I Woke Up
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[Verso 1]
D G
I woke up
A D
And everything had gone
G A D
My house was not my home
G A D G
When I woke up
[Verso 2]
A D
I woke up
G A D
And everything had changed
G A D
No nothing felt the same
G A Em7
Wearing someone else's shoes
A D G
I found, in bins around the town
Bm F#m7
I been walking 'round and 'round
A A7
For a clue
[Refrão]
Em7 A
Oh, standing on the edge of the mighty ocean
Em7 A
Waiting for the tide to roll
Em7 A
And within this realm of constant motion
F#m Bm A
I'm tryna find my role in it all
D
When I woke up
Solo G A D
G A D
G A
Em7 A
D G D G A
[Verso 3]
D
I woke up
G A D
And everyone had gone
G A D
No note to say how long
G A D
So I stepped into the sun
G A Em7 A
And waited out the long, long days
D G
With nothing much to say
Bm F#m7
And it forced to bear so long
A
On the way
[Refrão]
Em7 A
Oh, standing on the edge of the mighty ocean
Em7 A
Waiting for the tide to roll
Em7 A
And within this realm of constant motion
F#m Bm A
I'm tryna find my role in it all
D G
When I woke up
A D G A D G
When I woke up
A D
Ooh, when I woke up
How to play I Woke Up
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.