Chords for When You Awake - Rick Danko
Tempo:
93.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#
C
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Now Ole [F#] told me that I'm [E] a fool.
[A] So I walked on down the road a mile
and went to a house that [D] brings a smile.
[F#] Sat upon [Bm] my grandpa's knee.
[E] And what do you think he said to me?
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[A] You'll be hanging on a string.
[C] When you believe, you [Am] will relieve the [F] only soul
[D] that you were born with [G] to roll.
[C] You'll never know.
[B]
Now [C#m] Ole showed me [B] the [E] fork in the road.
She [A] said, take to your left.
[B] Go straight to your [C#] right.
And use your [D] days and save your nights.
[F#] Be careful where you step and watch what you eat.
[E] You sleep with a light and you've got to be.
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[C] You'll be hanging [G] on a string.
Yes, you [C] will.
When you believe, you [G] will relieve the [F] only soul
[C] that you were born with [G] to roll.
You'll never know.
[B] [E] Now [F#] Ole warned me, [B] [C#m] it's a mean old world.
[A] Oh no, the streets don't [Bm] greet you.
Yes, it's true.
[C#] But what am [D] I supposed to do?
[F#] Read the [Bm] writing on the [E] wall.
I read it when I was very small.
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[A] You'll be hanging on [G] a string.
Yes, you will.
[C] When you believe, you will [Am] relieve the [F] only soul
[G] that you were born with to grow old and never [C] know.
[E] Well, I washed my hands in my water.
[A] [F#] I got a date with the captain's [A] doctor.
[E] You can go and tell your brother.
[A] [F#] We sure got to love one another.
Oh, [E] it's okay.
[F#m] [F#]
[E] You might be right.
You might be wrong.
[F#] No, I won't worry all night long.
[E] Snow's gonna come.
The frost gonna bite.
[F#m] [F#] My old car broke down last night.
[E] Ain't no reason to hang my head.
[B] I could [F#] wake up in the morning [E] dead.
[F#m]
[E] And if I thought it would do any good,
[C#m] I'd stand on a rock where Moses stood.
[A] [E]
[A] So I walked on down the road a mile
and went to a house that [D] brings a smile.
[F#] Sat upon [Bm] my grandpa's knee.
[E] And what do you think he said to me?
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[A] You'll be hanging on a string.
[C] When you believe, you [Am] will relieve the [F] only soul
[D] that you were born with [G] to roll.
[C] You'll never know.
[B]
Now [C#m] Ole showed me [B] the [E] fork in the road.
She [A] said, take to your left.
[B] Go straight to your [C#] right.
And use your [D] days and save your nights.
[F#] Be careful where you step and watch what you eat.
[E] You sleep with a light and you've got to be.
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[C] You'll be hanging [G] on a string.
Yes, you [C] will.
When you believe, you [G] will relieve the [F] only soul
[C] that you were born with [G] to roll.
You'll never know.
[B] [E] Now [F#] Ole warned me, [B] [C#m] it's a mean old world.
[A] Oh no, the streets don't [Bm] greet you.
Yes, it's true.
[C#] But what am [D] I supposed to do?
[F#] Read the [Bm] writing on the [E] wall.
I read it when I was very small.
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[A] You'll be hanging on [G] a string.
Yes, you will.
[C] When you believe, you will [Am] relieve the [F] only soul
[G] that you were born with to grow old and never [C] know.
[E] Well, I washed my hands in my water.
[A] [F#] I got a date with the captain's [A] doctor.
[E] You can go and tell your brother.
[A] [F#] We sure got to love one another.
Oh, [E] it's okay.
[F#m] [F#]
[E] You might be right.
You might be wrong.
[F#] No, I won't worry all night long.
[E] Snow's gonna come.
The frost gonna bite.
[F#m] [F#] My old car broke down last night.
[E] Ain't no reason to hang my head.
[B] I could [F#] wake up in the morning [E] dead.
[F#m]
[E] And if I thought it would do any good,
[C#m] I'd stand on a rock where Moses stood.
[A] [E]
Key:
E
F#
C
A
F
E
F#
C
_ _ _ _ Now Ole [F#] told me that I'm [E] a fool.
[A] So I walked on down the road a mile
and went to a house that [D] brings a smile.
[F#] Sat upon [Bm] my grandpa's knee.
[E] And what do you think he said to me?
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[A] You'll be hanging on a string.
_ [C] When you believe, you [Am] will relieve the [F] only soul
[D] that you were born with [G] to roll.
[C] You'll never know.
_ [B] _
_ Now [C#m] Ole showed me [B] the [E] fork in the road.
She [A] said, take to your left.
[B] Go straight to your [C#] right.
And use your [D] days and save your nights.
[F#] Be careful where you step and watch what you eat.
[E] You sleep with a light and you've got to be.
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[C] You'll be hanging [G] on a string.
Yes, you [C] will.
When you believe, you [G] will relieve the [F] only soul
[C] that you were born with [G] to roll.
You'll never know.
_ [B] _ _ [E] Now [F#] Ole warned me, [B] [C#m] it's a mean old world.
[A] Oh no, the streets don't [Bm] greet you.
Yes, it's true.
[C#] But what am [D] I supposed to do?
[F#] Read the [Bm] writing on the [E] wall.
I read it when I was very small.
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[A] You'll be hanging on [G] a string.
Yes, you will.
[C] When you believe, you will [Am] relieve the [F] only soul
[G] that you were born with to grow old and never [C] know. _ _
_ [E] Well, I washed my hands in my water.
[A] [F#] I got a date with the captain's [A] doctor.
[E] You can go and tell your brother.
[A] [F#] We sure got to love one another.
Oh, [E] it's okay.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _
[E] You might be right.
You might be wrong.
[F#] No, I won't worry all night long.
[E] Snow's gonna come.
The frost gonna bite.
[F#m] [F#] My old car broke down last night.
[E] Ain't no reason to hang my head.
[B] I could [F#] wake up in the morning [E] dead.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] And if I thought it would do any good,
[C#m] I'd stand on a rock where Moses stood.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] So I walked on down the road a mile
and went to a house that [D] brings a smile.
[F#] Sat upon [Bm] my grandpa's knee.
[E] And what do you think he said to me?
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[A] You'll be hanging on a string.
_ [C] When you believe, you [Am] will relieve the [F] only soul
[D] that you were born with [G] to roll.
[C] You'll never know.
_ [B] _
_ Now [C#m] Ole showed me [B] the [E] fork in the road.
She [A] said, take to your left.
[B] Go straight to your [C#] right.
And use your [D] days and save your nights.
[F#] Be careful where you step and watch what you eat.
[E] You sleep with a light and you've got to be.
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[C] You'll be hanging [G] on a string.
Yes, you [C] will.
When you believe, you [G] will relieve the [F] only soul
[C] that you were born with [G] to roll.
You'll never know.
_ [B] _ _ [E] Now [F#] Ole warned me, [B] [C#m] it's a mean old world.
[A] Oh no, the streets don't [Bm] greet you.
Yes, it's true.
[C#] But what am [D] I supposed to do?
[F#] Read the [Bm] writing on the [E] wall.
I read it when I was very small.
[C] When you awake, you will [Am] remember [F] everything.
[A] You'll be hanging on [G] a string.
Yes, you will.
[C] When you believe, you will [Am] relieve the [F] only soul
[G] that you were born with to grow old and never [C] know. _ _
_ [E] Well, I washed my hands in my water.
[A] [F#] I got a date with the captain's [A] doctor.
[E] You can go and tell your brother.
[A] [F#] We sure got to love one another.
Oh, [E] it's okay.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _
[E] You might be right.
You might be wrong.
[F#] No, I won't worry all night long.
[E] Snow's gonna come.
The frost gonna bite.
[F#m] [F#] My old car broke down last night.
[E] Ain't no reason to hang my head.
[B] I could [F#] wake up in the morning [E] dead.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] And if I thought it would do any good,
[C#m] I'd stand on a rock where Moses stood.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _