When You Awake Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][Am][Em][D]

[Verse 1]
Ollie [Em]told
[A]me [G]I'm [D]a fool
So I [G]walked on down the [Am]road a mile
[G]Went to the house that [C]brings a smile
[E]Sat upon my gra[Am]ndpa's knee
And [D]what do you think
[C]he said to [Am]me?[Bb]

[Verse 2]
When you [Bb]awake you [F]will
[Gm]remember [Eb]everything
You will be [C]hangin' [Bb]on
[F]a string from your
[Bb]When you believe
You will [Gm]relieve the [F]only [Eb]soul
that you were [Cm]born with
To [F]grow old and never know
[Bb][A]

[Verse 3]
[D]
Ollie [Em]showed [C#dim]me the fork i[G]n the road[D]
You can [G]take to the left or
go [Am]straight to the right
[G]Use your days and [C]save your nights,
[Am]Be careful [E]where you step,
and [Am]watch wha- cha eat
[D]Sleep with the light on and
you [C]got it [Am]beat[Bb]

[Verse 4]
When you [Bb]awake you will
[Gm]remember [Eb]everything
You will be [Cm]hangin' [Bb]on
[F]a string from your
[Bb]When you believe
You will re[Gm]lieve the [F]only [Eb]soul
that you were [Cm]born with
To grow [F]old and never know
[Bb][Am][A]

[Verse 5]
[D]
Ollie [Em]warned [A]me it's a
[G]mean [D]old world
[G]The street don't greet ya, [Am]yes, it's true
But [G]what am I sup[C]posed to [Am]do
[E]Read the writing [Am]on the wall
I [D]heard it when I was [C]very [Am]small[Bb]

[Verse 6]
When you [Bb]awake you will re
[Gm]member [Eb]everything
You will [Cm]be hangin' on[Bb]
[F]a string from your
[Bb]When you believe
You will [Gm]re lieve the only s[Eb]oul
that you [Bb]were born with
To [F]grow old and never know
[Bb][A]

[Verse 7]
[D]Wash my hand in lye water
[Em]I got a date with
the captain's daughter
[D]You can go and tell your [Em]brother
We sure gonna [Asus4]love one [Em]another
[D]Oh[Em][Asus4][Em][Asus4]
You [D]may be right and ya might be wrong
I [Em]ain't gonna worry all day
long
[D][Em]

[Verse 8]
[Asus4]
[D]Snow's gonna come and
the frost gonna bite
[Em]My old car froze up last n[Asus4]ight
[D]Ain't no reason to hang my head
[Em]I could wake up in the mornin' dead
Oh, [D]oh, oh, oh[Em]
And [D]if I thought it would do any good
I'd [Em]stand on the rock where [Em]Moses stood