Wake Me Up When September Ends

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Intro

[C] [C] [C]

[C]Summer has c[Em]ome and passed

The i[Am]nnocent can n[G]ever last

W[F]ake me up w[Fm]hen September en[C]ds

[C]Like my fath[Em]er’s come to pass

[Am]Seven years has g[G]one so fast

[F] [Fm] [C] ..-Bm

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

[Am]Here comes t[Em]he rain again

[F]Falling from the sta[C]rs[Bm]

D[Am]renched in my[Em] pain again

[F]Becoming who we a[G]re

[C]As my mem[Em]ory rests

But [Am]never forgets w[G]hat I lost

[F] [Fm] [C] ..-Bm

Wake me up when September ends

Intro

[C]

[C]Summer has c[Em]ome and passed

[Am]The innocent can nev[G]er last

W[F]ake me up w[Fm]hen September en[C]ds

[C]Ring out the [Em]bells again

[Am]Like we did when spri[G]ng began

W[F]ake me up w[Fm]hen September en[C]ds

Chorus

[Am]Here comes t[Em]he rain again

[F]Falling from the sta[C]rs[Bm]

D[Am]renched in my[Em] pain again

[F]Becoming who we a[G]re

[C]As my mem[Em]ory rests

But [Am]never forgets w[G]hat I lost

[F] [Fm] [C] ..-Bm

Wake me up when September ends

Int. [Am][Em][F][C][Bm]

[Am] [Em] [F] [C] [G]

[C]

[C]Summer has c[Em]ome and passed

The[Am] innocent can[G] never last

W[F]ake me up w[Fm]hen September en[C]ds

[C]Like my father’s[Em] come to pass

[Am]Twenty years has[G] gone so fast

W[F]ake me up w[Fm]hen September en[C]ds..

W[F]ake me up w[Fm]hen September en[C]ds..

W[F]ake me up w[Fm]hen September en[C]ds..

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