Wide Awake - The Gray Havens

Wide Awake

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
F#
 
[Verse 1]
B C#m
Let’s stay wide awake
G#m F#
Step on down to the lookin’ glass
B C#m
We’ll find a way
G#m F# B
To search for the answers here at last
 
C#m
Time can wait
G#m F#
Step on down just for a while
B C#m G#m F#
 
[Verse 2]
B C#m
A tidal wave
G#m F#
Come on in, yeah, the water’s fine
B C#m
No time to waste
G#m F# B
Who knows the answers we will find
C#m
A picture frame
G#m F#
Is all that you need to stay a while
B C#m G#m F#
Wide awake
 
[Chorus 1]
E
Cuz' ever since I was young
F#
I just wanted to know
B
If there was there anything to any of the stories
G#m
Where the blue flowers grow
 
E
And I got all kind’a reasons
F#
There could be nothin’ at all
B
Behind any of the curtains and the title pages
G#m
But I can’t let ‘em go
E F#
And maybe that’s a reason to stay
B C#m G#m F#
Wide awake
 
[Instrumental]
B C#m G#m F#
 
[Verse 3]
B C#m
Let's stay wide awake
G#m F#
Look all I know is we’ll be on track
B C#m
We'll find our way
G#m
When it doesn’t feel like we’re goin'
 
F#
But goin' back
 
B C#m
Time can wait
G#m F#
I got a feelin' about summertime (summertime)
B C#m G#m F#
For endless days
 
[Chorus 2]
E
Cuz' ever since I was young
F#
I just wanted to know
B
If there was there anything to any of the stories
G#m
Where the blue flowers grow
 
E
And I got all kind’a reasons
F#
There could be nothin’ at all
B
Behind any of the curtains and the title pages
G#m
But I can’t let ‘em go
E F#
And maybe that’s a reason to stay
 
[Outro]
F#

How to play Wide 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.

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