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Wake Up Everybody

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CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Ebm)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Dm7     = xx0211   Bb    = x13331    D7    = xx0212
Gm7     = 353333   C     = x32010    Gm    = 355333
C7sus2  = x35333   C7/Bb = x12010    Fmaj7 = 133210
C13sus2 = x35335   Am    = x02210    F7    = 131211
                                     F     = 133211
NOTE: There is a long keyboard intro based freely
around an Ebm7, the tab picks up from when the main
tempo comes in.
(From 0:30)
[Intro]
|  Dm7/  /  Gm7/  /  |  Dm7/  /  Gm7/  /  |
[Verse 1]
Dm7Wake up every - Gm7body, no more Dm7sleeping in Gm7bed,
Dm7No more backwards Gm7thinking, time for C7sus2thinking ahead,
The Dm7world has changed so Gm7very much,
From Dm7what it used to Gm7be,
Dm7There is so much Gm7hatred,  C7sus2war and poverty,
C13sus2            C7sus2  
         Woh - oh, oh - oh!
[Verse 2]
Dm7Wake up all the Gm7teachers, time to Dm7teach a new Gm7way,
Dm7Maybe then they'll Gm7listen to C7sus2what you have to say,
Dm7They're the ones who's Gm7coming up,
And the Dm7world is in their Gm7hands,
Dm7When you teach the Gm7children,
Teach 'em the C7sus2very best you can
[Chorus]
    BbThe Cworld won't C7/Bbget   no Ambet - D7ter...
  Gm...If we jC7sus2ust let it Fmaj7be,   no - no, F7no -no,
    BbThe Cworld won't C7/Bbget   no Ambet -D7ter,
We gotta Gm7change it,  yeah,
      C7sus2...Just you and FmeC7sus2  F  C7sus2  
[Verse 3]
Dm7Wake up all the Gm7doctors, make the Dm7old people Gm7well,
Dm7They're the ones who Gm7suffer,
And who C7sus2catch all the hell,
Dm7They don't have so Gm7very long...
Be - Dm7fore their Judgment Gm7Day,
Dm7Won't you make them Gm7happy be - C7sus2fore they pass away?
[Verse 4]
Dm7Wake up all the Gm7builders, time to Dm7build a new Gm7land,
Dm7I know we can Gm7do it, if we C7sus2all lend a hand,
The Dm7only thing we Gm7have to do is Dm7put it in our mindGm7s--,
Dm7Surely things will Gm7work out?  They C7sus2do it every time!
[Chorus]
    BbThe Cworld won't C7/Bbget   no Ambet - D7ter...
 Gm...If we C7sus2just let it Fmaj7be,   no, no, n' F7no-no, no-no!
    BbThe Cworld won't C7/Bbget   no Ambet - D7ter,
We gotta Gm7change it,  yeah,
     C7sus2...Just you and Fme!C7sus2  F  C7sus2  
[Coda]
Change it, Fyeah, (Change it, C7sus2yeah!)F  C7sus2  
Just you and Fme,           C7sus2  Fchange it, yeah,
      C7sus2Can't do it a - Flone,C7sus2  
(Change it, yeah,       ...can't do it a - lone!)
I need some Fhelp y'all,    C7sus2...can't do it a - Flone,
(Can't do it a - C7sus2lone!)     FYeah,   C7sus2yeah,
FWake up,         C7sus2...every - Fbody,C7sus2  
FWake up,         C7sus2...every - Fbody,C7sus2  
FGet up,       C7sus2...get up, ...get Fup!C7sus2  F  

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Wake Up Everybody

by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Gm7

C7sus2

C7/Bb

Fmaj7

CAPO: 1st fret

(Will then sound in the recorded key of Ebm)

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo

Dm7 = xx0211 Bb = x13331 D7 = xx0212

Gm7 = 353333 C = x32010 Gm = 355333

C7sus2 = x35333 C7/Bb = x12010 Fmaj7 = 133210

C13sus2 = x35335 Am = x02210 F7 = 131211

F = 133211

NOTE: There is a long keyboard intro based freely

around an Ebm7, the tab picks up from when the main

tempo comes in.

(From 0:30)

[Intro]

Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7

| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7

Wake up every - body, no more sleeping in bed,

Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2

No more backwards thinking, time for thinking ahead,

Dm7 Gm7

The world has changed so very much,

Dm7 Gm7

From what it used to be,

Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2

There is so much hatred, war and poverty,

C7sus2

C13sus2

Woh - oh, oh - oh!

[Verse 2]

Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7

Wake up all the teachers, time to teach a new way,

Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2

Maybe then they'll listen to what you have to say,

Dm7 Gm7

They're the ones who's coming up,

Dm7 Gm7

And the world is in their hands,

Dm7 Gm7

When you teach the children,

C7sus2

Teach 'em the very best you can

[Chorus]

Bb C C7/Bb Am D7

The world won't get no bet - ter...

Gm C7sus2 Fmaj7 F7

...If we just let it be, no - no, no -no,

Bb C C7/Bb Am D7

The world won't get no bet -ter,

Gm7

We gotta change it, yeah,

C7sus2 F C7sus2 F C7sus2

...Just you and me

[Verse 3]

Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7

Wake up all the doctors, make the old people well,

Dm7 Gm7

They're the ones who suffer,

C7sus2

And who catch all the hell,

Dm7 Gm7

They don't have so very long...

Dm7 Gm7

Be - fore their Judgment Day,

Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2

Won't you make them happy be - fore they pass away?

[Verse 4]

Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7

Wake up all the builders, time to build a new land,

Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2

I know we can do it, if we all lend a hand,

Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7

The only thing we have to do is put it in our minds--,

Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2

Surely things will work out? They do it every time!

[Chorus]

Bb C C7/Bb Am D7

The world won't get no bet - ter...

Gm C7sus2 Fmaj7 F7

...If we just let it be, no, no, n' no-no, no-no!

Bb C C7/Bb Am D7

The world won't get no bet - ter,

Gm7

We gotta change it, yeah,

C7sus2 F C7sus2 F C7sus2

...Just you and me!

[Coda]

F C7sus2 F C7sus2

Change it, yeah, (Change it, yeah!)

F C7sus2 F

Just you and me, change it, yeah,

C7sus2 F C7sus2

Can't do it a - lone,

(Change it, yeah, ...can't do it a - lone!)

F C7sus2 F

I need some help y'all, ...can't do it a - lone,

C7sus2 F C7sus2

(Can't do it a - lone!) Yeah, yeah,

F C7sus2 F C7sus2

Wake up, ...every - body,

F C7sus2 F C7sus2

Wake up, ...every - body,

F C7sus2 F C7sus2 F

Get up, ...get up, ...get up!

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