note: transcribed from the Rory Dodd demo version; simplified chords for guitar; transposed +1 (original version is in B) ___ A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste ___ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ [intro] | C | F | C/E | a a a G | | C | F | C/E | a a a G | F | F | Gsus | G | C | C || (C) || C/E d There's a woman sitting out on the porch F G And she's talking to her daughter in a voice so soft a d7 G7sus Telling her something 'bout the future and the rest of her life g#dim7 a G/B And the stars just kept on burning C/E F There's a city boy who's restless and rough d7 e/G G But when his momma's there to hold him then he ain't so tough a d7 G7sus She's telling him the lessons he'll be learning for the rest of his life g#dim7 a G/B And the planets kept on turning e e Don't let your dreams get all rusty a G a Keep on using them as hard as you can d e7 Gsus | G | The night is so much darker than it has any right to be e e Don't let it all get away from you F G a Don't let it slip through your hands F And... C C/B a a/G F G7sus Blessed are the lovers just beginning to learn C C/B a a/G F G7sus Blessed are the fires just beginning to burn a G/A a You'll have to pay for it la - ter e G If you don't get it when it's going for free And you remember that C G F d7 A kiss is a terrible thing to waste C G F G7 Just tell 'em your momma said so - o C G F d7 A Kiss is a terrible thing to waste e a F G a And if only are the loneliest words you'll ever know e a F G C | F | C/E | a a a G | If only are the loneliest words you'll ever know | C | F | C/E | a a a G || C F If only I was ten years younger C/E a a a G If only I didn't need that tou - ouch C F If only I could lose this hunger C/E a a a G If only it didn't mean so mu - uch F G If only I had done things different e a If only I had done the same d7 If only I had that guy's body d7/G d7/G | C | C | If only I had that guy's name C/E d There's a couple making out in a car F G They're steaming up the windows and they've gone so far a That they wonder when to stop d7 G7sus And they wonder if they're doing it right g#dim7 a G/B And the dashboard lights are gol - den C/E F They're staring into each other's eyes d7 e/G G They're getting to the truth because their bodies don't lie a d7 G7sus They hear the voices of their mothers coming back in the night g#dim7 a G/B It's an endless plan unfol - ding e e Don't let your dreams get all rusty a G a Keep on using them as hard as you can d e7 Gsus | G | The night is so much darker than it has any right to be e e Don't let it all get away from you F G a Don't let it slip through your hands F And... C C/B a a/G F G7sus Blessed are the lovers who'll inherit the earth C C/B a a/G F G7sus Blessed are the lovers who discovered it first a G/A a You'll have to pay for it la - ter e G If you don't get it when it's going for free And believe me that C G F d7 A kiss is a terrible thing to waste C G F G7 Just tell 'em your momma said so - o C G F d A Kiss is a terrible thing to waste e a F G a And if only are the loneliest words you'll ever know e a F G (C) If only are the loneliest words you'll ever (know) C G F d7 A kiss is a terrible thing to waste C G F G7 Just tell 'em your momma said so - o C G F d A Kiss is a terrible thing to waste e a F G (C) And If only are the loneliest words you'll ever (know) C G F d7 A kiss is a terrible thing to waste C G F G7 Just tell 'em your momma said so - o C G F d A Kiss is a terrible thing to waste e a F G (C) And If only are the loneliest words you'll ever (know) C G F d7 A kiss is a terrible thing to waste C G F G7 Just tell 'em your momma said so - o C G F d A Kiss is a terrible thing to waste e a F G (C) And If only are the loneliest words you'll ever (know) C G F d7 A kiss is a terrible thing to waste C G F G7 Just tell 'em your momma said so - o C G F d A Kiss is a terrible thing to waste e a F G C | F | C/E | a a a G | And If only are the loneliest words you'll ever know | C | F | C/E | a a a G | [whoohoohoo] | C | F | C/E | a a a G | [more whoohoohoo] | C | F | C/E | a a a G | [even more whoohoohoo + fade out] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- chord annotations G7sus g#dim7 e7 3 2 0 0 1 1 x x 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 =========== =========== =========== | | | | o o | | | o | o | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- | o | | | | | | | | | | | o o | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (words and music by Jim Steinman) ·[`transcription by Steven Nitsch´]· http://www.steinABC.ch.vu 030@gmx.at