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Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends guitar chord

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Band: Green Day
Album:American Idiot
Song: Wake Me Up When September Ends

Here are the chords, my friends say this tab sucks because I did not show how to play the chords:
Here you go:
                   (barred on fret 3)  (barred on fret 2)
   G  G/Gb  Em  C  Cm                Bm                    D
e|-3---3-----0--0---3-----------------2--------------------2------|
B|-3---3-----0--1---4-----------------3--------------------3------|
G|-0---0-----0--0---5-----------------4--------------------2------|
D|-0---0-----2--2---5-----------------4--------------------0------|
A|-2---x-----2--3---3-----------------2--------------------0------|
E|-3---2-----0--x---x-----------------x--------------------x------|
INTRO:
         G
e|--------------------------|
B|------3-------3-----------|
G|--0------0----------------|
D|-5----5-------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
		(Repeat 4x)

VERSE 1:
Summer has come and past,   the innocent can never last.
   G             G/Gb               Em              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-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
       Wake me up      when September     ends.
	  C                Cm               G                G
{e| |----0-----0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----1-1---1---1-|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-------0-----|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
{D| |----------------|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
{A| |3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

VERSE 2:
Like my fathers come to pass, Seven years has gone so fast
   G             G/Gb               Em              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-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:
	Wake me up    when September     ends.
	C                Cm               G                G
{e| |----0-----0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----1-1---1---1-|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-------0-----|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
{D| |----------------|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
{A| |3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

BRIDGE:
G       G/Gb
|----3-----------|
|----3-------3-0-|
|----0-0-----0---|
|--0-------------|
|----------0-----|
|3-------2-------|

     Here comes the    rain again,	  Falling from the  stars.
	Em               Bm               C                G       G/Gb
 e| |----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----3-----------|
 B| |----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-------3-0-|
 G| |----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|----0-0-----0---|
 D| |--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|--------------0-|--0-------------|
 A| |----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------0-----|
 E| |0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|

     Drenched in my       pain again,     Becoming        who we are.
          Em               Bm               C                D
 e| |----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----2-----2-----|
 B| |----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-3---3-----|
 G| |----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|--2---2---2---0-|
 D| |--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|----------------|0-------0-------|
 A| |----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------------|
 E| |0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

VERSE 3:

As my memory rests, But never forgets what I lost.
   G             G/Gb               Em              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--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:
	Wake me up                          when September        ends.
	C                Cm               G                G
{e| |----0-----0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----1-1---1---1-|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-------0-----|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
{D| |----------------|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
{A| |3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

W/ Distortion:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------3--------------------------------------|
G|--0------0-------------------------------------------|
D|-5----5----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------| (2x)

VERSE 1:
Summer has come and past,   the innocent can never last.
    G             G/Gb               Em              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--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

(Chorus #2)
           Wake me up                      when September              ends
{    C                Cm               G5
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
{G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
{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-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{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-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

VERSE 4:
Ring out the bells again.              Like we did when spring began.
   G             G/Gb               Em              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--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

(Chorus #2)
	Wake me up                          when September        ends
{    C5                C5               G5
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
{G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
{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-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{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-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Distorted Bridge:

{Solo}
      E5               B5               C5              G5      G/Gb5
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----12----12--12|----12----12--12|----13----13--13|1515151515151515|
{G|/|1212--1212--12--|1111--1111--11--|1212--1212--12--|1212121211111111|
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

     E5               B5               C5               D5
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----12----12--12|----12----12--12|----13----13--13|1515151515151515|
{G| |1212--1212--12--|1111--1111--11--|1212--1212--12--|1212121212121212|
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{    D5--------------------------------------
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |1515151515151515|1515151515151515|1515151515151515|
{G| |1111111111111111|1212121212121212|1111111111111111|
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|

Guitar2 (still w/distortion)
     G
 e| |3---------------|
 B| |3---------------|
 G| |0---------------|
 D| |----------------|
 A| |----------------|
 E| |----------------|

{Guitar1 (clean/acoustic)
      G               G                   G                G
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
{D| |5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

     Summer has       come and past,   the innocent can  never last.
     G                G/Gb             Em                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---------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(Chorus #2)
     Wake me up      when September    ends
     C                C5               G5
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
{G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
{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-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{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-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Repeat the Chorus#2 2X,

End with:
     Wake me up       when September   ends
     C                Cm               G5                G(Let Ring)
 e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
 G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
 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---------------|
 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---------------|
 E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|

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Copyrights:

Author: Billie Joe Armstrong

Composer: Green Day

Publisher: Reprise Records, WEA International Inc.

Details:

Released in: 2006

Language: English

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9 Comments found

mini-steggz

Friday 21st of July 2006 09:10

It is Great!!!!!Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!

mini-steggz

Friday 21st of July 2006 09:10

It is Great!!!!!Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!

greendayman

Tuesday 7th of February 2006 18:58

dude this tab is awesome...good job

Cyrus Black

Thursday 17th of November 2005 10:32

its wonderful!! great job!

Azuchi

Sunday 11th of September 2005 16:15

Very nicely written, and you added the solo. Thank God....

MFOCIN

Wednesday 17th of August 2005 01:15

Fine i'll add the "F***ing solo...

linoleuM

Monday 15th of August 2005 01:06

Where's the Fucking solo?

MFOCIN

Tuesday 9th of August 2005 23:42

why does this song have so many views? i just learned the chords by ear... if this song is getting popular, please let me know my sending a comment like i did. check the website http://www.greenday.com if you're such a greenday fan.. green day rocks!!!

bbrocks

Thursday 4th of August 2005 17:19

GREEN DAY ROCKS!