6 Chords used in the song: C, Cm, G, Em, Bm, D
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# Listen to the original song to find out the rhythm. Enjoy!
# Intro riff:
A|-------5---------5-----------5--------5-------|
E|----3---------3-----------3--------3----------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|-0---------0-----------0--------0-------------|x2
# Verses start with riffs then continues with chords:
A|-------5---------5------------5---------5-----|
E|----3---------3------------3---------3--------|
C|-7---------7------------6---------6-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------5---------5------------5----------5----|
E|----3---------3------------3----------3-------|
C|-5---------5------------2----------2----------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
C Cm
A|-------3----------3------------3---------3----|
E|----3----------3------------3---------3-------|
C|-4----------4------------3---------3----------|
G|-------5----------5------------5---------5----|
G
A|-------2------------2-------------------------|
E|----3------------3----------------------------|
C|-2------------2-------------------------------|
G|-------0------------0-------------------------|
# A little riff between verse and chorus:
A|----2--0--2------0--5--0----------------------|
E|--------------2-------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|-0--------------------------------------------|
# You can play chorus with tabs or just with strumming.
# Chorus:
Em Bm
A|-------3-2---2-----------------2-2---2--------|
E|----3----3------3-----------2----2------2-----|
C|-4-------4---------------2-------2------------|
G|-------0-0---------------------0-4------------|
C G
A|-3---2p0---0--2-------2--0--2-------0--5--0---|
E|-0------------3-----------------2-------------|
C|-0------------2-------------------------------|
G|-0------------0---0---------------------------|
Em Bm
A|-------3-2---2-----------------2-2---2--------|
E|----3----3------3-----------2----2------2-----|
C|-4-------4---------------2-------2------------|
G|-------0-0---------------------0-4------------|
C D
A|-------3-3---3------0-------------------------|
E|----0----0------0---2-------------------------|
C|-0-------0----------2-------------------------|
G|-------0-0----------2-------------------------|
# All you've got to do is connect parts of the song in the right order.
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
Like my father's come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
C Cm G G
Wake me up when September ends
Em Bm
Here comes the rain again
C G
Falling from the stars
Em Bm
Drenched in my pain again
C D
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
Ring out the bells again
Like we did when spring began
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
Em Bm
Here comes the rain again
C G
Falling from the stars
Em Bm
Drenched in my pain again
C D
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
Like my father's come to pass
Twenty years has gone so fast
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
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About this song: Wake Me Up When September Ends
Wake Me Up When September Ends" is the fourth single from Green Day's seventh studio album, American Idiot. Released on June 13, 2005, the single peaked at number six in the United States, becoming Green Day's second Top 10 single. It also peaked at number eight in Canada and the UK, while making number thirteen in Australia. The song is well known for its music video, which paints an intimate portrait of a wartime situation.