I Need To Wake Up (From the Paramount Classics Motion Picture 'An Inconvenient Truth) Chords
Tempo:
73.95 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
E
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Have I been sleeping?
[E] I've been so still, afraid of crumbling.
Have I [B] been careless?
[A] Dismissing all the distant [E] rumblings.
[A] Take me where I am supposed [E] to be.
[F#m] To comprehend the things that I can't see.
Cause I need to [E] move.
I need [B] to wake up.
I need to [F#m] change.
I need [A] to shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need [A] to wake [B] up
[C#m] now.
[E] And as a [B] child, [A] I danced like it was 1999.
[E] My [B] dreams were wild.
[A] The promise of this new world [E] would be mine.
Now I [A] am throwing off the carelessness of youth.
[F#m] To listen to an inconvenient truth.
That I need [E] to move.
I need to [B] wake up.
I need to [F#m] change.
I need to [A] shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need [A] to [B] wake up [C#m] now.
[B] I am not an island.
I [A] am not alone.
[B] My intentions trapped here [A] in this flesh.
And, oh, yeah.
I need to [E] move.
I need [B] to wake up.
I need [F#m] to change.
I need [A] to shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#] asleep.
And I need [A] to wake up [E] now.
[B] I [F#] want to [F#m] change.
I need to [A] shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Oh, something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need to [A] wake [B] up
[E] I've been so still, afraid of crumbling.
Have I [B] been careless?
[A] Dismissing all the distant [E] rumblings.
[A] Take me where I am supposed [E] to be.
[F#m] To comprehend the things that I can't see.
Cause I need to [E] move.
I need [B] to wake up.
I need to [F#m] change.
I need [A] to shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need [A] to wake [B] up
[C#m] now.
[E] And as a [B] child, [A] I danced like it was 1999.
[E] My [B] dreams were wild.
[A] The promise of this new world [E] would be mine.
Now I [A] am throwing off the carelessness of youth.
[F#m] To listen to an inconvenient truth.
That I need [E] to move.
I need to [B] wake up.
I need to [F#m] change.
I need to [A] shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need [A] to [B] wake up [C#m] now.
[B] I am not an island.
I [A] am not alone.
[B] My intentions trapped here [A] in this flesh.
And, oh, yeah.
I need to [E] move.
I need [B] to wake up.
I need [F#m] to change.
I need [A] to shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#] asleep.
And I need [A] to wake up [E] now.
[B] I [F#] want to [F#m] change.
I need to [A] shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Oh, something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need to [A] wake [B] up
Key:
B
A
E
F#m
C#m
B
A
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ Have I been sleeping?
_ _ [E] I've been so still, afraid of crumbling.
_ Have I [B] been careless? _ _
[A] Dismissing all the distant [E] rumblings. _ _ _
[A] Take me where I am supposed [E] to be. _
[F#m] To comprehend the things that I can't see.
Cause I need to [E] move.
I need [B] to wake up.
I need to [F#m] change.
I need [A] to shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
_ Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need [A] to wake [B] up _
[C#m] now.
_ _ [E] _ _ And as a [B] child, _ _ [A] I danced like it was 1999.
[E] _ _ My [B] dreams were wild. _
[A] The promise of this new world [E] would be mine.
Now I [A] am throwing off the carelessness of youth. _
[F#m] To listen to an inconvenient truth.
That I need [E] to move.
_ I need to [B] wake up.
I need to [F#m] change.
I need to [A] shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need [A] to [B] wake up [C#m] now.
_ _ _ [B] _ I am not an island.
I [A] am not alone. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ My intentions trapped here [A] in this flesh.
And, oh, yeah.
I need to [E] move.
I need [B] to wake up.
I need [F#m] to change.
I need [A] to shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#] asleep.
And I need [A] to wake up [E] now.
_ _ [B] I _ _ [F#] want to [F#m] change.
I need to [A] shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Oh, something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need to [A] wake _ [B] up
_ _ [E] I've been so still, afraid of crumbling.
_ Have I [B] been careless? _ _
[A] Dismissing all the distant [E] rumblings. _ _ _
[A] Take me where I am supposed [E] to be. _
[F#m] To comprehend the things that I can't see.
Cause I need to [E] move.
I need [B] to wake up.
I need to [F#m] change.
I need [A] to shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
_ Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need [A] to wake [B] up _
[C#m] now.
_ _ [E] _ _ And as a [B] child, _ _ [A] I danced like it was 1999.
[E] _ _ My [B] dreams were wild. _
[A] The promise of this new world [E] would be mine.
Now I [A] am throwing off the carelessness of youth. _
[F#m] To listen to an inconvenient truth.
That I need [E] to move.
_ I need to [B] wake up.
I need to [F#m] change.
I need to [A] shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need [A] to [B] wake up [C#m] now.
_ _ _ [B] _ I am not an island.
I [A] am not alone. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ My intentions trapped here [A] in this flesh.
And, oh, yeah.
I need to [E] move.
I need [B] to wake up.
I need [F#m] to change.
I need [A] to shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#] asleep.
And I need [A] to wake up [E] now.
_ _ [B] I _ _ [F#] want to [F#m] change.
I need to [A] shake up.
I need to [E] speak out.
Oh, something's got [B] to break up.
I've been [F#m] asleep.
And I need to [A] wake _ [B] up
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