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Sleeping Giant

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Aminor

90BPM

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tempo: 106,1 BPM
[Intro]
e|--G5--------------------G4------------|-G5--------------------G4----G5----G4----|
B|--8-----8-----8-------8-------8---|-8-----8-----8-------8---8---8---|
G|--7-----7-----7-------5-------5---|-7-----7-----7-------5---7---5---|
D|--5-----5-----5-------5-------5---|-5-----5-----5-------5---5---5---|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e | 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e |
[Verse 1]
CWhoaG, sFleGeping the night awayC  G  F  G  
CDarkness enC/Bclosing the world so dAesperate for GdaysF  F  E  F  F#  G  
We're under the Cspell      G     Fof disuGnityC  G  F  G  
CWhen will this C/Bgiant awAake and Dstand and be GfreeD  
GNow the hour has come
CTo awGaken and reCdeem the time given Gto the night
    CCurse this Gdarkness and D#stand in the Flight
[Chorus]
Can you Ghear the alarm echo Ddown the hall
The Gsleeping Cgiant gets a Dwake-up cGall
AwGake from your Dsleep 'cause it's Emtime to stand Ctall
The Gsleeping Dgiant gets a Cwake-up cGall
The Gsleeping Dgiant gets a Cwake-up cGall
[Verse 2]
CWhoaG,    F  Gbeen sleeping so CloGng, yFeaGh
CHow can we C/Bhope to disAcern the riGght from the Fwrong?F  E  F  F#  G  
The gauntlet is CthrowGn    Fin the Gface of denCialG  F  G  
CEach time we C/Bsleep through an Ainch we're Dlosing a GmileD  G  
   D#We will Bbget this rude awD#akening to reG#ality
      D#And ariBbse in unitFy
[Chorus]
Can you Ghear the alarm echo Ddown the hall
The Gsleeping Cgiant gets a Dwake-up cGall
AwGake from your Dsleep 'cause it's Emtime to stand Ctall
The Gsleeping Dgiant gets a Cwake-up cGall
The Gsleeping Dgiant gets a Cwake-up cGall
[Instrumental]
E5     Esus2   E          E  Esus2
Am     Am      Esus2      E E A
     E5   Esus2            E    E  Esus2  
Am     C       G
[Bridge]
    FIt's been dark for so Clong night is almost gone
      GAlways darkest before the dawn
    FSunlight soon appearCing, a new day it will Dbring  Do you feel it?
[Chorus]
Can you Ghear the alarm echo Ddown the hall
The Gsleeping Cgiant gets a Dwake-up cGall
AwGake from your Dsleep 'cause it's Emtime to stand Ctall
The Gsleeping Dgiant gets a Cwake-up cGall
The Gsleeping Dgiant gets a Cwake-up cGall

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Sleeping Giant

by Petra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Esus2

Esus

Tempo: 106,1 BPM

[Intro]

G5 G4 G5 G4 G5 G4

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|--8-----8-----8-------8-------8---|-8-----8-----8-------8---8---8---|

G|--7-----7-----7-------5-------5---|-7-----7-----7-------5---7---5---|

D|--5-----5-----5-------5-------5---|-5-----5-----5-------5---5---5---|

A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e | 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e |

[Verse 1]

C G F G C G F G

Whoa, sleeping the night away

C C/B A G F F E F F# G

Darkness enclosing the world so desperate for days

C G F G C G F G

We're under the spell of disunity

C C/B A D G D

When will this giant awake and stand and be free

Now the hour has come

C G C G

To awaken and redeem the time given to the night

C G D# F

Curse this darkness and stand in the light

[Chorus]

G D

Can you hear the alarm echo down the hall

G C D G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

G D Em C

Awake from your sleep 'cause it's time to stand tall

G D C G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

G D C G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

[Verse 2]

C G F G C G F G

Whoa, been sleeping so long, yeah

C C/B A G F F E F F# G

How can we hope to discern the right from the wrong?

C G F G C G F G

The gauntlet is thrown in the face of denial

C C/B A D G D G

Each time we sleep through an inch we're losing a mile

D# Bb D# G#

We will get this rude awakening to reality

D# Bb F

And arise in unity

[Chorus]

G D

Can you hear the alarm echo down the hall

G C D G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

G D Em C

Awake from your sleep 'cause it's time to stand tall

G D C G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

G D C G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

[Instrumental]

E5 Esus2 E E Esus2

Am Am Esus2 E E A

E5 Esus E E Esus2

Am C G

[Bridge]

F C

It's been dark for so long night is almost gone

Always darkest before the dawn

F C D

Sunlight soon appearing, a new day it will bring Do you feel it?

[Chorus]

G D

Can you hear the alarm echo down the hall

G C D G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

G D Em C

Awake from your sleep 'cause it's time to stand tall

G D C G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

G D C G

The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call

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