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WAKING UP - Elastica (1995)
Standard Tuning
Intro:
Am C G Am
Am D G Am
1st Verse:
AmI'd work very Chard, Gbut I'm Amlazy
AmI can't take the Dpressure and it's Gstarting to Amshow
AmIn my Cheart, Gyou know how it Ampains me
AmA life of Dleisure is Gno life you Amknow
Chorus:
AmWaking up and Cgetting up has Gnever been Ameasy
AmOh-o-wo-Dwo, GI think you should Amknow
AmWaking up and Cgetting up has Gnever been Ameasy
AmOh-o-wo-Dwo, GI think you should Amknow
AmOh-o-wo-Dwo, Gyou should Amgo
FMake a cup of tea, Eput a record on
2nd Verse:
AmI'd work very Chard, Gbut I'm Amlazy
AmI've got a lot of Dsongs, but they're Gall in my Amhead
AmI'll get a Cguitar, Gand a lover who Ampays me
AmIf I can't be a Dstar I won't Gget out of Ambed
Chorus
Middle Eight
Am
Am C G Am
Am D G Am
Am C G Am
Am D G Am
Chorus

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Waking Up

by Elastica

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

WAKING UP - Elastica (1995)

Standard Tuning

Intro:

Am C G Am

Am D G Am

1st Verse:

Am C G Am

I'd work very hard, but I'm lazy

Am D G Am

I can't take the pressure and it's starting to show

Am C G Am

In my heart, you know how it pains me

Am D G Am

A life of leisure is no life you know

Chorus:

Am C G Am

Waking up and getting up has never been easy

Am D G Am

Oh-o-wo-wo, I think you should know

Am C G Am

Waking up and getting up has never been easy

Am D G Am

Oh-o-wo-wo, I think you should know

Am D G Am

Oh-o-wo-wo, you should go

F E

Make a cup of tea, put a record on

2nd Verse:

Am C G Am

I'd work very hard, but I'm lazy

Am D G Am

I've got a lot of songs, but they're all in my head

Am C G Am

I'll get a guitar, and a lover who pays me

Am D G Am

If I can't be a star I won't get out of bed

Chorus

Middle Eight

Am C G Am

Am D G Am

Am C G Am

Am D G Am

Chorus

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