Wake Me Gently Lyrics

Year: 1976
Email is undermywheels71@gmail.com
The main chords are:
(x means dont strum those strings and (#) means you can play that # note but you dont have to)
Keys
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide up neck
/ = slide down neck
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = hold note
w = whammy bar
v = vibrato
< > = strike the notes in between the symbols while in the bend
D = strum down
U = strum up
G-5~~-----7-----8----------------5-------------7-------5--7-----8--7--|
D-----------6-----------6---5--5--5--5--3~~--0--1--1/3---------3~~----5-|
A---------------------------5--5--5--5--5~~-----------------5--------5--|
I was scared to death, Afraid to close my eyes
E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------|
D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
And found that I was gone. Like every other one
E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
Who left before the dawn, I vanished in the air.
E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------|
D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
Am I still there?
B--7~~~-------------------|
G--8~~~-------------------|
D-10~~~-------------------|
A--9~~~-------------------|
Wake me gently If you can
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
"Wake me gently Just touch my hand
G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------|
D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-|
E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-|
Wake me gently Pull my sleeve
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
'Cuz where I'm at is where I wanna leave.
G--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~6--6---6~~~------------------|
D--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~6--6---6~~~------------------|
A--4~~~-------------6~~~--------------4~~4--4---4~~~------------------|
And in my sleep, I look so lifeless on this bed
E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------|
D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
Laid out on satin sheets. This dream's a novel
E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
That I don't dare complete, No happy endings read.
E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------|
D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
I think the hero's dead.
B--7~~~-------------------|
G--8~~~-------------------|
D-10~~~-------------------|
A--9~~~-------------------|
Wake me gently If you can
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
"Wake me gently Just touch my hand
G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------|
D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-|
E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-|
Wake me gently Pull my sleeve
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
'Cuz where I'm at is where I wanna leave me to my slumber
G--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~~------------------------------|
D--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~~----------------------6~~~----|
A--4~~~-------------6~~~--------------4~~~----------------------6~~~----|
E---------------------------------------------------------------4~~~----|
And I'll never come home. Please help me, I'm frightened
B----------------------------------------------------------5~~~---------|
G-------4~~~--------------------------2~~~-----------------6~~~---------|
D-------4~~~------------4~~~----------2~~~-----------------6~~~---------|
A-------2~~~------------4~~~----------0~~~-----------------4~~~---------|
E-----------------------2~~~--------------------------------------------|
Of what's going on (What's going on)
Piano
G-12r10~~~~--8--10--8v-------8--10b12r10--10~~~10---------/12-----------|
D------------------------10------------------------10~~-----------------|
E-11------13b15--13b15~~---13--11---15r13p11--13--11--13~~--11--11~~---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------15r13p11--|
B-11--13~~--11--11--13--13~~--11--13--13~~--13--11--13--13~~------------|
E-13--------11---------------8---------11b13--11~~---13---11~~---10--11-|
B-----13~~---------------11-----11--8-----------------------------------|
G-----------------10b12-------------------------------------------------|
E-10~~---8------8--------------|
B-----------11-----11b13~~~~~--|
And if I can't wake up, Will I be all alone
E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------|
D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
A stranded orphan here. Or will I bump into
E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
Some other wandering soul, And will they talk to me.
E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------|
D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
Somebody, somebody please rescue me.
B--7~~~------------------------------|
G--8~~~------------------------------|
D-10~~~------------------------------|
A--9~~~------------------------------|
Wake me gently If you can
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
"Wake me gently Just touch my hand
G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------|
D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-|
E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-|
Wake me gently Pull my sleeve
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
'Cuz where I'm at is where I wanna leave.
Repeat these two chords for the outro:
Piano
G-6----5--6-------| repeat throughout
D------------6----| the outro
I wanna leave
I wanna leave
I wanna wake up
I wanna leave
I don't wanna stay
I wanna leave
I wanna go
I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Just wake me up
I wanna go home
Wake me up please
'Cuz I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Wake me
Wake me