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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Verse 1
A D
There's someone somewhere who can't go on
A D
Their life is crying, it's all gone wrong
A D
What can I say now to help you through?
A D
Except to say that I've been there too?
Riff break
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| Play Twice D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-3~--5-| E|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-3~--5-|-------------------------|
Verse 2
A D
Your soul is aching, you can't see it through
A D
But time is healing each day you do
A D
Keep looking forward, forget the past
A D
It's up to you now, don't let it last
Chorus
A C D A
You got to wake up, shake up, you got a right to live.
A C D A
Shake up, don't break up, you've got a lot to give.
Chorus riff played over A-C-D-A
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-----3-3-5-5-5-7---| E|-5-5-------------5-| Repeat
Verse 3
A D
You'll wake up one morning, you start to feel good
A D
The sun in the blue sky looks like it should
A D
'cause time is a healer, it's strange but it's true
A D
So, keep looking forward, the sun will come through
Repeat chorus:
A C D A
You got to wake up, shake up, you got a right to live.
A C D A
Shake up, don't break up, you've got a lot to give.
(Solo over A and D chords, play a mixture of A major and minor Pentatonic)
Repeat verse 1:
A D
There's someone somewhere who can't go on
A D
Their life is crying, it's all gone wrong
A D
What can I say now to help you through?
A D
Except to say that I've been there too?
Final Chorus:
A C D A
You got to wake up, shake up, you got a right to live.
A C D A
Shake up, don't break up, you've got a lot to give.
Outro riff:
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-0---0~| E|-0h3-------0h3---------3---|
And that’s all, folks!
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| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
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