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Wake Up

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Album:            A Poet's Life
INTRO
e|-Am5----F1----C3----G3----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5----1----5----3----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5----2----5----4----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----3----5----5----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7----3----3----5----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5----1---------3----------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
e|-C3----F1----C3----F1----C3----F1----G3-------------------------------------------|
B|-5----1----5----1----5----1----3-------------------------------------------|
G|-5----2----5----2----5----2----4-------------------------------------------|
D|-5----3----5----3----5----3----5-------------------------------------------|
A|-3----3----3----3----3----3----5-------------------------------------------|
E|------1---------1---------1----3-------------------------------------------|
VERSE
e|-F1----C3----F1----C3----F1----C3----G3-------------------------------------------|
B|-1----5----1----5----1----5----3-------------------------------------------|
G|-2----5----2----5----2----5----4-------------------------------------------|
D|-3----5----3----5----3----5----5-------------------------------------------|
A|-3----3----3----3----3----3----5-------------------------------------------|
E|-1---------1---------1---------3-------------------------------------------|
END CHORD
e|-C3------------------------------|
B|-5------------------------------|
G|-5------------------------------|
D|-5------------------------------|
A|-3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
       INTRO X2
       CHORUS X2
       VERSE X2
       CHORUS X2
       VERSE X2
       CHORUS X2
       INTRO X2
       CHORUS X2
       VERSE X2
       END CHORD
strings with your fretting hand instead. This song shouldn't be a problem to 
Intro consists of 4 upstrokes for each chord.
Chorus and verse on the other hand consist of 2 upstrokes for every C and F chord and 4 upstrokes for every G 
chord.
No capo needed.
Chords
[Chorus:]
WCake up
YFou son of a bitch
I Cwanna know wFho your with and
WChy do you roll iFn and out
AGt like six in the morning?
WCake up
MFy love of mine
WChy do you spFend your time
WCith these guys wFho don't love you
TGhe way that I do
TFhis time Cthings gonna be changin'
SFtart a new
RCearranging
I Fgot a new
GCirl i'm seein'
JGust like the last one, jus' like the first one.
LFive for today
NCot tomorrow
KFeep movinC' away from sorrow
AFin't one to Cbeg or borrow
SGo listen to me
[Chorus]
PFhone call
NCo mistakin'
SFhe starts
HCer head shakin'
EFyes open
NCow i'm awake and
IG'm gonna take it day by day now
GFettin' high
GCood times rollin'
OFn the side
CCities showin'
OFff somewhere new
TCo be goin'
SGo keep movin'
[Chorus x2]

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Wake Up

by Tim Armstrong

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Album: A Poet's Life

INTRO

Am F C G

e|-5----1----3----3----------------------------------------------------------|

B|-5----1----5----3----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-5----2----5----4----------------------------------------------------------|

D|-7----3----5----5----------------------------------------------------------|

A|-7----3----3----5----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-5----1---------3----------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

C F C F C F G

e|-3----1----3----1----3----1----3-------------------------------------------|

B|-5----1----5----1----5----1----3-------------------------------------------|

G|-5----2----5----2----5----2----4-------------------------------------------|

D|-5----3----5----3----5----3----5-------------------------------------------|

A|-3----3----3----3----3----3----5-------------------------------------------|

E|------1---------1---------1----3-------------------------------------------|

VERSE

F C F C F C G

e|-1----3----1----3----1----3----3-------------------------------------------|

B|-1----5----1----5----1----5----3-------------------------------------------|

G|-2----5----2----5----2----5----4-------------------------------------------|

D|-3----5----3----5----3----5----5-------------------------------------------|

A|-3----3----3----3----3----3----5-------------------------------------------|

E|-1---------1---------1---------3-------------------------------------------|

END CHORD

e|-3------------------------------|

B|-5------------------------------|

G|-5------------------------------|

D|-5------------------------------|

A|-3------------------------------|

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

INTRO X2

CHORUS X2

VERSE X2

CHORUS X2

VERSE X2

CHORUS X2

INTRO X2

CHORUS X2

VERSE X2

END CHORD

strings with your fretting hand instead. This song shouldn't be a problem to

Intro consists of 4 upstrokes for each chord.

Chorus and verse on the other hand consist of 2 upstrokes for every C and F chord and 4 upstrokes for every G

chord.

No capo needed.

Chords

[Chorus:]

Wake up

You son of a bitch

C F

I wanna know who your with and

C F

Why do you roll in and out

At like six in the morning?

Wake up

My love of mine

C F

Why do you spend your time

C F

With these guys who don't love you

The way that I do

F C

This time things gonna be changin'

Start a new

Rearranging

I got a new

Girl i'm seein'

Just like the last one, jus' like the first one.

Live for today

Not tomorrow

F C

Keep movin' away from sorrow

F C

Ain't one to beg or borrow

So listen to me

[Chorus]

Phone call

No mistakin'

She starts

Her head shakin'

Eyes open

Now i'm awake and

I'm gonna take it day by day now

Gettin' high

Good times rollin'

On the side

Cities showin'

Off somewhere new

To be goin'

So keep movin'

[Chorus x2]

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