When You Awake chords by The Band
Intro 1
Em
Am
Em
D
Verse 1
Em
Ollie told
A
G
D
me I'm a fool
G
Am
So I walked on down the road a mile
G
C
Went to the house that brings a smile
E
Am
Sat upon my grandpa's knee
D
And what do you think
C
Am
Bb
he said to me?
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Verse 2
Bb
F
When you awake you will
Gm
Eb
remember everything
C
Bb
You will be hangin' on
F
a string from your
Bb
When you believe
Gm
F
Eb
You will relieve the only soul
Cm
that you were born with
F
To grow old and never know
Bb
A
Verse 3
D
Em
C#dim
G
D
Ollie showed me the fork in the road
G
You can take to the left or
Am
go straight to the right
G
C
Use your days and save your nights,
Am
E
Be careful where you step,
Am
and watch wha- cha eat
D
Sleep with the light on and
C
Am
Bb
you got it beat
Verse 4
Bb
When you awake you will
Gm
Eb
remember everything
Cm
Bb
You will be hangin' on
F
a string from your
Bb
When you believe
Gm
F
Eb
You will relieve the only soul
Cm
that you were born with
F
To grow old and never know
Bb
Am
A
Verse 5
D
Em
A
Ollie warned me it's a
G
D
mean old world
G
Am
The street don't greet ya, yes, it's true
G
C
Am
But what am I supposed to do
E
Am
Read the writing on the wall
D
C
Am
Bb
I heard it when I was very small
Verse 6
Bb
When you awake you will re
Gm
Eb
member everything
Cm
Bb
You will be hangin' on
F
a string from your
Bb
When you believe
Gm
Eb
You will re lieve the only soul
Bb
that you were born with
F
To grow old and never know
Bb
A
Verse 7
D
Wash my hand in lye water
Em
I got a date with
the captain's daughter
D
Em
You can go and tell your brother
Asus4
Em
We sure gonna love one another
D
Em
Asus4
Em
Asus4
Oh
D
You may be right and ya might be wrong
Em
I ain't gonna worry all day
long
D
Em
Verse 8
Asus4
D
Snow's gonna come and
the frost gonna bite
Em
Asus4
My old car froze up last night
D
Ain't no reason to hang my head
Em
I could wake up in the mornin' dead
D
Em
Oh, oh, oh, oh
D
And if I thought it would do any good
Em
Em
I'd stand on the rock where Moses stood
When You Awake
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