Wide Awake
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Dm D Dm
You can a look a hurricane right in the eye
D Dm
1200 people dead or left to die
Dm Bb Dm
Follow the leaders, we're in an eye for an eye we'll all be blind
Bb Dm A
Death for murder and this I'm sure in this uncertain time
Dm Fmaj7
So come pull the sheet over my eyes
(F G#7) Bb
So I can sleep tonight
Dm C
Despite what I've seen today
Dm Fmaj7 (F G#7) Bb
I find you guilty of a crime, of sleeping at a time
Dm C (F G#7)
When you should have been wide awake
Dm D Dm
Down on the road the world is floating by
Dm D Dm
The poor and undefended left behind
Bb
While you're somewhere trading lives for oil
Dm A
As if the whole world were blind
Dm Fmaj7
So come pull the sheet over my eyes
(F G#7) Bb
So I can sleep tonight
Dm C
Despite what I've seen today
Dm Fmaj7 (F G#7) Bb
I find you guilty of a crime of sleeping at a time
Dm C (F G#7)
When you should have been wide awake
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Dm C
Come pull the sheet over my eyes
(F G#7) Bb
So I can sleep tonight
Dm C
Despite what I've seen today
Dm Fmaj7 (F G#7) Bb
I find you guilty of the crime of sleeping at a time
Dm C (F G#7)
When you should have been wide awake
Dm C Bb C Dm
Wide awake! Wide awake! Wide awake! Wide awake!
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How to play Wide Awake
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. 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.