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Wake The Dead
by Motörhead
W A K E U P D E A D
M O T ? R H E A D
Intro/Verse
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Let Ring
Pre
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-5/7-7---7-------5/7-7---7-----|
-------0----0-0--------0----1--|
Chorus
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-0---3-5*--3-1--0-1-0-1-0-1------|
Fast Lemmy style
Note, the second time on chorus, play * twice.
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-5-7-7-7-7-7--|
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Also fast...
Now the bridge, Lemmy?s kind of improvising.... At least it sounds like it... but just
play the chords E (high on 7th) and D...
End of Bridge
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--5-7---7-5-7---7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7--|
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Ending of song
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-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-1----5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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