Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends

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            G             D/F#           Em             D
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Verse    G|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|
riff:    D|5-----5-------|4-----4-------|2-----2-------|0-----0-------|
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         B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
         G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
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         G|--0-----0-----| x4
Intro:   D|5-----5-------| 
         A|--------------| 
         E|--------------| 

G          D/F#                Em           D           C           Cm             G    
Summer has come and passed the innocent can never last, wake me up, when September ends
G                D/F#          Em              D             C           Cm             G     
Like my father's come to pass, seven years has gone so fast, wake me up, when September ends
 
Em             Bm         C                G  G/F#  Em             Bm             C            D
Here comes the rain again falling from the stars... Drenched in my pain again, becoming who we are
G        D/F#           Em            D            C           Cm             G    
As my memory rests, but never forgets what I lost, wake me up, when September ends
  
[Repeat intro x6]

G          D/F#                Em           D           C           Cm             G    
Summer has come and passed the innocent can never last, wake me up, when September ends
G            D/F#         Em            D           C           Cm             G         G/F#
Ring out the bells again, like we did when spring began, wake me up, when September ends

Em             Bm         C                G  G/F#  Em             Bm             C            D
Here comes the rain again falling from the stars... Drenched in my pain again, becoming who we are
G        D/F#           Em            D            C           Cm             G     G/F# 
As my memory rests, but never forgets what I lost, wake me up, when September ends
 
  E5                 Bm                 C5                 G5          G5/F#
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----12-----12--12|-----12-----12--12|-----13-----13--13|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|12-12--12-12--12--|11-11--11-11--11--|12-12--12-12--12--|12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
 
 E5                 Bm                 C5                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----12-----12--12|-----12-----12--12|-----13-----13--13|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|12-12--12-12--12--|11-11--11-11--11--|12-12--12-12--12--|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
  D5                      D5                      D5
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 
[Repeat intro x4]

G          D/F#                Em           D           C           Cm             G    
Summer has come and passed the innocent can never last, wake me up, when September ends
G                D/F#          Em               D             C           Cm             G     
Like my father's come to pass, twenty years has gone so fast, wake me up, when September ends
 
C           Cm             G     C           Cm             G    
Wake me up, when September ends. Wake me up, when September ends 



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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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last
 
  C                Cm               G                G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
  Wake me up       when September    ends
 
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   Like my fathers  come to pass     seven years has gone so fast
 
  C                Cm               G                G       G/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-----------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-------3-0-|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0-----0---|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------------|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------0-----|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------2-------|
  Wake me up       when September    ends
 
 
[Bridge]
 
  Em               Bm               C                G       G/F#
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-------|
  Here     comes the rain     again  falling    from the stars
 
  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-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Drenched    in my  pain    again . becoming who we  are
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  As      my      memory     rests  but never forgets what I   lost
 
  C                Cm               G                G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
   Wake me up       when September    ends
 
 
[Break]
 
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 w/distortion
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last
 
 
[Chorus]
 
  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-|
   Wake me up       when September    ends
 
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ring    out the   bells again     like we did      when spring began
 
  C                Cm               G5                       G5/F#
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-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
   Wake me up      when September    ends
 
 
[Distorted Bridge]
 
  E5               Bm               C5               G5      G5/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-|
  Here     comes the rain     again  falling    from the stars
 
  E5               Bm               C5               D5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Drenched    in my  pain    again   becoming who we  are
 
e|----------------|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
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               G5                       G5/F#
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-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
   Wake me up      when September    ends
 
 
[Solo]
 
Guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----12-----12--12|-----12-----12--12|-----13-----13--13|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|12-12--12-12--12--|11-11--11-11--11--|12-12--12-12--12--|12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
 
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----12-----12--12|-----12-----12--12|-----13-----13--13|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|12-12--12-12--12--|11-11--11-11--11--|12-12--12-12--12--|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
 
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 
Guitar 2
  E5               Bm               C5               G5      G5/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
 
  E5               Bm               C5               D5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
  D5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
Guitar 2 (still w/distortion)
  G
e|3---------------|
B|3---------------|
G|0---------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
Guitar 1 (clean/acoustic)
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last
 
w/distortion for the rest of the song,
 
 
[Chorus]
 
  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-|
   Wake me up       when September    ends
 
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Like my fathers  come   to pass   twenty years  has gone    so fast
 
  C                Cm               G5                       G5/F#
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-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
   Wake me up       when September    ends
 
 
[Ending]
 
  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-|
   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-|----------------|
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-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
   Wake me up       when September    ends
 
 
(slow)
  C                Cm               G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5---------------|4---------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|