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[Intro]
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
G D/F#Summer has come and passed
Em DThe innocent can never last
C Cm GWake me up when September ends
G D/F#Like my fathers' come to pass
Em DSeven years has gone so fast
C Cm G D/F#Wake me up when September ends
[Chorus]
Em BmHere comes the rain again
C G D/F#Falling from the stars
Em BmDrenched in my pain again
C DBecoming who we are
G D/F#As my memory rests
Em DBut never forgets what I lost
C Cm GWake me up when September ends
[Verse 2]
G D/F#Summer has come and passed
Em DThe innocent can never last
C Cm GWake me up when September ends
G D/F#Ring out the bells again
Em DLike we did when spring began
C Cm G D/F#Wake me up when September ends
[Chorus]
Em BmHere comes the rain again
C G D/F#Falling from the stars
Em BmDrenched in my pain again
C DBecoming who we are
G D/F#As my memory rests
Em DBut never forgets what I lost
C Cm G D/F#Wake me up when September ends
[Solo]
Em Bm C G D/F#
Em Bm C Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
[Verse 3]
G D/F#Summer has come and passed
Em DThe innocent can never last
C Cm GWake me up when September ends
[Outro]
G BmLike my father's come to pass
Em DTwenty years has gone so fast
C Cm GWake me up when September ends
C Cm GWake me up when September ends
C Cm GWake me up when September ends
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