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Wake Up Time
(words & music by Tom Petty)
This is the final song off of Wildflowers and is arranged for piano.
[Intro]
G  D  G  D  G  D
F#m  A  Asus4  A  Asus4
You Gfollow your Dfeelings, you Gfollow your Ddreams
You Gfollow the Dleader F#minto the Atrees
And Gwhat's in there Dwaiting, neither Gone of us Dknows
You gotta Gkeep one eye Dopen the F#mfurther you Ago
GYou never dreamed you'd go Emdown on one knee, but AnowD  
GWho could have seen, you'd be Emso hard to please someAhow
AYou feel like a poor boy, a long way from home
AYou're just a poor boy, a long way from home
G  D
AAnd its wake up timeEm  Bm  
Time to Aopen up your eyes
And Grise Dand Ashine
You Gspend you life Ddreaming, running aGround in a Dtrance
You Ghang out forDever and F#mstill miss the Adance
And Gif you get Dlucky, you Gmight find someDone
To Ghelp you get oDver the F#mpain that will Acome
GYeah, you were so cool Emback in high school, what AhappenedD  
GYou were sure Emnot to have your spirits Adampened
ABut you're just a poor boy alone in this world
AYou're just a poor boy alone in this world
G  D
AAnd its wake up timeEm  Bm  
Time to Aopen up your eyes
And Grise Dand Ashine
Well, Gif he gets Dlucky, a Gboy finds a Dgirl
To Ghelp him to Dshoulder the F#mpain in this Aworld
And if you Gfollow your Dfeelings and you Gfollow your Ddreams
You Gmight find the Dforest F#mthere in the Atrees
GYeah, you'll be alright, Emit's just gonna take time, but AnowD  
GWho could have seen you'd be Emso hard to please someAhow
AYou're just a poor boy, a long way from home
AYou're just a poor boy, a long way from home
G  D
AAnd its wake up timeEm  Bm  
Time to Aopen up your eyes
And Grise Dand Ashine
G  D
A'Cause it's wake up timeEm  Bm  
Time to Aopen up your eyes
And Grise Dand Ashine
And it ends on that nice chord.  If you prefer, you can play the chords
any which way you like but to get the sound as accurate and precise as
how it sounds on the album, I suggest you play the chords like this:
       E--A--D--G--B--E-
G      3 x 0 0 0 x
D      x 5 4 2 x x
F#m    x x 4 2 2 x
A      x 0 2 2 2 x
Asus4  x 0 2 2 3 x
Em     0 2 2 0 0 x
Bm     x 2 4 4 3 2

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Wake Up Time

by Tom Petty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Wake Up Time

(words & music by Tom Petty)

This is the final song off of Wildflowers and is arranged for piano.

[Intro]

G D G D G D

F#m A Asus4 A Asus4

G D G D

You follow your feelings, you follow your dreams

G D F#m A

You follow the leader into the trees

G D G D

And what's in there waiting, neither one of us knows

G D F#m A

You gotta keep one eye open the further you go

G Em A D

You never dreamed you'd go down on one knee, but now

G Em A

Who could have seen, you'd be so hard to please somehow

You feel like a poor boy, a long way from home

You're just a poor boy, a long way from home

G D

A Em Bm

And its wake up time

Time to open up your eyes

G D A

And rise and shine

G D G D

You spend you life dreaming, running around in a trance

G D F#m A

You hang out forever and still miss the dance

G D G D

And if you get lucky, you might find someone

G D F#m A

To help you get over the pain that will come

G Em A D

Yeah, you were so cool back in high school, what happened

G Em A

You were sure not to have your spirits dampened

But you're just a poor boy alone in this world

You're just a poor boy alone in this world

G D

A Em Bm

And its wake up time

Time to open up your eyes

G D A

And rise and shine

G D G D

Well, if he gets lucky, a boy finds a girl

G D F#m A

To help him to shoulder the pain in this world

G D G D

And if you follow your feelings and you follow your dreams

G D F#m A

You might find the forest there in the trees

G Em A D

Yeah, you'll be alright, it's just gonna take time, but now

G Em A

Who could have seen you'd be so hard to please somehow

You're just a poor boy, a long way from home

G D

A Em Bm

And its wake up time

Time to open up your eyes

G D A

And rise and shine

G D

A Em Bm

'Cause it's wake up time

Time to open up your eyes

G D A

And rise and shine

And it ends on that nice chord. If you prefer, you can play the chords

any which way you like but to get the sound as accurate and precise as

how it sounds on the album, I suggest you play the chords like this:

E A D G B E

-----------

G 3 x 0 0 0 x

D x 5 4 2 x x

F#m x x 4 2 2 x

A x 0 2 2 2 x

Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 x

Em 0 2 2 0 0 x

Bm x 2 4 4 3 2

About Wake Up Time Chords by Tom Petty

Learn how to play Wake Up Time by Tom Petty with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Wake Up Time chords”, “Wake Up Time guitar chords”, or “Tom Petty Wake Up Time chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Wake Up Time chords and for experienced players who want accurate Wake Up Time lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, F#m, A, Asus4, Em.

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The chords for "Wake Up Time" show the original chord names (including G, D, F#m, A, Asus4, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.