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Wake Up

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F#minor

90BPM

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

e|--0-------4-------4-------7-------5-------2-------|
B|--0-------4-------6-------9-------5-------2-------|
G|--1-------5-------6-------9-------6-------3-------|
D|--2-------6-------6-------9-------7-------4-------|
A|--2-------6-------4-------7-------7-------4-------|
E|--0-------4-----------------------5-------2-------|
    E       G#      C#      E       A       F#
[Verse]
EOut of a G#station through my radioC#  
Nothing's Eon it
ELike a joke G#that's told without its final C#line
Where's it Egoing
Where had it beC#longed
[Chorus]
     A      F#I'm trying
     A      F#I'm trying to Ewake up

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Wake Up

by The Walkmen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

e|--0-------4-------4-------7-------5-------2-------|

B|--0-------4-------6-------9-------5-------2-------|

G|--1-------5-------6-------9-------6-------3-------|

D|--2-------6-------6-------9-------7-------4-------|

A|--2-------6-------4-------7-------7-------4-------|

E|--0-------4-----------------------5-------2-------|

E G# C# E A F#

[Verse]

E G# C#

Out of a station through my radio

Nothing's on it

E G# C#

Like a joke that's told without its final line

Where's it going

Where had it belonged

[Chorus]

A F#

I'm trying

A F# E

I'm trying to wake up

About Wake Up Chords by The Walkmen

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