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Wide Awake

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Key: B
Intro (x2):  E/// |  B/// |  F#/// | // |  G#m/
Verse 1:
G#mThrough the veEil, Bwe have coF#me
You G#mpaid the prEice, a sacriBfice of flesh and blF#ood
G#mHearts ablEaze, Bdrawing clF#ose
The G#mholy plEace now inBvades the human soF#ul
Chorus:
Wide awBake, unashF#amed in Your lEight
By Your grBace, boldly F#running to Your sEide
G#mCaptivated, oh F#I am taken by Eeverything You are
I want to be G#mcloser, be closer, be F#closer to Your heEart
I want to be G#mcloser, be closer, be F#closer to Your heart
Instrumental (x4):  E/// |  B/// |  F#/// | // |  G#m/
Verse 2:
G#mHope is hEere, Blove has wF#onG#m  
With burning heEarts, into Your aBrms 
Oh God, we rF#un
G#mAll my lEife Band F#all my daG#mys
Holding nothing bEack, giving all I aBm
For Your great nF#ame
Chorus:
Wide awBake, unashF#amed in Your lEight
By Your grBace, boldly F#running to Your sEide
G#mCaptivated, oh F#I am taken by Eeverything You are
I want to be G#mcloser, be closer, F#closer to Your heEart
I want to be G#mcloser, be closer, F#closer to Your heart
Interlude: 
 E/// |  B/// |  F#/// | // |  G#m/
    E      B    F#(Closer tG#mo Your heEart)      B    F#  
(G#mwide awEake, wide awF#ake)
Instrumental (x2):  B/// |  F#/// |  E/// | ////
Chorus:
Wide awBake, unashF#amed in Your lEight
By Your grBace, boldly F#running to Your sEide
G#mCaptivated, oh F#I am taken by Eeverything You are
I want to be G#mcloser, be closer, F#closer to Your heEart
I want to be G#mcloser, be closer, F#closer to Your heEartB  F#  
G#mTo Your heEartB  F#  

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Wide Awake

by Phil Wickham

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

Key: B

E B F# G#m

Intro (x2): /// | /// | /// | // | /

Verse 1:

G#m E B F#

Through the veil, we have come

G#m E B F#

You paid the price, a sacrifice of flesh and blood

G#m E B F#

Hearts ablaze, drawing close

G#m E B F#

The holy place now invades the human soul

Chorus:

B F# E

Wide awake, unashamed in Your light

B F# E

By Your grace, boldly running to Your side

G#m F# E

Captivated, oh I am taken by everything You are

G#m F# E

I want to be closer, be closer, be closer to Your heart

G#m F#

I want to be closer, be closer, be closer to Your heart

E B F# G#m

Instrumental (x4): /// | /// | /// | // | /

Verse 2:

G#m E B F# G#m

Hope is here, love has won

E B

With burning hearts, into Your arms

Oh God, we run

G#m E B F# G#m

All my life and all my days

E B

Holding nothing back, giving all I am

For Your great name

Chorus:

B F# E

Wide awake, unashamed in Your light

B F# E

By Your grace, boldly running to Your side

G#m F# E

Captivated, oh I am taken by everything You are

G#m F# E

I want to be closer, be closer, closer to Your heart

G#m F#

I want to be closer, be closer, closer to Your heart

Interlude:

E B F# G#m

/// | /// | /// | // | /

E B F# G#m E B F#

(Closer to Your heart)

G#m E F#

(wide awake, wide awake)

B F# E

Instrumental (x2): /// | /// | /// | ////

Chorus:

B F# E

Wide awake, unashamed in Your light

B F# E

By Your grace, boldly running to Your side

G#m F# E

Captivated, oh I am taken by everything You are

G#m F# E

I want to be closer, be closer, closer to Your heart

G#m F# E B F#

I want to be closer, be closer, closer to Your heart

G#m E B F#

To Your heart

About Wide Awake Chords by Phil Wickham

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What key is "Wide Awake" in?

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