Chords for John Legend, The Roots - Wake Up Everybody (Official Video) ft. Melanie Fiona, Common

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John Legend, The Roots - Wake Up Everybody (Official Video) ft. Melanie Fiona, Common chords
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[Bb] [G] Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, y'all.
This [Dm] is Black Torture Boss DJ from [C] around the wake.
And you're listening to [Bb] W.A.K..E. Radio. [Dm] Spreading tunes across your rooms. [G] From Marvin Gaye to Hathaway. From Nina Simone to Pendergrass. We pay tribute to [D] the legends of the past. [N] And introduce the legends of the future. [Ebm] Special big up to my man Johnny Stevens. [Abm] Who shares [Gb] his passion with us every day. [Abm] [Ebm] Wake up, New York. [Abm] [Ebm] [Abm] [Ebm] [Abm] [Ebm]
[Abm] [Ebm] [Abm] [Ebm] Wake up, [Abm] everybody. No [Ebm] more sleeping [Abm] in bed. [Ebm] No more [Abm] backward thinking. [B] Time for thinking ahead. [Ebm] The world has changed [Abm] so very much [Ebm] from what it used [Abm] to be. [Ebm] There is so [Abm] much hatred, [B] war and poverty. Oh, yeah. [Ebm] Wake up [Abm] all the teachers. [Ebm] Time to teach a [Abm] new way. [Ebm] Baby, then [Abm] they'll listen [B] to what you have to say. [Ebm] Cause they're the ones [Abm] who's coming [Ebm] up. And the world is [Abm] [Ebm] when you teach [Abm] the children. Teach [B] them the very best you can. [Gb] [B] [Db] The world won't get no [Eb] better. [Bb] [B] If [Fm] we just let [Bbm] it [Dbm] be. [B] [Db] The world won't get no [Eb] better. [B] We gotta change again. Just you [Gb] and [Ebm] me. Wake up [Abm] all the doctors. [Ebm] Make the old people [Abm] well. [Ebm] They're the ones [Abm] who suffer [B] and who catch [Ebm] all the hail. They don't [Abm] have so very [Ebm] long before their [Abm] judgment day. [Ebm] So won't you make [Abm] them happy [B] before they pass away? Oh, [Abm] yeah. [Ebm] [Abm] Builders, [Ebm] I know [Abm] [Ebm] we [Abm] can do it [B] if we all [Abm] learn. [Ebm] The only thing [Abm] we have to [Ebm] do is put it in [Abm] our [Ebm] minds. Show them the [Abm] work out, [B] cause we do it every time. Yeah. [Db] The world won't get no [Eb] better. [Abm] [B] [Db] If we just [Gb] let it [Dbm] be. [B] [Db] The world won't get no [Eb] better. [Ab] [B] We gotta change again. Just [Gb] you and [Ebm] me. [B] Yeah. [Gb] [B] [Ebm] [B] [Ebm] The God [Abm] hour. The morning I [Ebm] wake up. Just for the [Abm] breath of life, I thank my [Ebm] maker. My mind say [Abm] I come from hustlers and [Ebm] shakers. My mind build it [Abm] on skyscrapers and [Ebm] acres. He said, take [Abm] us back to where we [Ebm] belong. I try to write [Abm] a song as sweet as the [Ebm] songs. So I'm the type [Abm] to bear arms and wear my [Ebm] heart on my sleeve. Even [Abm] when I fell in God, I [Ebm] believe. Read the days and weave through the maze and the seasons so amazing. [Abm] Feed them and raise them. [Ebm] Seasons are aging. Earthquakes, wars and rumors. I want us to [Abm] goodbye, but [Ebm] we more than consumers. We more than [Abm] shooters. More than [Ebm] looters. Created in [Abm] this image so God live [Ebm] through us. And even in this generation, living through computers. Only love, love, [Abm] love can [Ebm] reboot us. Wake up. [Abm] Everybody's [Ebm] almost sleeping. [Abm] Oh, [Ebm] wake up. [Abm] Yeah. [Ebm] [Abm] I [Ebm] need a little help. [Abm] Can't [Ebm] do it [Abm] alone. I [Ebm] need a little help. [Abm] Come [Ebm] on, come on, come on, come [Db] on. I [Ebm] need a little help. [Abm] Can't [Ebm] do it alone. [Abm] I [Ebm] need a little help. [Abm] Can't [Ebm] do it alone. [Abm] [Ebm] [Abm] [Ebm] Wake [Abm] [Ebm] up, [Gb] everybody. [Ebm] Wake up, everybody. [N] Wake up, everybody. [D] [N]
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To learn John Legend, The Roots - Wake Up Everybody chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Abm, Ebm and Abm. For best results, commence at 47 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 94. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of B Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ [G] Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, y'all.
This [Dm] is Black Torture Boss DJ from [C] around the wake.
And you're listening to [Bb] W.A.K..E. Radio. [Dm] Spreading tunes across your rooms. [G] From Marvin Gaye to Hathaway. From Nina Simone to Pendergrass. We pay tribute to [D] the legends of the past. [N] And introduce the legends of the future. [Ebm] _ _ Special big up to my man Johnny Stevens. [Abm] Who shares [Gb] his passion with us every day. _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ Wake up, New York. _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ [Ebm] Wake up, [Abm] everybody. No [Ebm] more sleeping [Abm] in bed. [Ebm] No more [Abm] backward thinking. [B] Time for thinking ahead. [Ebm] The world has changed [Abm] so very much [Ebm] from what it used [Abm] to be. [Ebm] There is so [Abm] much hatred, _ [B] war and poverty. _ _ _ Oh, yeah. _ _ [Ebm] Wake up [Abm] all the teachers. [Ebm] Time to teach a [Abm] new way. [Ebm] Baby, then [Abm] they'll listen [B] to what you have to say. [Ebm] Cause they're the ones [Abm] who's coming [Ebm] up. And the world is [Abm] _ [Ebm] when you teach [Abm] the children. Teach [B] them the very best you can. _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _ [Db] The world won't get no [Eb] better. [Bb] _ [B] If [Fm] we just let [Bbm] it [Dbm] be. _ [B] _ [Db] The world won't get no [Eb] better. [B] We gotta change again. Just you [Gb] and [Ebm] me. _ _ _ _ _ Wake up [Abm] all the doctors. [Ebm] Make the old people [Abm] well. _ [Ebm] They're the ones [Abm] who suffer [B] and who catch _ [Ebm] all the hail. They don't [Abm] have so very [Ebm] long before their [Abm] judgment day. [Ebm] So won't you make [Abm] them happy [B] before they pass away? Oh, [Abm] yeah. [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] Builders, [Ebm] I know [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] we [Abm] can do it [B] if we all [Abm] learn. [Ebm] The only thing [Abm] we have to [Ebm] do is put it in [Abm] our [Ebm] minds. Show them the [Abm] work out, [B] cause we do it every time. _ Yeah. _ _ [Db] The world won't get no [Eb] better. [Abm] _ [B] _ [Db] If we just [Gb] let it [Dbm] be. _ [B] _ [Db] The world won't get no [Eb] better. [Ab] [B] We gotta change again. Just [Gb] you and [Ebm] me. _ _ [B] Yeah. _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Ebm] The God [Abm] hour. The morning I [Ebm] wake up. Just for the [Abm] breath of life, I thank my [Ebm] maker. My mind say [Abm] I come from hustlers and [Ebm] shakers. My mind build it [Abm] on skyscrapers and [Ebm] acres. He said, take [Abm] us back to where we [Ebm] belong. I try to write [Abm] a song as sweet as the [Ebm] songs. So I'm the type [Abm] to bear arms and wear my [Ebm] heart on my sleeve. Even [Abm] when I fell in God, I [Ebm] believe. Read the days and weave through the maze and the seasons so amazing. [Abm] Feed them and raise them. [Ebm] Seasons are aging. Earthquakes, wars and rumors. I want us to [Abm] goodbye, but [Ebm] we more than consumers. We more than [Abm] shooters. More than [Ebm] looters. Created in [Abm] this image so God live [Ebm] through us. And even in this generation, living through computers. Only love, love, [Abm] love can [Ebm] reboot us. Wake up. [Abm] Everybody's [Ebm] almost sleeping. [Abm] Oh, [Ebm] wake up. [Abm] Yeah. [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] I [Ebm] need a little help. [Abm] Can't [Ebm] do it [Abm] alone. I [Ebm] need a little help. [Abm] Come [Ebm] on, come on, come on, come [Db] on. I [Ebm] need a little help. [Abm] Can't [Ebm] do it alone. [Abm] I [Ebm] need a little help. [Abm] Can't [Ebm] do it alone. _ _ [Abm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] Wake [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] up, [Gb] everybody. _ [Ebm] Wake up, everybody. _ [N] Wake up, everybody. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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