When You Awake chords by June Christy
Verse 1
D
Ollie told me I'm a fool.
So I walked on down the road a mile,
Bm
D
Went to the house that
brings a smile
Em
Sat upon my grandpa's knee,
C
And what do you think he said to me?
Verse 2
Em
When you awake you will remember ev'rything,
You will be hangin' on
a string from your
Edim
A
When you believe,
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Em
You will relieve the only soul
C#m
D
That you were born with to grow old an
Em
d never know
D
Fdim
D
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Verse 3
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Fdim
Ollie showed me the fork in the road.
Edim
Em
You can take to the left or go straight to the right,
A
Use your days and save your nights,
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Ab
Bm
Be careful where you
step, and watch wha- cha eat,
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C#
F#m
Sleep with the light on
and you got it beat.
Verse 4
Em
A
Ollie warned me it's a mean old world,
D
The street don't greet ya, yes, it's
true;
But what am I supposed to do:
Em
Read the writing on the wall,
C
I heard it when I was very small.
Verse 5
Em
A
Gm
Edim
Wash my hand in
Em
A
lye water,
D
I got a date with the captains
Daug
daughter.
D
Ebdim
G
You can go and tell your brother.
We sure gonna love one another,
oh!
Gm
You may be right and ya might be wrong,
I ain't gonna worry all day
long.
Verse 6
D
Snow's gonna come and
the frost gonna bite,
My old car froze up last night.
B
Ain't no reason to hang your head
F#m
I could wake up in the mornin' dead.
Fm
Em
Oh! And if I thought it
would do any good,
A
Gm
I'd stand on the rock
Outro 1
where Moses stood.
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A
Bm
A
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