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Wide Awake

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Eminor

90BPM

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Intro(there are 2 guitars playing this, #2 just plays this, but with dist.
|Em-7--Bm7---Am5----------------------------|
|-8--7---5----------------------------|
|-9--7---5----------------------------|
|-9--9---7--x-x-7s9-------------------|
|-7--9---7--x-x-5s7-------------------|
|----7---5----------------------------|
Verse
|-Em7---Bm7--Amaj-5---Bm-7-------------------|
|-8---7---5----7-------------------|
|-9---7---6----7-------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Chorus
   Em    Bm  Dm(held 4 counts, not 2)
|-7--7---5----------------------------|
|-8--7---6----------------------------|
|-9--7---7----------------------------|
|-9--9---7----------------------------|
|-7--9---5----------------------------|
|----7--------------------------------|
Intro 2x
verse 8x
chorus 4x
Intro 2x
etc.

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Wide Awake

by The Expendables

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj

Intro(there are 2 guitars playing this, #2 just plays this, but with dist.

Em Bm Am

|-7--7---5----------------------------|

|-8--7---5----------------------------|

|-9--7---5----------------------------|

|-9--9---7--x-x-7s9-------------------|

|-7--9---7--x-x-5s7-------------------|

|----7---5----------------------------|

Verse

Em Bm Amaj Bm

|-7---7---5----7-------------------|

|-8---7---5----7-------------------|

|-9---7---6----7-------------------|

|----------------------------------|

Chorus

Em Bm Dm

(held 4 counts, not 2)

|-7--7---5----------------------------|

|-8--7---6----------------------------|

|-9--7---7----------------------------|

|-9--9---7----------------------------|

|-7--9---5----------------------------|

|----7--------------------------------|

Intro 2x

verse 8x

chorus 4x

Intro 2x

etc.

About Wide Awake Chords by The Expendables

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