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Wake Up Bomb

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WAKE-UP BOMB
{Verse:   E   D   A  G}
I look good in a Eglass packD  
I look good and AmeanG  
I look good in Emetallic sick wrapDarounds blackout teaAseG  
I scud along the Ehorizon Dchew some sAweet treeG  
I get high in my low-Eass boot cut Dcheap
I like being AseenG  
I look good with my Edrink eat no slDeep
Take a leap, longevityA  G  
I look good in my Eattitude, latitDude, 1973A  G  
I'm in deep
CMy Ghead's on fCire and Ghigh CesteemD  
CCarry my Gdead, Cbored, been Gthere, done that, aDnything
EOh, the Dwake-up bomb
AOh, the Gwake-up bomb
EOh, the Dwake-up bomb
AOh, the Gwake-up bomb
CMy Ghead's on fCire and Ghigh CesteemD  
CGet Gdrunk and Csing Galong to DQueen
CPractice my GT-Rex Cmoves and Gmake the Dscene
CCarry my Gdead, Cbored, been Gthere, done that, aDnything
I had to knock a few buildings over
I make an ugly mess
I had to blow a gasket
Drop transmission
I had to decompress
I had to write the great American novel
I had a neutron bomb
I had to teach the world to sing by the age of 21
I wake up (I wake up)
I wake up (I wake up)
I threw up when I saw what I'd done
Oh, the wake-up bomb
Oh, the wake-up bomb
My head's on fire and high esteem
Get drunk and sing along to Queen
Practice my T-Rex moves and make the scene
Yeah, I'd rather be anywhere doing anything
{Solo}:  e -12----10---/--9----7--|
         b ----12-----/-----10----|
I've had enough, I've seen enough, I've had it all, I'm giving up
I won the race, I broke the cup, I drank it all, I spit it up
I've had enough, I've seen enough, I've had it all, I'm giving up
I won the race, I broke the cup, I drank it all, I spit it up
Yeah, atomic, Supersonic
What a joke, I'm dumb
See ya, don't wanna be you
Lunch meat, Pond scum
My head's on fire in high esteem
Get drunk and sing along to Queen
Practice my T-Rex moves and make the scene
Yeah, I'd rather be anywhere doing anything
Yeah, I'd rather be anywhere doing anything
Yeah, I'd rather be anywhere doing anything

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Wake Up Bomb

by R.E.M.

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WAKE-UP BOMB

E D A G

{Verse: }

E D

I look good in a glass pack

A G

I look good and mean

E D A G

I look good in metallic sick wraparounds blackout tease

E D A G

I scud along the horizon chew some sweet tree

E D

I get high in my low-ass boot cut cheap

A G

I like being seen

E D

I look good with my drink eat no sleep

A G

Take a leap, longevity

E D A G

I look good in my attitude, latitude, 1973

I'm in deep

C G C G C D

My head's on fire and high esteem

C G C G D

Carry my dead, bored, been there, done that, anything

E D

Oh, the wake-up bomb

A G

Oh, the wake-up bomb

E D

Oh, the wake-up bomb

A G

Oh, the wake-up bomb

C G C G C D

My head's on fire and high esteem

C G C G D

Get drunk and sing along to Queen

C G C G D

Practice my T-Rex moves and make the scene

C G C G D

Carry my dead, bored, been there, done that, anything

I had to knock a few buildings over

I make an ugly mess

I had to blow a gasket

Drop transmission

I had to decompress

I had to write the great American novel

I had a neutron bomb

I had to teach the world to sing by the age of 21

I wake up (I wake up)

I threw up when I saw what I'd done

Oh, the wake-up bomb

My head's on fire and high esteem

Get drunk and sing along to Queen

Practice my T-Rex moves and make the scene

Yeah, I'd rather be anywhere doing anything

{Solo}: e -12----10---/--9----7--|

b ----12-----/-----10----|

I've had enough, I've seen enough, I've had it all, I'm giving up

I won the race, I broke the cup, I drank it all, I spit it up

I've had enough, I've seen enough, I've had it all, I'm giving up

I won the race, I broke the cup, I drank it all, I spit it up

Yeah, atomic, Supersonic

What a joke, I'm dumb

See ya, don't wanna be you

Lunch meat, Pond scum

My head's on fire in high esteem

Get drunk and sing along to Queen

Practice my T-Rex moves and make the scene

Yeah, I'd rather be anywhere doing anything

About Wake Up Bomb Chords by R.E.M.

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The chords for "Wake Up Bomb" show the original chord names (including E, D, A, G, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.