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Wake Up And Give Yourself A Chance To Live chords by
James Brown
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
Em
Em

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A
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F#m
F#m
2

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Em
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G
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F#m
F#m
2

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Verse 1
F#m
F#m
2

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I know sometimes,
Em
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during the hassles of the day

You feel that, "What the heck?
F#m
F#m
2

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The harder I try, the rougher it get hit"
Em
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And when you do everything you can

to make everything be alright
F#m
F#m
2

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And meet your bills, you understand

And your loved one seem
Em
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s to think that, uh

"Hey, you're not trying,
F#m
F#m
2

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you can do a little bit better"

Nobody understands where you're coming from,

you say to yourself
Em
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"Hey, I gotta prove it to me
D
D

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'cause I know where I'm at"

And this is what you do
B
B
2

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Em
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Verse 2

F#m
F#m
2

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I know sometimes you feel the world
Em
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has turned its back on you

But don't give up,
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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Em
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it'll come through for you
Verse 3
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F#m
F#m
2

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So wake up, baby
B
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2

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G
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Wake up, baby
F#m
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2

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Give yourself a chance
B
B
2

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You owe that to yourself
G
G

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So wake up, baby,
A
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F#m
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2

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give yourself a chance to live
B
B
2

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Verse 4
G
G

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A
A

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This morning I got up,
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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Em
Em

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feeling kinda down
D
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But I say that's always the way
B
B
2

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If you get yourself up off the ground
Em
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Verse 5

F#m
F#m
2

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Oh, oh, oh,
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F#m
F#m
2

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let me wake up
B
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2

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Bm
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2

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G
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And give myself a chance
F#m
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2

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I got to wake right up
B
B
2

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And you wake right up and give yourself a
G
G

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chance to live
Interlude 1
G
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F#m
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2

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B
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2

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G
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F#m
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2

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B
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2

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Em
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Verse 6
F#m
F#m
2

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I know you're just human

And sometimes that can be
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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a sho'nuff ruin
G
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D
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A
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B
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2

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But when you feel it's too hard
Em
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F#m
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2

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Just take it to the Supreme

Force, and that's God
Em
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Verse 7

F#m
F#m
2

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Mm, mm, oh,
Em
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F#m
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wake up, baby
Em
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I've got to wake right up
F#m
F#m
2

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I've got to wake on up
Em
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Everybody should wake on up
F#m
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2

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Give yourself a chance to live

It's all there for you,
Bm
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Em
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just go and get it too
F#m
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2

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Wake on up

You owe it to yourself
Em
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and no one else

Wake up, baby,
F#m
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give yourself a chance to live
Em
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Mm, I feel so good, since I woke myself on up

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • G

  • D

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Wake Up And Give Yourself A Chance To Live by James Brown, James Brown is E major.

The primary chords used in Wake Up And Give Yourself A Chance To Live are F#m, B, G#m, A, E, C#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, B, G#m, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Wake Up And Give Yourself A Chance To Live is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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