A  E/A  C#m7  Bm7

A  E/A  C#m7  Bm7

Bm7  D  D
          Ohaa

[VERSE]
A              D        A              Bm7           Bm7
Michael all the lines are down it's Aust-ralia Day again
D               A                  F#m7                   F#m7
  Everytime the wheel slows down I think of all my friends
D                          A
  Whatever happened to the days way back when the
F#m7                D
Bondi Lifesaver was always raging
D                      A
  I'm standing here in Oxford Street and the
F#m7                   D
Ghosts are howlin' and geez it's raining__
D  Esus4  E  E
E|-------------| I say

[CHORUS]
A           E/A  C#m7                       Bm7
Don't waste time   these are the best years of our lives I say
A           E/A  C#m7                       Bm7
Don't waste time   these are the best years of our lives

[LINK]
Bm7  D  D

[VERSE]
A             D     A              Bm7           Bm7
  I wish I had been a-round when the Bondi Icebergs reigned
D                     A                 F#m7                F#m7
  Sometimes I sit and think of it and I dream of better days
D                          A
  Whatever happened to the days way back in the
F#m7                  D
Nineteen thirties all those endless parties
D                        A
  I'm still too young to understand how it
F#m7                   D
Was back then when the party ends__
D  Esus4  E  E
E|-------------| I say

[CHORUS]
A           E/A  C#m7                       Bm7
Don't waste time   these are the best years of our lives I say
A           E/A  C#m7                       Bm7
Don't waste time   these are the best years of our lives


[LINK]
Bm7  D  D

[INSTRUMENTAL]
A  D  A  Bm7  Bm7

D  A  F#m7  F#m7

D.                    A
  They say the circle turns around there'll be
F#m7              D
Better days and I don't mind waiting
D                             A
  I wish time had stopped ten years ago but I'm
F#m7                    D
Learning slowly life is always changing__
D  Esus4  E  E
E|-------------| I say

[CHORUS]
A           E/A  C#m7                       Bm7
Don't waste time   these are the best years of our lives I say
A           E/A  C#m7                       Bm7
Don't waste time   these are the best years of our lives

[LINK-LONG]
Bm7   D   D  E  E
  Woh-woah

[VERSE]
A                   D     A     Bm7                         Bm7
  I got a letter from Doctor Pepper  ten thousand words to the page
D                      A               F#m7                    F#m7
  He was talking about Gurdjieff and I dozed off about half way
D                          A
  Whatever happened to the days way back when the
F#m7                  D
World was safe and it seemed worth saving
D                              A
  We search for leaders on our hands and knees but
F#m7                 D
Don't ask David 'cos he's still crazy__
D  Esus4  E  E
_E|-------------| I say

[CHORUS]
A           E/A  C#m7                       Bm7
Don't waste time   these are the best years of our lives I say
A           E/A  C#m7                       Bm7
Don't waste time   these are the best years of our lives I say

[LINK-LONG]
Bm7         D    D  E  E
Don't I say don't        I say

[TAG]
 A           E/A    C#m7                       Bm7
 Don't waste time     these are the best years of our lives I say