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Hawaii Stay Awake

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Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
G-Em-C-- (2x)
[Verse 1]
GI was bitter Embut I'm fine now
CI pull my head down from its dark cloud
GIt was easy enEmough but but
It was Call too much
[Hook] 
(slightly palm muted)
GA hurricane lives Emin my bedroom
CIt keeps me up and awake for round two
GAnd I just wanna Emsleep but
That's Call too much
[Pre-Chorus]
DIt's like a Embad day in new shoes
BmA long wCeekend with curfews
But Dnow I Emfeel like that's all Cold news
[Chorus]
N.C.         G
I can't even count the times
I settled for these Bmscribbled lines
Tell me won't you Emstay awake, Dstay awake for Cme
I'm over all the Gstale days
Captured, I was Bmstuck in place
Tell me won't you Emstay awake, Dstay awake for Cme
I'm thE5inking off the D5page and I Gcan't Emsleep
I'm Cthinking off the page and I can't GsleepEm  C  
[Verse 2]
GI'm missing time when I Emthought I had it
CFrom the hours I lost in traffic
GI built these walls arouEmnd me and
It's Call too much
[Bridge] 
(heavy palm muting, only play bass strings for first two lines)
My Ginflux of emotion's got me Emfeeling in slow motion
Like I’m Csaturated, cold and calm
And maybe like I’m Gall too Emmuch
Tell me is it Call too much
[Pre-Chorus]
DIt's like a Embad day in new shoes
BmA long wCeekend with curfews
But DNow I Emfeel like that's all Cold news
[Chorus]
N.C           G
I can't even count the times
I settled for these Bmscribbled lines
Tell me won't you Emstay awake, Dstay awake for Cme
I'm over all the Gstale days
Captured I was Bmstuck in place
Tell me won't you Emstay awake, Dstay awake for Cme
I'm thE5inking off the D5page and I Emcan't sleep
[Instrumental break]
  Em   D/F#(quick transitional chord)  G   C  C  
[Hook]
EmA hurricane lives in my bedrD/F#oom
GIt keeps me up and awake for round two
CAnd I just wanna sleep but
That's Dall too much, it's all too much
[Chorus]
             N.C.
I can't even count the times
I settled for these Bmscribbled lines
Tell me won't you Emstay awake, Dstay awake for Cme
I'm over all the Gstale days
Captured I was Bmstuck in place
Tell me won't you Emstay awake, Dstay awake for Cme
I'm thE5inking off the D5page and I Gcan't Emsleep
[Outro]
I'm Cthinking off the page and I can't GsleepEm  
I'm Cthinking off the page and I can't sleep
End abruptly on C, or on G for resolution

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Hawaii Stay Awake

by Waterparks

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

G-Em-C-- (2x)

[Verse 1]

G Em

I was bitter but I'm fine now

I pull my head down from its dark cloud

G Em

It was easy enough but but

It was all too much

[Hook]

(slightly palm muted)

G Em

A hurricane lives in my bedroom

It keeps me up and awake for round two

G Em

And I just wanna sleep but

That's all too much

[Pre-Chorus]

D Em

It's like a bad day in new shoes

Bm C

A long weekend with curfews

D Em C

But now I feel like that's all old news

[Chorus]

N.C. G

I can't even count the times

I settled for these scribbled lines

Em D C

Tell me won't you stay awake, stay awake for me

I'm over all the stale days

Captured, I was stuck in place

Em D C

Tell me won't you stay awake, stay awake for me

E5 D5 G Em

I'm thinking off the page and I can't sleep

C G Em C

I'm thinking off the page and I can't sleep

[Verse 2]

G Em

I'm missing time when I thought I had it

From the hours I lost in traffic

G Em

I built these walls around me and

It's all too much

[Bridge]

(heavy palm muting, only play bass strings for first two lines)

G Em

My influx of emotion's got me feeling in slow motion

Like I’m saturated, cold and calm

G Em

And maybe like I’m all too much

Tell me is it all too much

[Pre-Chorus]

D Em

It's like a bad day in new shoes

Bm C

A long weekend with curfews

D Em C

But Now I feel like that's all old news

[Chorus]

N.C G

I can't even count the times

I settled for these scribbled lines

Em D C

Tell me won't you stay awake, stay awake for me

I'm over all the stale days

Captured I was stuck in place

Em D C

Tell me won't you stay awake, stay awake for me

E5 D5 Em

I'm thinking off the page and I can't sleep

[Instrumental break]

Em D/F# G C C

(quick transitional chord)

[Hook]

Em D/F#

A hurricane lives in my bedroom

It keeps me up and awake for round two

And I just wanna sleep but

That's all too much, it's all too much

[Chorus]

N.C.

I can't even count the times

I settled for these scribbled lines

Em D C

Tell me won't you stay awake, stay awake for me

I'm over all the stale days

Captured I was stuck in place

Em D C

Tell me won't you stay awake, stay awake for me

E5 D5 G Em

I'm thinking off the page and I can't sleep

[Outro]

C G Em

I'm thinking off the page and I can't sleep

End abruptly on C, or on G for resolution

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