waste it on me)
D Em
Baby why not waste it on me
C
Waste it on me
G
(Waste it on me)
D Em
Tell me why not waste it on me
C
Waste it on me
G
(Waste it on me)
Tell me why not

[Verse 3]
Yay
Em C
Don’t you think there must be a reason
G D
Yeah, like we had our names
Em C
Don’t you think we got another season
G D
That come after spring
Em
I wanna be your summer
C
I wanna be your wave
G
Treat me like a comma
D
And I’ll take you to another phrase
Em C
Ya, you can’t just eat me and throw me away
G D
If I’m not your taste, babe, waste
Waste it on me

How to play Waste It On Me: key, chords and progression

Waste It On Me by Steve Aoki feat. BTS is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: Em, C, G and D.

Listen for Em – C – G – D (i – VI – III – VII in E minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems: the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.