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Awakening

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Switchfoot-Awakening
Intro chords:
  E     A(2x)
Intro tab:
E------------------|
A------------------|
D-2-4--6-4-6-4-----|
G-----4------------|
B------------------|
E------------------|
(Repeat 4x)
EFace down with the BLA curbside C#mending
In Aones and zeros.
EDowntown was the Bperfect place to C#mhide.A  
EThe first star that I Bsaw last night was a C#mheadlight
of a Aman-made sky, but
EMan-made never Bmade our dreams C#mcollide, cAollide
(chorus)
EHere we are now with the Bfalling sky and the C#mrain,
We're Aawakening
EHere we are now with the Bdesperate youth and the C#mpain,
We're Aawakening
EMaybe it's called Bambition, you've been C#mtalking in your sAleep
About a Edream, We're Bawakening
Last week found me living for nothing but deadlines,
With my dead beat sky but, this town doesn't look the same tonight
These dreams started singing to me out of nowhere
And I don't know if I've ever felt so alive, alive
(chorus)
(Bridge)
C#mI want to wake up kicking and screaming
AI want to wake up kicking and screaming
BI want to know that my heart's still beating,
AIt's beating, I'm bleeding.
C#mI want to wake up kicking and screaming
AI want to live like I know what I'm leaving
BI want to know that my heart's still beating,
AIt's beating, It's beating, It's beating, I'm bleeding
(Chorus)

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Awakening

by Switchfoot

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Switchfoot-Awakening

Intro chords:

E A

(2x)

Intro tab:

E------------------|

A------------------|

D-2-4--6-4-6-4-----|

G-----4------------|

B------------------|

E------------------|

(Repeat 4x)

E B C#m

Face down with the LA curbside ending

In ones and zeros.

E B C#m A

Downtown was the perfect place to hide.

E B C#m

The first star that I saw last night was a headlight

of a man-made sky, but

E B C#m A

Man-made never made our dreams collide, collide

(chorus)

E B C#m

Here we are now with the falling sky and the rain,

We're awakening

E B C#m

Here we are now with the desperate youth and the pain,

We're awakening

E B C#m A

Maybe it's called ambition, you've been talking in your sleep

E B

About a dream, We're awakening

Last week found me living for nothing but deadlines,

With my dead beat sky but, this town doesn't look the same tonight

These dreams started singing to me out of nowhere

And I don't know if I've ever felt so alive, alive

(chorus)

(Bridge)

C#m

I want to wake up kicking and screaming

I want to know that my heart's still beating,

It's beating, I'm bleeding.

C#m

I want to wake up kicking and screaming

I want to live like I know what I'm leaving

I want to know that my heart's still beating,

It's beating, It's beating, It's beating, I'm bleeding

(Chorus)

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