Wide Awake Chords by Katy Perry

Tempo:
79.75 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Gm

C

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Wide Awake chords
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[Gm] I'm wide awake, [Bb] [F]
[Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] [F]
Yeah, I [Bb] was in the [F] dark
I was falling hard
With an open [Gm] heart
I'm wide awake
[Bb] How did I read the stars [F] so well?
[Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] Now it's clear to me
[F] That everything you see
Ain't always what it seems
[Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] Yeah, I was dreaming for [F] too long
I wish I knew then
[Bb] What I know now
[F] Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down [Gm] Gravity hurts
You [Bb] made it so sweet
[F] Till I woke up
[C] On, on the [F] concrete
[Bb] Falling from [F] me
[Gm] [Bb] Crashing from the
[F] [C]
[Gm] I'm letting [Bb] go to [F] me
[C]
[Gm] Yeah, I'm falling [Bb] from climb
[F]
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
[Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] Need nothing to complete [F] myself
[C] No, [Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] Yeah, I am born again
[F] Out of the lion's den
I don't have to pretend
[Gm] And it's too late
[Bb] The story's over now [F] The end
I wish [Gm] I knew then
What [Bb] I know now
[F] Wouldn't dive in
[C] Wouldn't bow down [Gm] Gravity hurts
You made [Bb] it so sweet
Till [F] I woke up
On, on the concrete
[Gm] Falling [Bb] from me
[F] It was [C] in the [Gm] way
Crashing [Bb] from the
[F] [C]
[Gm] I'm letting [Bb] go [F] tonight
[C] It's alright
[Gm] I'm falling [Bb] from climb [F] Not
[Gm] Wide awake [Bb] Stumbling
[F] Councils crumbling [Gm] Wide awake
I [Bb] am trying to [F] hold on
[Gm] Wide awake
God [Bb] knows that I [F] tried
Seeing the bright [Gm] side
I [Bb] don't mind [F] anymore
[C] [Bbm] [F] I'm [Gm] wide awake
[Bb] [F] Yeah, [Gm]
I'm falling [Bb] from
It [F] [C] was in the way
[Gm] Crashing [Bb] from the
[F] I'm letting [Gm] [Bb] go tonight
[F]
[Gm] I'm falling [Bb] from climb
[F] [Gm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Gm] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [F] [C]
Key:  
F
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Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
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To learn Katy Perry - Wide Awake chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, Bb, F, Gm, Bb, C and Gm. A strategic approach would be to train at 39 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 80. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Gm] I'm wide awake, [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, I [Bb] was in the [F] dark
I was falling hard
With an open [Gm] heart
I'm wide awake
[Bb] How did I read the stars [F] so well? _
[Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] Now it's clear to me
[F] That everything you see
Ain't always what it seems
[Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] Yeah, I was dreaming for [F] too long
I wish I knew then
[Bb] What I know now
[F] Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down [Gm] Gravity hurts
You [Bb] made it so sweet
[F] Till I woke up
[C] On, on the [F] concrete
[Bb] Falling from [F] _ _ me
[Gm] _ [Bb] Crashing from the
[F] _ _ _ [C]
[Gm] I'm letting [Bb] go to [F] _ me
[C]
[Gm] Yeah, I'm falling [Bb] from climb
[F] _ _ _ _
_ Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
[Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] Need nothing to complete [F] myself
_ [C] No, [Gm] I'm wide awake
[Bb] Yeah, I am born again
[F] Out of the lion's den
I don't have to pretend
[Gm] And it's too late
[Bb] The story's over now [F] The end
I wish [Gm] I knew then
What [Bb] I know now
[F] Wouldn't dive in
[C] Wouldn't bow down [Gm] Gravity hurts
You made [Bb] it so sweet
Till [F] I woke up
On, on the concrete
[Gm] Falling [Bb] from me
[F] _ It was [C] in the [Gm] way
Crashing [Bb] from the
[F] _ _ _ [C]
[Gm] I'm letting [Bb] go [F] tonight
_ [C] It's alright
[Gm] I'm falling [Bb] from climb [F] Not _ _
[Gm] Wide awake [Bb] Stumbling
_ [F] _ Councils crumbling [Gm] Wide awake
I [Bb] am trying to [F] hold on _
[Gm] Wide awake
God [Bb] knows that I [F] tried
Seeing the bright [Gm] side
I [Bb] don't mind [F] anymore _ _ _
[C] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ I'm [Gm] wide awake
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ Yeah, [Gm]
I'm falling [Bb] from
It [F] _ [C] was in the way
[Gm] Crashing [Bb] from the
[F] _ _ I'm letting [Gm] _ [Bb] go tonight
[F] _ _ _
[Gm] I'm falling [Bb] from climb
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _

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