Wake Up Little Susie chords by Chet Atkins
Verse 1
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D
C
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There was a time,
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not so long ago,
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there was a time
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D
I squeezed your hand so tightly,
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D
turned a crazy blue
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I had fallen for you
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D
In a hot August air, I swear,
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I heard the rhythm you bring
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I felt you lean and sway, my way
Em
C
So why did you run out?
Em
G
Turned your back when
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I asked about
Em
D
Questions of lingering doubt
C
D
And with nothing said I
went down instead
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C
G
How is it so cold in August?
D
How is this chill coming over me?
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C
How is it so cold in August?
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D
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C
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How is it December in me?
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There was a time, not so long ago
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There was a time
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D
I took your arm so soundly,
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I could clearly see
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You were crazy for me
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In a hot August air,
I swear
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I felt the rhythm you bring
D
I felt you lean and sway my way
Em
C
So why did you run out?
Em
C
Turn your back when I asked about
Em
D
Questions are lingering down
C
D
And with nothing said I
went down instead
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C
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Why is it so cold in August?
D
Why is this chill coming over me?
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C
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Why is it so cold in August?
D
Em
Am
Why is it December in me?
Em
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Em
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Em
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Em
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There was a time, the breath of our pulse
Em
Am
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Beat for beat, yours and mine
Em
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I turned for just a moment
Em
But you went cold
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D
Em
and the rhythm was broken
C
You're so cold
Em
C
You just went cold
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C
Em
You just turned cold
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In her heart I can stare
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C
Your heart went cold in a hot August air
Em
Your heart turned cold
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in a hot August air
Em
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Your heart went cold in a hot August air
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Em
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I had fallen from you
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Em
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In the hot August air
D
Em
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I am falling from you
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Em
In the cold August air
You
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