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[Chorus]
 BIf I should die beAfore I wake
Would you Etake my final wish and make it C#come true, it's you
 BIf I should die beAfore I wake
Would you Etake my final wish and make it C#come true, it's youB  A  G#  
C#mOooooBoooAooh
[Verse 1]
BIf I should cry
Then wake me up and Atake my tears aC#way as they softly fall
BAside the seaside
I look up at my Alife and then I C#swiftly forget it all
 BI don't need magic anymore so please Aleave me alone
ProC#fess and I've gotta go
BPlease will you be patient 'cause the outcome is aAmazing
If you C#wait till you've got it all
BOooAoooG#ooooh
C#mOooooBoooAooh
[Chorus]
 BIf I should die beAfore I wake
Would you Etake my final wish and make it C#come true, it's you
 BIf I should die beAfore I wake
Would you Etake my final wish and make it C#come true, it's youB  A  E  C#  
[Interlude]
BOooAoh EOooC#oh
[Verse 2]
 BIf I should lie
Then wake me up and Atell me that my C#life isn't over yetA  
BWhat's with this beside
And I don't know where I'm Agoing and I C#think that I want the lessA  
[Verse 3]
 BOh so you want to be a wondermanA  
  C#Well you've gotta try hard to Areason
B'Cause it's all you've Aheard about
  C#And you've gotta be watchful
BOooAoooG#ooooh
C#mOooooBoooAooh
[Chorus]
 BIf I should die beAfore I wake
Would you Etake my final wish and make it C#come true, it's you
 BIf I should die beAfore I wake
Would you Etake my final wish and make it C#come true, it's youB  A  E  C#  
[Interlude]
BOooAoh EOooC#oh
[Bridge]
B  A  E
B  A  E
B  A  E  C#m
B  A  E  C#m
B  A  E  C#m
B  A  E  C#m
B  A  E  C#m
[Break]
BIf I should die before I Awake
Would you take my finaEl wish and make it come true, C#it's you
  BIf I should die before AI wake
Would you take my finaEl wish and make it come true, C#it's youB  
[Chorus]
 BIf I should die beAfore I wake
Would you Etake my final wish and make it C#come true, it's you
 BIf I should die beAfore I wake
Would you Etake my final wish and make it C#come true, it's youB  A  E  C#  
[Interlude]
BOooAoh EOooC#ohB  
[Verse 4]
  BIf I should cry
Then wake me up and Atake my tears aC#way as they softly fall
BAside the seaside
I look up at my Alife and then I C#swiftly forget it all
 BI don't need magic anymore so please Aleave me alone
ProC#fess and I've gotta go
BPlease will you be patient 'cause the outcome is aAmazing
If you C#wait till you've got it all
[Outro]
BOooAoooG#ooooh
C#mOooooBoooAooh

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The Seaside

by Declan McKenna

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C#m

[Chorus]

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C# B A G#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

C#m B A

Ooooooooooh

[Verse 1]

If I should cry

A C#

Then wake me up and take my tears away as they softly fall

Aside the seaside

A C#

I look up at my life and then I swiftly forget it all

B A

I don't need magic anymore so please leave me alone

Profess and I've gotta go

B A

Please will you be patient 'cause the outcome is amazing

If you wait till you've got it all

B A G#

Ooooooooooh

C#m B A

Ooooooooooh

[Chorus]

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C# B A E C#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

[Interlude]

B A E C#

Ooooh Ooooh

[Verse 2]

If I should lie

A C# A

Then wake me up and tell me that my life isn't over yet

What's with this beside

A C# A

And I don't know where I'm going and I think that I want the less

[Verse 3]

B A

Oh so you want to be a wonderman

C# A

Well you've gotta try hard to reason

B A

'Cause it's all you've heard about

And you've gotta be watchful

B A G#

Ooooooooooh

C#m B A

Ooooooooooh

[Chorus]

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C# B A E C#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

[Interlude]

B A E C#

Ooooh Ooooh

[Bridge]

B A E

B A E C#m

[Break]

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C# B

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

[Chorus]

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

B A

If I should die before I wake

E C# B A E C#

Would you take my final wish and make it come true, it's you

[Interlude]

B A E C# B

Ooooh Ooooh

[Verse 4]

If I should cry

A C#

Then wake me up and take my tears away as they softly fall

Aside the seaside

A C#

I look up at my life and then I swiftly forget it all

B A

I don't need magic anymore so please leave me alone

Profess and I've gotta go

B A

Please will you be patient 'cause the outcome is amazing

If you wait till you've got it all

[Outro]

B A G#

Ooooooooooh

C#m B A

Ooooooooooh

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