I'm Awake Now Chords

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I'm Awake Now by Goo Goo Dolls is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G#. It uses the chords G#m, E, G#5, E5, B5, B/Bb, F#5 and D5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G#
Text
16
Speed
  			 
Intro:  G#m E

(verse)
G#5
I've been where the river ran 
E5(VII)
I'm drownin' in a sunless sea
G#5 
Sleep has helped me find my end
E5(VII)
You promised me you'd set me free 

(bridge)
B5        B/Bb          G#5
    Don't fall asleep to dream 
(verse)
A banshee's at my window pane 
There's an angel at my feet 
(bridge)
Don't fall asleep to dream 

(chorus)
F#5-F#5  G#5          F#5
I'm  a - wake now 
D5
(You can't touch me, I won't sleep no more)
G#5        F#5
Awake now 
D5

(verse)
In the corner of mind 
Where he sits and waits for me 
There's a wall of confusion building 
And the sky begins to bleed on me 

(bridge)
Don't fall asleep to dream 

(verse)
I'm looking for a way out now 
Piece of mind is all I need 
(bridge)
Don't fall asleep to dream 

(chorus)
I'm awake now 
(You can't touch me, I won't sleep no more)
Awake now 
(You can't touch me, I won't sleep no more)
Awake now 
(You can't touch me, I won't sleep no more)
Awake now 

(keyboard break)
chords: G#m E

(chorus)
Awake now 
Awake now 
Awake now 
Awake now 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante