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Play as bar chords rather than open.
[Intro]    
 Em   Em7   EmX3  -  Em,  B5  Bb5,  Bb5   A5  
[Verse 1]
There's a Emmad dog pullinEm7g at Emhis chain
A Emhint of dangeEm7r in Emhis eye
EmAlarm bells ragEm7ing round Emhis brain
And the Emchimney's broken in the sky
[Chorus 1]
AWake up
Wake up and smell the A7roAses
  A     B5  CClose your eyes and pray this wind don't change
CThD5ere's Emnothing but screams in the fEm7ield Emof dreams
EmNothing but hope at the Em7end Emof the road
EmNothing but gold in thEm7e chimEmney smoke
EmCome on honey it's B5re-Bb5al   Bb5mo--A5ney
[Intro]    
 Em   Em7   EmX3  -  Em,  B5  Bb5,  Bb5   A5  
[Verse 2]
EmThis is the room where they make the explosives
EmWhere they put your name on the bomEm7b
  EmHere's where they bury the buts and the ifs
And Emscratch out words like right and wrong
[Chorus 2]
AWake up
Wake up and smell the A7phosphorAus
  A    B5TChis is the room we keep the human hair
  C     D5  EmDon't ask don't tell it couldn't be lost for us
Em7Yeah, Ema little less cash in the stash in the cupboard
At the bottom of the stair
B5Mo-Bb5ney   Bb5hon-A5ey
[Interlude]
Em  Em/C Em/Bb Em/B
[Intro Chords]                      
 Em   Em7   EmX3
Em,  B5  Bb5,  Bb5   A5X2 
[Chorus 3]
AWake up
Wake up and smell the bA7aconA  
  A     B5  CRun your greasy fingers through her hair
  C     D5  BThis is the B5life Bb5that Bb5you A5have F#mtaken
 F#mX8
 C   C5  B5,  B5  Bb5  
[Verse 3]
EmJust a line in the Em7captaiEmn's log
  EmJust a whine from a reEm7sident Emdog
EmAnother kid didn't maEm7ke the gEm7rade
EmCome on honey B5it's Bb5a    Bb5fair A5trade
[Chorus 4]
AWake up
Wake up and smell the A7rosAes
  A     B5  CThrow her photo on the funeral pyre
   D5  EmYeah, now we can forget the threat she poses
     Em7  EmGirl you know you couldn't get much higher
Ending
 B5  Bb5,  Bb5  A5,  B5  Bb5,  Bb5  A5,   (end on open E low string)

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Smell The Roses

by Roger Waters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bb5

Em/C

Em/Bb

Em/B

F#m

Play as bar chords rather than open.

[Intro]

Em Em7 Em Em B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5

X3 - , ,

[Verse 1]

Em Em7 Em

There's a mad dog pulling at his chain

Em Em7 Em

A hint of danger in his eye

Em Em7 Em

Alarm bells raging round his brain

And the chimney's broken in the sky

[Chorus 1]

Wake up

A7 A

Wake up and smell the roses

A B5 C

Close your eyes and pray this wind don't change

C D5 Em Em7 Em

There's nothing but screams in the field of dreams

Em Em7 Em

Nothing but hope at the end of the road

Em Em7 Em

Nothing but gold in the chimney smoke

Em B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5

Come on honey it's re-al mo--ney

[Intro]

Em Em7 Em Em B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5

X3 - , ,

[Verse 2]

This is the room where they make the explosives

Em Em7

Where they put your name on the bomb

Here's where they bury the buts and the ifs

And scratch out words like right and wrong

[Chorus 2]

Wake up

A7 A

Wake up and smell the phosphorus

A B5 C

This is the room we keep the human hair

C D5 Em

Don't ask don't tell it couldn't be lost for us

Em7 Em

Yeah, a little less cash in the stash in the cupboard

At the bottom of the stair

B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5

Mo-ney hon-ey

[Interlude]

Em Em/C Em/Bb Em/B

[Intro Chords]

Em Em7 Em

Em B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5

, , X2

[Chorus 3]

Wake up

A7 A

Wake up and smell the bacon

A B5 C

Run your greasy fingers through her hair

C D5 B B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 F#m

This is the life that you have taken

F#m

C C5 B5 B5 Bb5

[Verse 3]

Em Em7 Em

Just a line in the captain's log

Em Em7 Em

Just a whine from a resident dog

Em Em7 Em7

Another kid didn't make the grade

Em B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5

Come on honey it's a fair trade

[Chorus 4]

Wake up

A7 A

Wake up and smell the roses

A B5 C

Throw her photo on the funeral pyre

D5 Em

Yeah, now we can forget the threat she poses

Em7 Em

Girl you know you couldn't get much higher

Ending

B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5

, , , , (end on open E low string)

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