Wake Up Little Susie chords by The Everly Brothers (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) Wake up, little Susie, wake up
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
G 
D 
G 
We've  (G major) both been  (D major) sound a (G major) sleep,
G 
D 
G 
wake up,  (G major) little  (D major) Susie, and  (G major) weep
G 
D 
G 
D 
The movie's  (G major) over,  (D major) it's  (G major) four o'clock,  (D major) 
G 
D 
G 
and  (G major) we're in  (D major) trouble deep  (G major) 
A 
Wake up little  (A major) Susie
G 
A 
 (G major) Wake up little  (A major) Susie
A 
E7 
A 
Well,  (A major) what are we gonna  (E7) tell your mama?  (A major) 
A 
E7 
A 
 (A major) What are we gonna  (E7) tell your pa?  (A major) 
A 
E7 
A 
 (A major) What are we gonna  (E7) tell our  (A major) friends
A 
When they say,  (A major) "Ooh la la!"
D 
A7 
Wake up, little  (D major) Susie  (A7) 
D 
A7 
Wake up, little  (D major) Susie  (A7) 

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Bridge 1

Well, I told your mama that you'd be in by ten

Well, Susie, baby looks like we goofed again

Wake up, little Susie

We gotta go home

Verse 2
D 
 (D major) Wake up, little Susie, wake up
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
G 
D 
G 
The  (G major) movie  (D major) wasn't so hot  (G major) 
G 
D 
G 
Didn't  (G major) have  (D major) much of a plot  (G major) 
G 
D 
We fell  (G major) asleep  (D major) 
G 
D 
Our  (G major) goose is cooked  (D major) 
G 
D 
G 
Our  (G major) Reputation  (D major) is  (G major) shot
A 
Wake up little  (A major) Susie
G 
A 
 (G major) Wake up little  (A major) Susie
A 
E7 
A 
Well,  (A major) what are we gonna  (E7) tell your mama?  (A major) 
A 
E7 
A 
 (A major) What are we gonna  (E7) tell your pa?  (A major) 
A 
E7 
A 
 (A major) What are we gonna  (E7) tell our  (A major) friends
A 
When they say,  (A major) "Ooh la la!"
D 
A7 
Wake up, little  (D major) Susie  (A7) 
D 
A7 
Wake up, little  (D major) Susie  (A7) 
D 
D 
Dm7 
G/D 
Wake up, little  (D major) Susie  (D major)  (D minor7)  (G/D) 
D 
Dm7 
G/D 
D 
Dm7 
G/D 
 (D major)  (D minor7)  (G/D)  (D major)  (D minor7)  (G/D) 
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 92

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers, 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 D major. It suits players who want to learn Wake Up Little Susie the way The Everly Brothers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.