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[Intro]
 Em   Am   Em    Amx6
[Verse]
CSomething's Amwrong Emwhen you Amregret
EmThings that Amhaven't Emhappened Amyet
EmBut it's a Amglorious day when Emmorning Amcomes
EmWithout the Amfeeling Emof alarAmm
[Chorus]
EmSo     Amrise, Emand Amshine
EmNows the time Amto be alive
EmTo stay awake with Amme a whileEm,
AmAnd Csmile
Em Am
[Verse]
CYou Amcouldn't Emsleep for thAme awfuEml fright
AmThat kept you Emup in Ambed laEmst night
But Ccurious Amshape shifEmt in the Amdark,
They Emvanish with the Amsunrise spark
[Chorus]
EmSo     Amrise, Emand Amshine
EmNows the time Amto be alive
EmTo stay awake with Amme a whileEm,
AmAnd Csmile

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1940

by The Submarines

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em Am Em Am

[Verse]

C Am Em Am

Something's wrong when you regret

Em Am Em Am

Things that haven't happened yet

Em Am Em Am

But it's a glorious day when morning comes

Em Am Em Am

Without the feeling of alarm

[Chorus]

Em Am Em Am

So rise, and shine

Em Am

Nows the time to be alive

Em Am Em

To stay awake with me a while,

Am C

And smile

Em Am

[Verse]

C Am Em Am Em

You couldn't sleep for the awful fright

Am Em Am Em

That kept you up in bed last night

C Am Em Am

But curious shape shift in the dark,

Em Am

They vanish with the sunrise spark

[Chorus]

Em Am Em Am

So rise, and shine

Em Am

Nows the time to be alive

Em Am Em

To stay awake with me a while,

Am C

And smile

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