Wake Up Chords by Xtc

Tempo:
89.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

A

Dm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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XTC - Wake up chords
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[G]
[F]
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] You [F] [G]
put your pretty silly shirt on [F] and it's like I [G] didn't meet the dog.
[F]
[G] You take a ride on my little bus, it's just a bus you normally get to drive.
[F]
[G] You get to know a [F] roaming priest.
[G] You get to join the human race.
You get to know the world that's passed you by.
[Dm]
[C] Hi!
You might be dead.
[F] [G] You're fading mad.
[Dm] [G] [C] You're old to [F] know.
[G] You might [F] snooze.
[G] [A]
[F] Wake up!
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [F] [G] [F]
You take [G] a second to look at them and you're ready for another shift.
You're as injured as ever and you might [F] as well just [G] leave the [E] bed.
[F]
The [Gm] radio is blaring [F] out.
You [Gm] sit while you're on the [F] top.
[G] You didn't notice that the record's over.
[Dm]
[G] You might be [F] dead.
[G] You're fading [Dm] mad.
[G] You're old to [F] know.
[G] You might [F] snooze.
[G] [A]
[G]
You were on a crowded gather than a man was supposed to be dead.
The birdie's running down the gutter where you're named.
Nothing said.
We're bodies we [Dm] can't be left to kneel.
[G] We got no sense, no touch, no feel.
Somebody better [F] go get a [Cm] [G] blanket.
[Dm]
You [G] might be [F] dead.
[G] You're fading [Dm] mad.
[C] You're old to [F] know.
[G] You might be [F]
spoke.
[G] [A]
Get prepared.
[F] [G] [A]
[F]
[G] [A]
[G] [F]
[G] [A]
[D] [F]
[G] [A]
[F]
[G] [A]
[F]
[G] [A]
[G] [F]
[G] [A]
[D] [F]
[G] [A]
[D] [F]
[G] [A]
[F]
[G] [A]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
Dm
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
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To start learning Xtc - (2001 Remaster) Wake Up chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, F, G, A and F in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 44 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 90. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] You _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
put your pretty silly shirt on [F] and it's like I [G] didn't meet the dog.
[F]
[G] You take a ride on my little bus, it's just a bus you normally get to drive.
_ [F] _
[G] You get to know a [F] roaming priest.
[G] You get to join the human race.
You get to know the world that's passed you by.
_ [Dm] _
[C] Hi!
You might be dead.
[F] _ [G] You're fading mad.
[Dm] _ [G] [C] You're old to [F] know.
_ [G] You might [F] snooze.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Wake up!
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F]
You take [G] a second to look at them and you're ready for another shift. _
You're as injured as ever and you might [F] as well just [G] leave the [E] bed.
_ [F]
The [Gm] radio is blaring [F] out.
You [Gm] sit while you're on the [F] top.
[G] You didn't notice that the record's over.
[Dm] _ _
[G] You might be [F] dead.
_ [G] You're fading [Dm] mad.
_ [G] You're old to [F] know.
[G] You might [F] snooze.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You were on a crowded gather than a man was supposed to be dead. _
The birdie's running down the gutter where you're named.
Nothing said. _
We're bodies we [Dm] can't be left to kneel.
[G] We got no sense, no touch, no feel.
Somebody better [F] go get a [Cm] [G] blanket.
[Dm] _
You [G] might be [F] dead.
_ [G] You're fading [Dm] mad.
[C] You're old to [F] know.
[G] You might be [F]
spoke.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ Get prepared.
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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Facts about this song

It's Colin Moulding who authored this song.

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