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Awakening

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[Verse 1]
EmSomewhere Ddeep inCside
CI am Dlosing my Emmind
I've Emtried my Dhardest to Cfind
A Emsong I'm Ddestined to Emwrite
[Verse 2]
EmBreak me Dfrom this Cmold
Don't Clet my Dbody grow Emold
It's Bmburning inCside my Gsoul
I will Bmsing or die Cwriting a Emsong
[Interlude]
         Em         D  CHey!
         C         D  EmHey!
         Em         D  CHey!
Cmaj7    Dsus2  Em
[Chorus 1]
So unEmleash the Dbeast that Gsits in your belly
Don't Emfeed it with Dhatred and Ggreed
Give a Emshout (Hey!) For the Djoy
That Gyou will be spreading
You are Bmonly aCwakenGing
You are Bmonly aCwakenEming
[Verse 3]
DOver and Emover I’ve Gtried
To Dconquer the Emthings I can’t Gclimb
But Dnow it's all Emover
And I've Bmgrown ten years Colder
Take a Gleap, spread your Amwings, and you’ll Emfly
[Instrumental 1]
    Em    CWhGoa wBmajhoaEm  C  G  Bmaj  
[Bridge 1]
EmO my soul
You’re aCwakening
I will Gstand and sing
In my Dheart's a fire
EmBreaking out
It is Cnot contained
I won't Gbe afraid
Of my Dheart's desire
[Bridge 2]
EmO my soul
You’re aCwakening
I will Gstand and sing
In my Dheart's a fire
EmBreaking out
It is Cnot contained
I won't Gbe afraid
Of my Dheart's desire
[Bridge 3]
EmO my soul
You’re aCwakening
I will Gstand and sing
In my Dheart's a fire
EmBreaking out
It is Cnot contained
I won't Gbe afraid
Of my Dheart
[Instrumental 2]
Em   C   G   Bmaj
Em   C   G   D
[Chorus 2]
So unEmleash the Dbeast that Gsits in your belly
Don't Emfeed it with Dhatred and Ggreed
Give a Emshout for the Dlove
That Gyou will be spreading
You are Bmonly aCwakenGing
You are Bmonly aCwakenEming

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Awakening

by Stormfolk

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Dsus2

Bmaj

[Verse 1]

Em D C

Somewhere deep inside

C D Em

I am losing my mind

Em D C

I've tried my hardest to find

Em D Em

A song I'm destined to write

[Verse 2]

Em D C

Break me from this mold

C D Em

Don't let my body grow old

Bm C G

It's burning inside my soul

Bm C Em

I will sing or die writing a song

[Interlude]

Em D C

Hey!

C D Em

Hey!

Em D C

Hey!

Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em

[Chorus 1]

Em D G

So unleash the beast that sits in your belly

Em D G

Don't feed it with hatred and greed

Em D

Give a shout (Hey!) For the joy

That you will be spreading

Bm C G

You are only awakening

Bm C Em

You are only awakening

[Verse 3]

D Em G

Over and over I’ve tried

D Em G

To conquer the things I can’t climb

D Em

But now it's all over

Bm C

And I've grown ten years older

G Am Em

Take a leap, spread your wings, and you’ll fly

[Instrumental 1]

Em C G Bmaj Em C G Bmaj

Whoa whoa

[Bridge 1]

O my soul

You’re awakening

I will stand and sing

In my heart's a fire

Breaking out

It is not contained

I won't be afraid

Of my heart's desire

[Bridge 2]

O my soul

You’re awakening

I will stand and sing

In my heart's a fire

Breaking out

It is not contained

I won't be afraid

Of my heart's desire

[Bridge 3]

O my soul

You’re awakening

I will stand and sing

In my heart's a fire

Breaking out

It is not contained

I won't be afraid

Of my heart

[Instrumental 2]

Em C G Bmaj

Em C G D

[Chorus 2]

Em D G

So unleash the beast that sits in your belly

Em D G

Don't feed it with hatred and greed

Em D

Give a shout for the love

That you will be spreading

Bm C G

You are only awakening

Bm C Em

You are only awakening

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