Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Wake Me Up When September Ends

Had to do the Ukulele chords for this one this of all months :-) I suggest playing Dsus4 as 0220 rather than 2230. Watch this guy for the riff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdhvi9hgMx4

Riff: Open G and 3 and 5 on E and A
Open G 2 and 5
Open G open E and 5
Open G 2 on C and 5
Open G open C, 8 and 7 together
Open G open C, 8 and 6 together



G           0222
Summer has come and passed
    0202           0235
The innocent can never last
C          Cm             G      G
Wake me up when September ends
G           0222
Like my fathers come to pass
    0202           0235
Seven years has gone so fast
C          Cm             G    G  -  G/F#  -
Wake me up when September ends


Bridge :
Em             Bm
Here comes the rain again
C                 G  -    G/F#  -
Falling from the stars
Em             Bm
Drenched in my pain again
  C             D
Becoming who we are


2nd verse/chorus :
G         Bm
As my memory rests
    Em           Dsus4
But never forget what I lost
C          Cm             G      G
Wake me up when September ends


Main riff x6
3rd verse/chorus :
G          Bm
Summer has come and passed
Em               Dsus4
The innocent can never last
C          Cm             G      G
Wake me up when September ends
G            Bm
Ring out the bells again
Em               Dsus4
Like we did when spring began
C          Cm             G     G  -    G/F#  -
Wake me up when september ends


Bridge :
Em             Bm
Here comes the rain again
C                 G  -    G/F#  -
Falling from the stars
Em             Bm
Drenched in my pain again
  C             Dsus4 D
Becoming who we are


4th verse/chorus :
G         Bm
As my memory rests
    Em           Dsus4
But never forget what I lost
C          Cm             G      G  -    G/F#  -
Wake me up when September ends


Solo :
[Em][B][C][G-G/F#]
[Em][B][C][D]
[D][D][D]

Main riff x4


5th verse/chorus :
G          Bm
Summer has come and passed
    Em           Dsus4
The innocent can never last
C          Cm             G      G
Wake me up when September ends
G               Bm
Like my fathers come to pass
Em              Dsus4
Seven years has gone so fast

Outro :
C          Cm             G    G
Wake me up when September ends
C          Cm             G    G
Wake me up when September ends
C          Cm             G    G>let ring
Wake me up when September ends

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