Apr12020

All Time Low – Wake Up Sunshine Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Wake Up Sunshine by All Time Low on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
B D B
B D B
B D B
E A

[Verse 1]
B
Alive in the age of outrage and outrageous behavior to say it, to call it on
G A B
Are you livin’ well in a livin’ hell?
B
So smile for the cameras and say that your love. Ain’t as tame as the ones you’re shit talkin’
G A
Are you livin’ well, are you livin’ well?

[Chorus]
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A F#
Somebody loves you for yourself
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A
Somebody loves you, somebody loves you
B D B
B D B

[Verse 2]
B
You’re pissin’ away, every day’s a cliché

And they say if you’re bored then you’re borin’
G A B
Are you livin’ well in a livin’ hell?
G A
Are you livin’ well, are you livin’ well?

[Chorus]
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A F#
Somebody loves you for yourself
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A
Somebody loves you, somebody loves you tonight
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A F#
Somebody loves you for yourself
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A F#
Cause Somebody loves you, somebody loves you

[Bridge]
B A# A G# G G# A B E B
B A# A G#
Everyone wants to be somebody else
G G# A B E B
Just want you to see how good you are
B A# A E/G#
You don’t have to lean on the crutch of a daydream
G G# A B
To see that you shine like a star
B

[Chorus]
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A F#
Somebody loves you for yourself
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A
Somebody loves you, somebody loves you
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A D
Somebody loves you for yourself
E B
Wake up, sunshine
A F# B
Somebody loves you, somebody loves you tonight

[Outro]
B D B
B D B
B D B
E A B
Are you livin’ well, are you livin’ for yourself?

How to play Wake Up Sunshine: key, chords and progression

Wake Up Sunshine by All Time Low sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 9 chords to play it: B, D, E, A, G, F#, A#, G# and E/G#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – B – A – F# (I – V – IV – II in E major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: B, F#, A# and G# are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.