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Wake Up chords by Arcade Fire (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
Am7
Fadd9
Eb
F
Am

Intro 1

C

C

C

C

C

C

Interlude 1

C

C

Am7

Am7

Fadd9

Fadd9

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Verse 1

C

Somethin' filled up

Am7

My heart with nothin'

Fadd9

C

Someone told me not to cry

Verse 2

C

Now that I'm older

Am7

My heart's colder

Fadd9

C

And I can see that it's a lie

Interlude 2

C

C

Am7

Am7

Fadd9

Fadd9

Verse 3

C

Children, wake up

Am7

Hold your mistake up

Fadd9

Before they turn the summer

C

into dust

Verse 4
C 
If the children don't grow up
Am7 
Our bodies get bigger but our
hearts get torn up
Fadd9 
We're just a million little god's
causin' rain storms
C 
Turnin' every good thing to rust

Interlude 3

I guess we'll just have to adjust

C

C

Am7

Am7

Fadd9

Fadd9

C

C

Bridge 1

Eb

C

With my lightnin' bolts a-glowin'

Eb

I can see where I am

F

goin' to be

Interlude 4
When the reaper he reaches and touches my
C 
C 
C 
C 
(hand)
Am 
Am 
F 
F 
C 
C 
C 
C 
Am 
Am 
F 
F 
C 
C 

Outro 1
C 
Am 
With my lightnin' bolts a-glowin'
F 
C 
I can see where I  am goin'
C 
Am 
With my lightnin' bolts a-glowin'
F 
C 
I can see where I  am go, goin'
C 
You better look out below
C 

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0

C
Am7
Fadd9
Eb
F
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 69

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Wake Up by Arcade Fire, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Wake Up the way Arcade Fire intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Wake Up

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