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Wide Awake

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J Mascis – Wide Awake
This song is a lot of pretty picking on higher notes, so you may want to mess around with a capo
and transposing the chords below if you want to play just like the record.
  C     Gx4
I’m Cwide awakeG,  I’m Cwide awakeG  
Em
CI’m wide aGwake,  CI’m wide aGwake
  EmCome on over Cbaby,
  GTime to figure Dout
  EmDreaming of the Creason
  GWhat will bring you Dround
I’m Cwide awakeG,  I’m Cwide awakeG  
I’m Cwide awakeG,  I’m Cwide awakeG  
  EmWaiting for an Canswer, 
  GWaiting for the Dtime
  EmThinking of a Cway out
  GNot sure where to Dhide
I’m Cwide awakeG,  I’m Cwide awakeG  
I’m Cwide awakeG,  I’m Cwide awakeG  
  EmCome on over Cbaby,
  GGlancing me a Dchill
  EmWalking in your Cfootsteps
  GWalking by your Dwill
  EmTwisted in the Cancients
  GTorn apart with Dlies
  EmScoured all the Cpages
  GNot enough to Dfind
CHere at lastD  Em  
CSneaking pastD  Em  
CCame out stucDkEm  
CSet me upD  Em  
DSet me up
[Chorus]
CWide awakeG,  I’m Cwide awakeG  
I’m Cwide awakeG,  I’m Cwide awakeG  
I’m Cwide awakeG  C  G  
[Outro] х4
C  G

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Wide Awake

by J Mascis

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J Mascis – Wide Awake

This song is a lot of pretty picking on higher notes, so you may want to mess around with a capo

and transposing the chords below if you want to play just like the record.

C G

C G C G

I’m wide awake, I’m wide awake

C G C G

I’m wide awake, I’m wide awake

Em C

Come on over baby,

G D

Time to figure out

Em C

Dreaming of the reason

G D

What will bring you round

C G C G

I’m wide awake, I’m wide awake

C G C G

I’m wide awake, I’m wide awake

Em C

Waiting for an answer,

G D

Waiting for the time

Em C

Thinking of a way out

G D

Not sure where to hide

C G C G

I’m wide awake, I’m wide awake

C G C G

I’m wide awake, I’m wide awake

Em C

Come on over baby,

G D

Glancing me a chill

Em C

Walking in your footsteps

G D

Walking by your will

Em C

Twisted in the ancients

G D

Torn apart with lies

Em C

Scoured all the pages

G D

Not enough to find

C D Em

Here at last

C D Em

Sneaking past

C D Em

Came out stuck

C D Em

Set me up

[Chorus]

C G C G

Wide awake, I’m wide awake

C G C G

I’m wide awake, I’m wide awake

C G C G

I’m wide awake

[Outro] х4

C G

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