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Wasting My Time Tab by The White Stripes

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Guitar Tab

Wasting My Time - The White Stripes

Song: Wasting My Time
Artist: The White Stripes
Album: The White Stripes

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

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e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------1---1---1---1-1-0---1---1---1---1-1-0-|
G|--------------------2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
D|--------------------2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
A|--------------------0---0---0---0-0-----0---0---0---0-0---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
And if I'm wasting my time

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e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-1---1---1---1-1-----1---1---1---1-1---|
D|-2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
E|-0---0---0---0-0-----0---0---0---0-0---|

e|-------------------------------------------2-2p0-----|
B|-------------------------------------------3-3p0-----|
G|-4---4---4---4-4/7---7---7---1---1---1p0---2-2p0-----|
D|-4---4---4---4-4/7---7---7---2---2---2p0---0-0-------|
A|-2---2---2---2-2/5---5---5---2---2---2p0-----------2-|
E|-----------------------------0---0---0-------------0-|

				   *
e|-0-3-5-5/7-5-3-0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------1---1---1---1-1-0-1-------------------------|
G|-------------------2---2---2---2-2-0-2-------------------------|
D|-------------------2---2---2---2-2-0-2-------------------------|
A|-------------------0---0---0---0-0---0-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0h3-3/5-5/7-7\5-3-3b4-|

e|-----0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---0---------3------------4--------------------|
G|-----1----------2/4-4p2p0-2-0---4--------------------|
D|-----2--------------------------4--------------------|
A|-----2--------------------------2--------------------|
E|-0--------3-0----------------------------------------|
       ^bend with whammy bar	  ^hold for entire bar

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-/7-7-7---8-8-8---9-----------------|
D|-/7-7-7---8-8-8---9-----------------|
A|-/5-5-5---6-6-6---7---------------2-|
E|--------------------0-0-0-3b4-3-0-0-|

				    *			*
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------1---1---1---1-1-0---1---1---1---1-1-0-|
G|--------------------2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
D|--------------------2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
A|--------------------0---0---0---0-0-----0---0---0---0-0---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
...you're saying goodbye

		 *		     *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-1---1---1---1-1-----1---1---1---1-1---|
D|-2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
E|-0---0---0---0-0-----0---0---0---0-0---|

e|-------------------------------------------2-2p0-----|
B|-------------------------------------------3-3p0-----|
G|-4---4---4---4-4/7---7---7---1---1---1p0---2-2p0-----|
D|-4---4---4---4-4/7---7---7---2---2---2p0---0-0-------|
A|-2---2---2---2-2/5---5---5---2---2---2p0-----------2-|
E|-----------------------------0---0---0-------------0-|

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e|-0h3h5-5/7-7p5p3-5p3p0---0-----------------------|
B|-------------------------1---1---1---1---1-1-0-1-|
G|-------------------------2---2---2---2---2-2-0-2-|
D|-------------------------2---2---2---2---2-2-0-2-|
A|-------------------------0---0---0---0---0-0---0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
			   ^bend with whammy bar

e|---------------------------0---------------------------|
B|---------------------------0---------3-0---------------|
G|---------------------------1---0-2/4-----4p2-0-2-4p2p0-|
D|---------------------------2---------------------------|
A|---------------------------2---------------------------|
E|-0h3-3/5-5/7-5p3-5p3b4-0-------------------------------|
			     ^bend with whammy bar

e|--------------------------------2-2-----|
B|-4------------------------------3-3-----|
G|-4---/7-7-7---8-8-8---9-----1---2-2-----|
D|-4---/7-7-7---8-8-8---9-----2---0-0-----|
A|-2---/5-5-5---6-6-6---7-----2---------2-|
E|------------------------0---0---------0-|
   ^hold for entire bar

				    *			*
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------1---1---1---1-1-0---1---1---1---1-1-0-|
G|--------------------2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
D|--------------------2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
A|--------------------0---0---0---0-0-----0---0---0---0-0---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
...window's turning blue

		 *		     *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-1---1---1---1-1-----1---1---1---1-1---|
D|-2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2-2-0---2---2---2---2-2-0-|
E|-0---0---0---0-0-----0---0---0---0-0---|

e|-------------------------------------------2-2p0-----|
B|-------------------------------------------3-3p0-----|
G|-4---4---4---4-4/7---7---7---1---1---1p0---2-2p0-----|
D|-4---4---4---4-4/7---7---7---2---2---2p0---0-0-------|
A|-2---2---2---2-2/5---5---5---2---2---2p0-----------2-|
E|-----------------------------0---0---0-------------0-|

				   *
e|-0-3-5-5/7-5-3-0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------1---1---1---1-1-0-1-------------------------|
G|-------------------2---2---2---2-2-0-2-------------------------|
D|-------------------2---2---2---2-2-0-2-------------------------|
A|-------------------0---0---0---0-0---0-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0h3-3/5-5/7-7\5-3-3b4-|

e|-----0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---0---------3------------4--------------------|
G|-----1----------2/4-4p2p0-2-0---4--------------------|
D|-----2--------------------------4--------------------|
A|-----2--------------------------2--------------------|
E|-0--------3-0----------------------------------------|
       ^bend with whammy bar	  ^hold for entire bar

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-/7-7-7---8-8-8---9-----------------|
D|-/7-7-7---8-8-8---9-----------------|
A|-/5-5-5---6-6-6---7---------------2-|
E|--------------------0-0-0-3b4-3-0-0-|

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| * up-strum


Lyrics:

And if I'm wasting my time
Then nothing could be better
Than hanging on the line
And waiting for an honest word forever

And if you're saying goodbye
Please don't you think me bitter
For recalling every rhyme
From the book, the page, the line, the word, the letter

Now the window's turning blue
And the waters have been flowing
And I hope I'm not a fool
For laughing at myself as you were going

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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