Wake Up Dead chords by
Arlo Guthrie

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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C

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G

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Dm

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When I was younger she'd come

Verse 1

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C

C

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to me in dreams

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G

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Her face was hidden in

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F

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C

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the mountain streams

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G

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Dm

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Her voice disguised as the

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F

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C

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sound of the wind

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G

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Dm

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The rustling of leaves,

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F

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she would call from within

C

C

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Wake

Verse 2

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G

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C

C

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up, wake up,

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F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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F

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G

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wake up, she said

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C

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F

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Wake up, wake up, wake up,

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G

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Dm

Dm

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wake up dead

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F

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C

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G

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Dm

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C

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Verse 3

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Dm

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So many memories of those

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C

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years have passed

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Beyond the confusion,

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C

C

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that thought would last forever

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G

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Dm

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The countless veils that I

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F

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C

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wore like clothes

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G

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Have been stripped away,

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now stand here exposed

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C

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Wake

Verse 4

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up, wake up,

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

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wake up, she said

C

C

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F

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Wake up, wake up, wake up,

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G

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Dm

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wake up dead

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F

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C

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G

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Dm

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Verse 5

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G

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In the night when the moon

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F

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C

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casts no shadows at all

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We sat by the fire as she started to call

C

C

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G

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Dm

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Out to all who would hear that

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C

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the death of what's dead

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Dm

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Is the birth of what's living and

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F

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C

C

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her words filled my head

Verse 6

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G

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C

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F

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Wake up, wake up, wake up, she said

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C

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Wake up, wake up, wake up,

Dm

Dm

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G

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wake up dead

F

F

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C

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Dm

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Verse 7

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F

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C

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G

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Dm

Dm

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It's the life that lies sleeping when you

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F

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C

C

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think you're awake

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G

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Dm

Dm

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F

F

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C

C

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Forever is real and the rest is just fake

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G

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Dm

Dm

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And though volumes are written

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F

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on this subject alone

C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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She used three simple words

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F

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C

C

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and she brought it all home

Verse 8

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G

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Wake up, wake up,

F

F

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G

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wake up, she said

C

C

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Wake up, wake up, wake up,

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G

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Dm

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wake up dead

Outro 1

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Dm

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Bb

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Chords

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C
Bb
Dm
Gsus4

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The original key of Wake Up Dead by Arlo Guthrie is C major.

The primary chords used in Wake Up Dead are G, F, C, Bb, Dm, Gsus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, F, C, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Wake Up Dead is approximately 113 beats per minute.

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