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Tuning: Standard
   E                 Emaj7          Amaj              Ema7
E--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--0--7--0--0----------------------|
B--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------|
G--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|
D--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6----------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
EI'm Emaj7waking up wAmajith a new senEmajsation
I think that I could get used to it
Laying around soaking up the sounds of the radio
Drowning out the television
Pre-Chorus:
C#There's nothing to see Ebhere
No reason to Ebe here waiting F#on the telephone lEine
ANobody's Bcalling me Eanyway
Anywhere you Ago it's like you're Bgone but when you're C#hereB  
Chorus:
You Amight as well Bbelieve in something
EIn the stBrangest of pAlaces
BI finally found you
I finally found you
Verse 2:
EToo many cars not Emaj7going far 
EAmajnough to get you Emajto a bar
Where you can drink and think about
That girl that gave you the perfect scar
Oh you know there's a story there
Somewhere underneath her hair
That she twirled on her finger
Drink and let this moment linger
Pre-Chorus:
C#There's nothing to see Ebhere
No reason to Ebe here waiting F#on the telephone lEine
ANobody's Bcalling me Eanyway
Anywhere you Ago it's like you're Bgone but when you're C#hereB  
Chorus:
You Amight as well Bbelieve in something
EIn the stBrangest of pAlaces
BI finally found you
I finally found you
Bridge:
C#mBlame it all on Esatellites
C#mCausing too much interBference
F#mNo one hangs aAround when they get Blonely, yeah
     E(High)                         A                    B  A  
But me, I think I'll stick around and watch them tear it down
MayC#mbe climb a Bmountain so I can Eget a better Bview of the Eworld
Chorus
In the strangest of places (x2)
I finally found you (x2)
(I'm waking up with a new sensation) (x2)
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Waking Up

by Honor By August

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Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Amaj

Ema7

Emaj

C#m

F#m

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Tuning: Standard

E Emaj7 Amaj Ema7

E--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--0--7--0--0----------------------|

B--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------|

G--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|

D--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6----------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

E Emaj7 Amaj Emaj

I'm waking up with a new sensation

I think that I could get used to it

Laying around soaking up the sounds of the radio

Drowning out the television

Pre-Chorus:

C# Eb

There's nothing to see here

E F# E

No reason to be here waiting on the telephone line

A B E

Nobody's calling me anyway

A B C# B

Anywhere you go it's like you're gone but when you're here

Chorus:

A B

You might as well believe in something

E B A

In the strangest of places

I finally found you

Verse 2:

E Emaj7

Too many cars not going far

Amaj Emaj

Enough to get you to a bar

Where you can drink and think about

That girl that gave you the perfect scar

Oh you know there's a story there

Somewhere underneath her hair

That she twirled on her finger

Drink and let this moment linger

Pre-Chorus:

C# Eb

There's nothing to see here

E F# E

No reason to be here waiting on the telephone line

A B E

Nobody's calling me anyway

A B C# B

Anywhere you go it's like you're gone but when you're here

Chorus:

A B

You might as well believe in something

E B A

In the strangest of places

I finally found you

Bridge:

C#m E

Blame it all on satellites

C#m B

Causing too much interference

F#m A B

No one hangs around when they get lonely, yeah

E A B A

(High)

But me, I think I'll stick around and watch them tear it down

C#m B E B E

Maybe climb a mountain so I can get a better view of the world

Chorus

In the strangest of places (x2)

I finally found you (x2)

(I'm waking up with a new sensation) (x2)

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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