There Is No Such Thing As Wasted Love chords by Dan Mangan

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
D
Common sense would tell me
 A
I don't deserve the anxiety
    Bm
But don't underestimate the mind
       A
When it comes to discounting blessings, I just

Verse 2:
D
  Need a minute, and I will meet you downstairs
A
  Misplaced my head but I know it's somewhere
    Bm
This mopey introspection is getting old
       A
And I'm getting old, and you're getting older


Verse 3:
          D
So I will lay on the bed that we bought with credit
          A
And I will think of the words and the way that you said it
        Bm
You said, “life is weird but it's mostly worth keeping”
         A
It's like some random words that you say when you're sleeping


Verse 4:
    D
It's an amalgamation of thoughts unsaid
        A
And it's every limitation of every language
      Bm
It's a broken record of love and anguish
    A
It's a lot to ask but I find myself asking


Verse 5:
D
How do we let go and how do we hold on?
A
  How do we know what we've got before it's gone?
         Bm
I want to take the reigns, I want to make it right
             A
But you can't own the pain and you can't own the light


Verse 6:
              D
And you can't own connection and you can't own the time
             A
And you can't own the world's sadness even when it feels like
        Bm
Deep down, you kind of need it, 'cause at least it's something real
    A
You told me


Outro:
                    D
You told me there is no such thing as wasted love
                    A
You told me there is no such thing as wasted love
                    Bm
You told me there is no such thing as wasted love
                    A
You told me there is no such thing as wasted love