The Living End – Wake Up (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Notes on the song:
I find it sounds best to play this with the uke tuned g-B-E-A - it makes the B5 a nicer chord to play,
and allows a better sounding intro/verse bits. If you're just playing the chords, no need to drop
the C string!
Bm Em A B5 G F# F#7 G5 D A|-2-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-1-|--1--|-5-|-0-| E|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-2-|--0--|-3-|-2-| B|-0-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-3-|-2-|--2--|-3-|-3-| g|-4-|-0-|-2-|-4-|-0-|-3-|--3--|-0-|-2-|
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Intro: Bm Em Bm A |-----2---0-------|-----------------|-----2---0-------|-----0-----------| |---0---------2---|-0---3---2---0---|---2---------2---|---2-----0---2---| |-0---------------|---0-------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bm Em Bm B5 |-----2---0-------|-----0-----------|-----2---0-------|-----------------| |---2---------2---|-3-------3---0---|---2---------0---|-2---------------| |-0---------------|---0-------------|-0---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1:
|Bm |Em |Bm |A I've been buried in the sand I've come down with no place to land |Bm |G |Bm |Bm I don't need you to understand It's not what I had planned |Bm |Em |Bm |A All the hunger, all the yearning with the lifeline that you're burning |Bm |G |G |F# |F#7 Poison lessons that you're learning, the road a-head is turning
Chorus:
|Bm |G5 |D |F# Suicidal education, it got sold to our generation |Bm |G |D |F# Wake up to the manipulation, wake up to the situation |G5 |G5 Suicidal education
Break: Bm x 4
Verse 2:
|Bm |Em |Bm |A Stick together side by side; We no longer need to hide |Bm |G5 |Bm |Bm From the darkness into the light, now is your time |Bm |Em |Bm |A I need something to numb the pain, forget me and fo-orget my name |Bm |G |G |F# |F#7 Waiting for the time to arrive: no one gets out of here ali-ive
Chorus:
|Bm |G5 |D |F# Suicidal education, it got sold to our generation |Bm |G |D |F# Wake up to the manipulation, wake up to the situation |G5 |G5 Suicidal education
Break: Bm x 6
|Bm |G5 |D |F# Wake up, wake up. Wake up, wake up. |Bm |G5 |D |F# Wake up, wake up. Wake up, wake up. Wake |G5 |G5 |G5 |G5 up, Wake up
Intro
Bm Em Bm A
Bm Em Bm B5
|Bm |Em |Bm |A I've been buried in the sand I've come down with no place to land |Bm |G |Bm |Bm I don't need you to understand It's not what I had planned
Outro:
|Bm |G |D |F# Suicidal education, it got sold to our generation |Bm |G |D |F# Suicidal education, it got sold to our generation |Bm |G |D |F# Wake up to the manipulation, wake up to the situation |Bm |G |D |F# |Bm Suicidal education, it got sold to our generation