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Wake Me Up When September Ends

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Guitar Tab for Wake Me Up When September Ends

Performed by: Green Day. Composed by: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Wright, Michael Pritchard.
This song is published by WB MUSIC CORP. and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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Song: Wake me up when september ends
Written by: Green Day
Album: American Idiot
Tuning: standard (EADGBE)
Guitars: clean electric, then with light distortion
Tabbed by: Milo
Notes: I dont think it make much difference if you want to finger pick or not, but Billie Joe uses a pick. 
sick song, enjoy:
   Legend:
	~  sustain
     (3) barely audible 'ghost' note
	|  measure line

Intro 
 |-----------------|
 |------3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0-----|
 |--5------5-------|  x4
 |-----------------|
 |-----------------|

1st Verse
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |------3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0-----|
 |--5------5------|-4------4------|-2------2------|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
   Sum - mer has   come and passed,   the innocent can never last

 |------3~-----3~-|---------3~-----3~-|-----
 |------5~-----5~-|---------4~-----4~-|-----
 |----5------5----|-(5)---5------5----|(5)--
 |--5------5------|-----5------5------|-----
 |----------------|-------------------|-----
 |----------------|-------------------|-----
   Wake me up       when september ends

Fill
 |----------------|-----
 |------3~-----3~-|-----
 |----0------0----|(0)--
 |--5------5------|-----  x2
 |----------------|-----
 |----------------|-----

2nd Verse (same as 1st)
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |------3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0-----|
 |--5------5------|-4------4------|-2------2------|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
  Like my fathers    come to pass   seven years has gone so fast 


 |------3~-----3~-|---------3~-----3~-|-----
 |------5~-----5~-|---------4~-----4~-|-----
 |----5------5----|-(5)---5------5----|(5)--
 |--5------5------|-----5------5------|-----
 |----------------|-------------------|-----
 |----------------|-------------------|-----
    Wake me up       when september ends

2nd Fill
 |---------------|-----------|------------|
 |------3-----3~-|---------3-|-------3----|
 |----0-----0----|--0----0---|-0---0---0--|
 |--5-----5------|-----5-----|---4--------|
 |---------------|-----------|------------|
 |---------------|-----------|------------|

3rd Verse (different from first two)
 |----------------|--------------|-----0---------|
 |------0~-----0~-|-----3~-----3~|-----------4~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0---|---5---5-------|
 |--2------2------|-4------4-----|-5-------5-----|
 |----------------|--------------|---------------|
 |----------------|--------------|---------------|
   Here comes the    rain again   Falling from the
 
 |-------------------|
 |------3-------3----|
 |----0---0---0---0--|
 |--5-------4--------|
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
    stars

 |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
 |------0~-----0~|-----3~-----3~|-----5-------5-|-----8~----8~-|
 |----0------0---|---0------0---|---5---5---5---|---0-----0----|
 |--2------2-----|-4------4-----|-5-------5-----|-5-----5------|
 |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
 |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
   Drenched in my  pain again,    becoming who we are


4th Verse (like first two)
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |------3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0-----|
 |--5------5------|-4------4------|-2------2------|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
    As my     me  -  mory rests     But never forgets what I lost

 |------3~-----3~-|---------3~-----3~-|-----
 |------5~-----5~-|---------4~-----4~-|-----
 |----5------5----|-(5)---5------5----|(5)--
 |--5------5------|-----5------5------|-----
 |----------------|-------------------|-----
 |----------------|-------------------|-----
    Wake me up       when september ends

Fill
 |----------------|-----
 |------3~-----3~-|-----
 |----0------0----|(0)--
 |--5------5------|-----  x2
 |----------------|-----
 |----------------|-----

Interlude
 |----------------|
 |------3-----3~--|
 |----0-----0-----|
 |--5-----5-------|  x4 
 |----------------|
 |----------------|

(then light distortion kicks in)
 |----------------|
 |------3-----3~--|
 |----0-----0-----|
 |--5-----5-------|  x2 
 |----------------|
 |----------------|

5th verse (still with light distortion)
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |------3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0-----|
 |--5------5------|-4------4------|-2------2------|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
   Sum - mer has   come and passed,   the innocent can never last

 C             Cm           G  
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--4--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |--5--|--5--|
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |--5--|--5--|
 |-----|       |-----|      |--3--|--3--|
Wake me up  When September    Ends
        (strum 8 chords per bar)

6th Verse
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |------3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0-----|
 |--5------5------|-4------4------|-2------2------|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
   Bring out the    Bells again    Like we did when spring began

 C             Cm           G          F#
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |-----|------|
 |--5--|       |--4--|      |-----|------|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |-----|------|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |--5--|--5-4-|
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |--5--|--5-4-|
 |-----|       |-----|      |--3--|--3-2-|
Wake me up  When September    Ends
        
Chorus
    E           B            C            G    F#
    |-----|     |-----|      |-----|      |-------|
    |-----|     |-----|      |-----|      |-------|
    |-----|     |--4--|      |--5--|      |-------|
    |--2--|     |--4--|      |--5--|      |--5-4--|
    |--2--|     |--2--|      |--3--|      |--5-4--|
    |--0--|     |-----|      |-----|      |--3-2--|
  Here comes the rain again falling from the stars

 E             B           C           D
 |-----|       |-----|     |-----|     |-----|
 |-----|       |-----|     |-----|     |-----|
 |-----|       |--4--|     |--5--|     |--7--|
 |--2--|       |--4--|     |--5--|     |--7--|
 |--2--|       |--2--|     |--3--|     |--5--|
 |--0--|       |-----|     |-----|     |-----|
Drenched in my pain again becoming who we are

7th Verse
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |------3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0-----|
 |--5------5------|-4------4------|-2------2------|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
    As my     me  -  mory rests     But never forgets what I lost

 C             Cm           G          F#
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |-----|------|
 |--5--|       |--4--|      |-----|------|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |-----|------|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |--5--|--5-4-|
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |--5--|--5-4-|
 |-----|       |-----|      |--3--|--3-2-|
Wake me up  When September    Ends

Solo (two guitars)
 |------7-----7---7-|-----7-----7---7-|-----8-----8---8-|
 |--8-8---8-8---8---|-7-7---7-7---7---|-8-8---8-8---8---|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
{                                                        }
{ E                 B                  C                 }
 |-----|            |-----|            |-----|
 |-----|            |-----|            |-----|
 |-----|            |--4--|            |--5--|
 |--2--|            |--4--|            |--5--|
 |--2--|            |--2--|            |--3--|
 |--0--|            |-----|            |-----|

 |------------------|
 |--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
{                    }
{ G   F#             }
 |-------|
 |-------|
 |-------|
 |--5-4--|
 |--5-4--|
 |--3-2--|

 |------7-----7---7-|-----7-----7---7-|-----8-----8---8-|
 |--8-8---8-8---8---|-7-7---7-7---7---|-8-8---8-8---8---|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
{                                                        }
{ E                 B                  C                 }
 |-----|            |-----|            |-----|
 |-----|            |-----|            |-----|
 |-----|            |--4--|            |--5--|
 |--2--|            |--4--|            |--5--|
 |--2--|            |--2--|            |--3--|
 |--0--|            |-----|            |-----|

 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 |--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
{                                                                           }
{ Dsus              D                  Dsus             D                   }
 |-----|            |-----|            |-----|          |-----|
 |--8--|            |--7--|            |--8--|          |--7--|
 |--7--|            |--7--|            |--7--|          |--7--|
 |--7--|            |--7--|            |--7--|          |--7--|
 |--5--|            |--5--|            |--5--|          |--5--|
 |-----|            |-----|            |-----|          |-----|

Fill
 |---------------|
 |------3-----3~-|
 |----0-----0----|
 |--5-----5------|  x4
 |---------------|
 |---------------|

8th Verse
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |------3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0-----|
 |--5------5------|-4------4------|-2------2------|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
   Sum - mer has   come and passed,   the innocent can never last

 C             Cm           G  
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--4--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |--5--|--5--|
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |--5--|--5--|
 |-----|       |-----|      |--3--|--3--|
Wake me up  When September    Ends

9th Verse
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |------3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~-|-----3~-----3~--|
 |----0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0----|---0------0-----|
 |--5------5------|-4------4------|-2------2------|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
  Like my fathers    come to pass   twenty years has gone so fast 

 C             Cm           G  
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--4--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |--5--|--5--|
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |--5--|--5--|
 |-----|       |-----|      |--3--|--3--|
Wake me up  When September    Ends

Outro
 C             Cm           G  
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--4--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |-----|-----|
 |--5--|       |--5--|      |--5--|--5--| x2
 |--3--|       |--3--|      |--5--|--5--|
 |-----|       |-----|      |--3--|--3--|
Wake me up  When September    Ends



...And that is it. here is the lyrics in full, even though they are all there:
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

like my fathers come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

summer has come and passed
the innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

bring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when september ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

like my fathers come to pass
twenty years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends
wake me up when september ends
wake me up when september ends

And the song order, even though I typed the whole thing in order:
Intro
Verse a
Fill a
Verse a
Fill b
Verse b
Verse a
Fill a
Interlude
Verse a
Verse a
Chorus
Verse a
Solo
Fill 
Verse a
Verse a 
Outro

Thanks, from milo. Bye
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