Wide Awake
View chords used in this chart
Tuning: Eb/Half-step down = (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)/(D#,G#,C#,F#,A#,D#)
Chords used: (x = mute string)
Eb|-----|-------|-----|-----|
Bb|-----|-------|-----|-----|
Gb|--4--|--4----|-----|-----|
Db|--4--|--4----|--2--|--4--|
Ab|--2--|--x----|--2--|--4--|
Eb|-----|--4----|--0--|--2--|
Bb G/Bb Eb F
NOTE: If you want a more 'fuller' sound, on each chord play the open Bb string and
the 2nd fret on the high Eb string (whilst muting the Gb string on chords Eb and F).
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Bb, G/Bb, Eb, Bb
Bb, G/Bb, Eb, F
Bb G/Bb
It starts with another day,
Eb Bb
Alone in your car
G/Bb
There's gotta be another way,
Eb F
For me to get to you
Bb G/Bb
This distance is real,
Eb Bb
My heart burns at the wheel
G/Bb
There's gotta be another way,
Eb F
For me to get to you
Bb G/Bb Eb Bb
I saw you leaning on the hood of my car
G/Bb Eb Bb
We're not leaving here, we're not leaving here
Bb G/Bb Eb Bb
I need to be with you alone in my arms
Bb G/Bb Eb F
I am dying here, I am dying here
Bb
When you're not home
G/Bb
When you're not home
Eb
We're laying wide awake
F
We're always wide awake
Bb G/Bb
It starts with another day,
Eb Bb
Alone in your room
G/Bb
I wish I had the time to stay,
Eb F
But it's something I have to do
Bb G/Bb
This distance is real,
Eb Bb
And you're dying to feel
G/Bb
There's gotta be another way,
Eb F
For me to get to you
Bb G/Bb Eb Bb
I saw you leaning on the hood of my car
G/Bb Eb Bb
We're not leaving here, we're not leaving here
Bb G/Bb Eb Bb
I need to be with you alone in my arms
Bb G/Bb Eb F
I am dying here, I am dying here
Bb
When you're not home
G/Bb
When you're not home
Eb
We're laying wide awake
F
We're always wide awake
Bb
When you're not home | (I saw you leaning on the hood of my car)
G/Bb |
When you're not home | (I'm not leaving here, no I'm not leaving you now)
Eb |
We're laying wide awake | (I need to be with you)
F |
We're always wide awake | (alone in my arms)
Bb
I am dying here
G/Bb
I am dying here
Eb
We're laying wide awake
F
We're always wide awake
Bb G/Bb
It starts with another day,
Eb Bb
Alone in your car
G/Bb
There's gotta be another way,
Eb Bb
For me to get to you
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How to play Wide Awake
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. 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.