Simple Plan – Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over Chords Piano & Ukulele

Simple Plan – Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over Chords Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAEC#mBAsus2

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[Intro]
 A   E   C#m   B   3x

[Verse 1]
A                  E
 I can't believe this mess we're in
C#m             B
 Tell me where do I begin?
A               E                C#m
 'Cause it's making my head spin
B
 And I can just feel it
A                 E
 It's never been so loud and clear
C#m             B
 I wish that I could disappear
A             E                  C#m
 To a place that's far from here
B
 'Cause I can just feel it

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[Pre-Chorus]
Asus2
 Tell me we'll be alright
Asus2
 Tell me we'll be alright

[Chorus]
A   E    C#m              B
  Yeah, wake me up when this
  nightmare's over
A   E    C#m
  Yeah, make it stop,
            B
  it won't last much longer
A              E
 I wanna get away but I can't escape
C#m          B
 Try to run but I'm going nowherе
A   E    C#m              B
  Yeah, wake me up whеn this
  nightmare's over

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[Instrumental]
 A   E   C#m   B   2x

[Verse 2]
A                E
 When did this stop making sense?
C#m               B
 When did dreams get left for dead?
A              E            C#m
 How the hell did we forget
B
 That nothing else matters?
A            E
 If we hit the lowest low
C#m                 B
 There's only one place left to go
A             E                C#m
 And I won't just give up hope
B
 'Cause nothing else matters

[Pre-Chorus]
Asus2
 Tell me we'll be alright
Asus2
 Tell me we'll be alright

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[Chorus]
A   E    C#m              B
  Yeah, wake me up when this
  nightmare's over
A   E    C#m
  Yeah, make it stop,
            B
  it won't last much longer
A              E
 I wanna get away but I can't escape
C#m          B
 Try to run but I'm going nowherе
A   E    C#m              B
  Yeah, wake me up whеn this
  nightmare's over (Over, over)

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[Instrumental Break]
 A   B   C#m   E

[Pre-Chorus]
A                        B
 Tell me we'll be alright
 (When this nightmare's over)
C#m                      E
 Tell me we'll be alright
 (When this nightmare's over)
Asus2
 Tell me we'll be alright

[Chorus]
A   E    C#m              B
  Yeah, wake me up when this
  nightmare's over
A   E    C#m
  Yeah, make it stop,
            B
  it won't last much longer
A              E
 I wanna get away but I can't escape
C#m          B
 Try to run but I'm going nowherе
A   E    C#m              B
  Yeah, wake me up whеn this
  nightmare's over

[Outro]
A         E
 Tell me we'll be alright
C#m       B
 Tell me we'll be alright
A         E
 Tell me we'll be alright
 C#m              B
Wake me up when this
nightmare's over
A         E
 Tell me we'll be alright
C#m       B
 Tell me we'll be alright
 (Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah)
A         E
 Tell me we'll be alright
 C#m              B
Wake me up when this
                  Asus2
nightmare's over

How to play Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over by Simple Plan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over by Simple Plan is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 5 chords: A, E, C#m, B and Asus2.

The backbone of the song is A – E – C#m – B (IV – I – vi – V in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes D, A, F#m, E, Dsus2 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Asus2 chord on guitar (x02200)
Asus2A B E

Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over chords: questions

What key is Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over in?

Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over by Simple Plan is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over?

Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over uses 5 chords: A, E, C#m, B, Asus2.

What is the chord progression of Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over?

The main progression is A – E – C#m – B (IV – I – vi – V).

Is Wake Me Up When This Nightmares Over easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes D, A, F#m, E, Dsus2 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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