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Wake Me Up When September Ends

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Wake Me Up When September Ends

Year: 2004 - Album: American Idiot

Written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank e Iii Wright, Mike Pritchard

	  		Intro: 
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Verse's 1,2: 
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  Summer has           come and passed, the innocent can         never last  
 
   C                    Cm                   G 
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D-----5-----5--------------5-----5--------------------------------------------------| 
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   Wake me up        when September ends  
 
 
   G 
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D--5-------5------------4-------4------------2-------2------------0-------0--------| 
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   Like my father's    come to pass,         seven years has     gone so fast  
 
   C                    Cm                   G 
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B--------5--------5-----------4--------4-----------3--------3-----------3-----------3--0--| 
G--------5--------------------5-----------------------0--------0-----------0--------------| 
D-----5-----5--------------5-----5--------------------------------------------------------| 
A--3-----------3--------3-----------3-----------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------3--3--------3--------3--3--------2--2-----0--| 
   Wake me up        when September ends  
 
 
Chorus 1: 
   E                   Bm                   C                     G 
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G-----0-----0-0----------4-----4-4---------------5-----5-------------0-----0-----0--------| 
D---------------------------------------------5-----------5-------------------------------| 
A--2------------------2--------------------3----------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------3-----------2--------0--| 
   Here comes the rain again           Falling from the stars 
 
   E                   Bm                   C                      D 
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G-----0-----0-0-----------4-----4-4------------------5----------------------7-------------| 
D----------------------------------------------5--------5-------------7--------7----------| 
A--2-------------------2--------------------3----------------------5----------------------| 
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   Drenched in my     pain again,         becoming who we are  
 
   G 
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D--5-------5------------4-------4------------2-------2------------0-------0--------| 
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  As my memory rests,   but never forgets   what I lost  
 
   C                    Cm                   G 
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D-----5-----5--------------5-----5--------------------------------------------------| 
A--3-----------3--------3-----------3-----------------------------------------------| 
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   Wake me up        when September ends  
 
   G 
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                                             (drums start in) 
 
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   (distortion, and what sounds like a second guitar - echo, maybe?) 
 
Verse's 3,4: 
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D--5-------5------------4-------4------------2-------2------------0-------0--------| 
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  Summer has           come and passed, the innocent can         never last  
 
   C                    Cm                   G 
E----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
B--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
E------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
   Wake me up         when September ends 
 
   G 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B--------3-------3------------3-------3------------3-------3------------3-------3--| 
G-----0-------0------------0-------0------------0-------0------------0-------0-----| 
D--5-------5------------4-------4------------2-------2------------0-------0--------| 
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   Ring out the bells again,             like we did when spring began  
 
   C                    Cm                   G 
E----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| 
B--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| 
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------| 
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4--| 
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4--| 
E------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2--| 
   Wake me up         when September ends 
 
 
Chorus 2: 
(no lead parts, just chords now) 
E              Bm 
Here comes the rain again  
C                G     F# 
Falling from the stars 
E              Bm 
Drenched in my pain again  
C               D 
Becoming who we are 
 
   G 
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B--------3-------3------------3-------3------------3-------3------------3-------3--| 
G-----0-------0------------0-------0------------0-------0------------0-------0-----| 
D--5-------5------------4-------4------------2-------2------------0-------0--------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  As my memory rests,   but never forgets   what I lost  
 
   C                    Cm                   G 
E----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| 
B--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| 
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------| 
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4--| 
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4--| 
E------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2--| 
   Wake me up         when September ends 
 
Solo: 
 
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B--8-8---8-8---8-------7-7---7-7---7------8-8---8-8---8------| 
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E--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|     \ 
B--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|      | 
G------------------------------------------------------|      |  (repeat 2x) 
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E--10~--|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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Verse's 5,6: 
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  Summer has           come and passed, the innocent can         never last  
 
   C                    Cm                   G 
E----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
B--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
E------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
   Wake me up         when September ends 
 
   G 
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B--------3-------3------------3-------3------------3-------3------------3-------3--| 
G-----0-------0------------0-------0------------0-------0------------0-------0-----| 
D--5-------5------------4-------4------------2-------2------------0-------0--------| 
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   Like my father's    come to pass,         twenty years has     gone so fast   
 
   C                    Cm                   G 
E----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|    \ 
B--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|    | 
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|    |  (repeat 3x) 
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|    | 
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|    | 
E------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|    / 
   Wake me up         when September ends 
 
 
Outro: 
 
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