When You Awake

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From The Band's website:
[Verse 1]
E F#m B7 A/C# E
Ollie told me I'm a fool. So I
A Bm A/C# D
walked on down the road a mile, went to the house that brings a smile
F# Bm E D G
Sat upon my grandpa's knee, and what do you think he said to me?
[Chorus]
C Am C/G F D7 C G
When you awake you will remember ev'rything, you will be hangin' on a string from your...
C C/B Am C/G F
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
F D7 C G C B
That you were born with to grow old and never know
[Verse 2]
E F#m B7 A/C# E
Ollie showed me the fork in the road
A Bm A/C# D
You can take to the left or go straight to the right, use your days and save your nights
F# Bm E D G
Be careful where you step, and watch wha-cha eat, sleep with the light on and you got it beat
[Chorus]
C Am C/G F D7 C G
When you awake you will remember ev'rything, you will be hangin' on a string from your...
C C/B Am C/G F
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
F D7 C G C B
That you were born with to grow old and never know
[Verse 3]
E F#m B7 A/C# E
Ollie warned me it's a mean old world
A Bm A/C# D
The street don't greet ya, yes, it's true; but what am I supposed to do:
F# Bm E D G
Read the writing on the wall, I heard it when I was very small
[Chorus]
C Am C/G F D7 C G
When you awake you will remember ev'rything, you will be hangin' on a string from your...
C C/B Am C/G F
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
F D7 C G C B
That you were born with to grow old and never know
[Outro]
E F#m
Wash my hand in lye water, I got a date with the captain's daughter
E F#m E
You can go and tell your brother. We sure gonna love one another, Oh!
E F#m
You may be right and ya might be wrong, I ain't gonna worry all day long
E F#m
Snow's gonna come and the frost gonna bite, my old car froze up last night
E F#m E F#m
Ain't no reason to hang your head, I could wake up in the mornin' dead. Oh!
[Coda]
E F#m
And if I thought it would do any good, I'd stand on the rock where Moses stood

When You Awake chords and lyrics

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From The Band's website:
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[Coda]

When You Awake Chords by The Band

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