Wake Me Up When September Ends Chords & Tabs

by Green Day

[Intro]
(acoustic)
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]
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B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E                                                             
Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last
  C                Cm               G                G                
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
Wake me up       when September    ends
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E                                                             
Like my fathers  come to pass     seven years has gone so fast
  C                Cm               G                G       G/F#     
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-----------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-------3-0-|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0-----0---|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------------|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------0-----|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------2-------|
Wake me up       when September ends

[Bridge]
  Em               Bm               C                G       G/F#     
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----3-----------|
B|----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-------3-0-|
G|----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|----0-0-----0---|
D|--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|--------------0-|--0-------------|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------0-----|
E|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|
Here comes the   rain again       falling from the stars
  Em               Bm               C                D                
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----2-----2-----|
B|----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-3---3-----|
G|----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|--2---2---2---0-|
D|--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|----------------|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------------|
E|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Drenched   in my pain again     becoming who we are

[Verse 2]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E                                                                
As      my      memory     rests  but never forgets what I   lost
  C                Cm               G                G                
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
Wake me up       when September ends

[Break]
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           
w/distortion
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E                                                                     
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E                                                             
Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last

[Chorus]
  C                Cm               G5                                
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Wake me up       when September ends
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E                                                              
ring    out the   bells again     like we did when spring began
  C                Cm               G5                       G5/F#    
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
Wake me up       when September ends

[Distorted Bridge]
  E5               Bm               C5               G5      G5/F#    
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-|
Here comes the   rain again       falling from the stars
  E5               Bm               C5               D5               
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Drenched   in my pain again     becoming who we are
e|----------------|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E                                                                
As      my      memory     rests  but never forgets what I   lost
  C                Cm               G5                       G5/F#    
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
Wake me up       when September ends

[Solo]
Guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----12-----12--12|-----12-----12--12|-----13-----13--13|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|12-12--12-12--12--|11-11--11-11--11--|12-12--12-12--12--|12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E                                                                                  
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----12-----12--12|-----12-----12--12|-----13-----13--13|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|12-12--12-12--12--|11-11--11-11--11--|12-12--12-12--12--|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E                                                                         
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E       
Guitar 2
  E5               Bm               C5               G5      G5/F#    
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
  E5               Bm               C5               D5               
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  D5                                                 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E                            
Guitar 2 (still w/distortion)
  G                
e|3---------------|
B|3---------------|
G|0---------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E                        
Guitar 1 (clean/acoustic)
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                                                                     
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E                                                             
Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last
w/distortion for the rest of the song,

[Chorus]
  C                Cm               G5                                
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Wake me up       when September ends
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A                                                                     
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Like my fathers  come   to pass   twenty years  has gone    so fast
  C                Cm               G5                                
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Wake me up       when September ends

[Ending]
  C                Cm               G5                                
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Wake me up       when September ends
  C                Cm               G5                                
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------|
Wake me up       when September ends