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INTRO:  F#5   A5   D5(4x)
  F#5i gave you what was mine   F5  F#5  
  F4/Bi gave you what was minF5eF#5  
  but there's nothing wrong with youF5  F#5  
  F4/Bjust cos you're leaving all F5this beF#5hind
 F#5it's alright A5if you do it to D5me (x4)       
 D5  F#5  E   C#5   D5
i'm a paralyF#5tic
i need a Echalk outline to lie down in
C#5you know one wound just wans to turn into another
it's F#alright Aif you do it to Dme (x4)
  F#5i gave you what was miF5neF#5  
  F4/Bbut we are not alikeF5  F#5  
  there's nothing wrong with youF5  F#5  
  F4/Bjust cos you leave a few F5things bF#5ehind
F#5left lying in the F5wake F#5awake
F4/Bleft lying in the G5wake F#5awake
F#5left lying in the F5wake F#5awake
F4/B  G5  F#5
left lying in the wake awake
A: 9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9
left lying in the wake awake
A: 9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-9        4x.

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Wake

by Heatmiser

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

F4/B

C#5

F#5 A5 D5

INTRO: (4x)

F#5 F5 F#5

i gave you what was mine

F4/B F5 F#5

i gave you what was mine

F5 F#5

but there's nothing wrong with you

F4/B F5 F#5

just cos you're leaving all this behind

F#5 A5 D5

it's alright if you do it to me (x4)

D5 F#5 E C#5 D5

F#5

i'm a paralytic

i need a chalk outline to lie down in

C#5

you know one wound just wans to turn into another

F# A D

it's alright if you do it to me (x4)

F#5 F5 F#5

i gave you what was mine

F4/B F5 F#5

but we are not alike

F5 F#5

there's nothing wrong with you

F4/B F5 F#5

just cos you leave a few things behind

F#5 F5 F#5

left lying in the wake awake

F4/B G5 F#5

left lying in the wake awake

F#5 F5 F#5

left lying in the wake awake

F4/B G5 F#5

left lying in the wake awake

A: 9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9

left lying in the wake awake

A: 9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-9 4x.

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