Shake Me Awake
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Intro: E A E A E B E
E A
When bliss can't be found
E
I stumble around
F#m B
In a daze without a destination
E A
If you wanna go now, honey honey
E
Save me a seat
F#m B
Cuz I know I'd find relief
F#m B
Oh, if I could just suspend my disbelief
A E
Oh! I got low for a minute
A E G#m
To think about the places I don't go when I'm stuck in the race
A E
Oh! I gotta let go of tomorrow
Am
Cuz I never would've missed today
E
Come and shake me awake (shake, shake me awake)
G#m
And pull me far away (so far away)
Bm A
From the endless circles I've been running in
E
I've had about all I can take (so take, take, take me away)
G#m
So take me far away (so far, far away)
Bm
To a life that's far less ordinary
A
Before I'm in the mortuary
E A
E A
If day becomes dusk
E
Don't let that stop us
F#m B
On our way to something more uncertain
E A
Cuz when we arrive, oh honey honey
E
Wherever we're goin'
F#m B
We may never want to leave
F#m B
So just stay a while with me
E
Come and shake me awake (shake, shake me awake)
G#m
And pull me far away (so far away)
Bm A
From the endless circles I've been running in
E
I've had about all I can take (so take, take, take me away)
G#m
So take me far away (so far, far away)
Bm A
To a life that's far less ordinary
C#m G#
How did I get so obsessed with time?
C#m G#
When there's no way I could know
C#m F#
How long I'll be before my time
B E
So you and I should carve a little out before I go
C#m G#
Maybe attend more matinees
C#m G#
Spend more time at the park
C#m F#
Be less concerned with what the haters say
B E
Cuz they're just haters (they're just haters anyway)
A E
Oh! I got low for a minute
A E G#m
To think about the places I don't go when I'm stuck in the race
A E
Oh! I gotta let go of tomorrow
Am
Or I never would've
Never would've
Never would've
Never would've
Never would've
Missed today
E
Come and shake me awake (shake, shake me awake)
G#m
And pull me far away (so far away)
Bm A
From the endless circles I've been running in
E
I've had about all I can take (so take, take, take me away)
G#m
So take me far away (so far, far away)
Bm
To a life that's far less ordinary
A
Before I'm in the mortuary
Outro: E A E A E B E
How to play Shake Me Awake
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.