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Title: I Need To Wake Up
Artist: Melissa Etheridge
Written by: Melissa Etheridge
From the film - An Inconvenient Truth
CHORDS USED:                    B/E=     xx4440
                              Asus2=     002200
                                  E=     022100
                                F#M=     244222
                                  B=     224442
                                  A=     X02220
[Verse]
Have I been sleeB/Eping?
I'Asus2ve been so still, afraid of crumbElin'
Have I been careB/Eless?
DiAsus2smissing all the distant rumblinEgs
Asus2Take me where I am supposed to be
To F#Mcomprehend the things that I can't see
[Chorus]
        Cos I need to mEove
        I need to wake Bup
        I need to chF#Mange 
        I need to shake Asus2up 
        I need to speak Eout 
        Somethin's got to bBreak up 
        I've been aF#Msleep 
        And I need to Asus2wake uBp noAsus2wE  
[Verse 2]
And as a cB/Ehild
I Asus2danced like it was 199E9
My dreams were B/Ewild
The Asus2promise of this new world
Would be miEne
Asus2Now I am throwing off the carelessness of youth
To F#Mlisten to an inconvenient truth
[Chorus]
        Cos I need to mEove
        I need to wake Bup
        I need to chF#Mange 
        I need to shake Asus2up 
        I need to speak Eout 
        Somethin's got to bBreak up 
        I've been aF#Msleep 
        And I need to Asus2wake uBp noAsus2wE  
[Bridge]
BI am not an island
I am not aAsus2lone
BI am my intentions
Trapped here in thAsus2is flesh and bone
[Chorus]
        Cos I need to mEove
        I need to wake Bup
        I need to chF#Mange 
        I need to shake Asus2up 
        I need to speak Eout 
        Somethin's got to bBreak up 
        I've been aF#Msleep 
        And I need to Asus2wake uBp noAsus2wE  
[Outro]
BI want a chaF#Mnge
I need to sAsus2hake up
I need to sEpeak out
Oh somethin's got to bBreak up
I've been asF#Mleep
And I need to Asus2wake uBp now

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I Need To Wake Up

by Melissa Etheridge

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Chords in this song · guitar

B/E

Asus2

F#M

Title: I Need To Wake Up

Artist: Melissa Etheridge

Written by: Melissa Etheridge

From the film - An Inconvenient Truth

B/E

CHORDS USED: = xx4440

Asus2

= 002200

= 022100

F#M

= 244222

= 224442

= X02220

[Verse]

B/E

Have I been sleeping?

Asus2 E

I've been so still, afraid of crumblin'

B/E

Have I been careless?

Asus2 E

Dismissing all the distant rumblings

Asus2

Take me where I am supposed to be

F#M

To comprehend the things that I can't see

[Chorus]

Cos I need to move

I need to wake up

F#M

I need to change

Asus2

I need to shake up

I need to speak out

Somethin's got to break up

F#M

I've been asleep

Asus2 B Asus2 E

And I need to wake up now

[Verse 2]

B/E

And as a child

Asus2 E

I danced like it was 1999

B/E

My dreams were wild

Asus2

The promise of this new world

Would be mine

Asus2

Now I am throwing off the carelessness of youth

F#M

To listen to an inconvenient truth

[Chorus]

Cos I need to move

I need to wake up

F#M

I need to change

Asus2

I need to shake up

I need to speak out

Somethin's got to break up

F#M

I've been asleep

Asus2 B Asus2 E

And I need to wake up now

[Bridge]

I am not an island

Asus2

I am not alone

I am my intentions

Asus2

Trapped here in this flesh and bone

[Chorus]

Cos I need to move

I need to wake up

F#M

I need to change

Asus2

I need to shake up

I need to speak out

Somethin's got to break up

F#M

I've been asleep

Asus2 B Asus2 E

And I need to wake up now

[Outro]

B F#M

I want a change

Asus2

I need to shake up

I need to speak out

Oh somethin's got to break up

F#M

I've been asleep

Asus2 B

And I need to wake up now

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