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05 October 2013

Wake Me Up by Avicii - chords and lyrics

I wouldn't have a clue what category of music genre this song fits into, but the beat and melody should have you tapping your feet and slapping your guitar strings with gusto. Nice easy chords too - they follow the same sequence throughout the song, and try as I might to get them published on the blog at the right spot - sometimes they don't land up at exactly the right spot... Use your ear to guide you

Wake Me Up  by  Avicii


Bm - G - D - A

Bm            G                      D
Feeling my way through the darkness
Bm      G                 D
Guided by a beating heart
Bm      G                     D
I can't tell where the journey will end
Bm     G                   D
But I know where to start
Bm              G                      D
They tell me I'm too young to understand
Bm               G                   D
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Bm             G                      D             (A)
Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Bm          G          D
Well that's fine by me

                   Bm         G       D  A
So wake me up when it's all over
                Bm    G         D  A
When I'm wiser and I'm older
           Bm           G         D  A
All this time I was finding myself - and I
Bm     G               D  A
Didn't know I was lost
                   Bm         G       D  A
So wake me up when it's all over
                Bm    G         D  A
When I'm wiser and I'm older
           Bm           G         D  A
All this time I was finding myself - and I
Bm     G               D  A
Didn't know I was lost

Bm A (a few times)

Bm            G                      D
I tried carrying the weight of the world
Bm     G                  D
But I only have two hands
Bm       G                       D
Hope I get the chance to travel the world
Bm    G                   D
But I don't have any plans
Bm            G                          D
Wish that I could stay forever this young
Bm            G              D
Not afraid to close my eyes
Bm      G                      D
Life's a game made for everyone
Bm  G             D
And love is the prize

                   Bm         G       D  A
So wake me up when it's all over
                Bm    G         D  A
When I'm wiser and I'm older
           Bm           G         D  A
All this time I was finding myself - and I
Bm     G               D  A
Didn't know I was lost
                   Bm         G       D  A
So wake me up when it's all over
                Bm    G         D  A
When I'm wiser and I'm older
           Bm           G         D  A
All this time I was finding myself - and I
Bm      G                D
I didn't know I was lost
Bm      G                D
I didn't know I was lost
Bm      G                D
I didn't know I was lost
Bm      G                D
I didn't know I was lost
Bm      G                D
I didn't know I

I didn't know I - I didn't know I


- And after I did all that, I happened to chance upon this vid that explains how to play it. By none other than the man who co-wrote the song - Michael Einziger - 
Different chords too...