Chords for Oingo Boingo- Wake Up (It's 1984)
Tempo:
123 bpm
Chords used:
C
Cm
F
D
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
[C]
Big brother's watching, we watch him back
We see right through [F] his [Ab] disguise
[D] [C] He tries to scare us with angry words
But we all know [F] that the [Ab] light
[D]
Whole world is [C] waiting
Just see the fear [F] in their [Ab]
[C] eyes
[Cm]
[D] [C] Whole world is watching, he knows everything, every move
His ears are getting [F] all the air
[D] [C] Just like the chess game, but for weird attempts
That I just don't [F] [Ab] understand
[D] [C]
Anticipation
It's far too big to [F] be dead
[Ab] [D]
[C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [Bb]
Wake [C] up!
But we've been here [Cm] before
[C] Hush up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [Bb]
Wake up!
But we've been here before
[C] Big brother's screaming, but we don't care
Cause he's got nothing [F] to [Ab] say
[D]
[C] Think [Bbm] of the future, [C] think of the prophecy
Think of the children [F] of today
[Ab]
[D] [C] Big brother's watching
So we all stand in [F] his
[Ab] [D] way
[C] Open your eyes
The truth of hate is not in your sight
[Ab] It's far [D] away
Hold it in your heart
[Ab] Turn [D] your world towards the light [Fm] [C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [Gm] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before [Cm] Hush up!
[C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
Big [Bb] brother's screaming, but we don't care
Watch it!
[Cm]
It's 1984 Wake up!
Wake up!
[C] Open your eyes
The truth of hate is not in your sight
[Ab] It's far [D] away
Hold it in your heart
[Ab] Turn your [D] world towards the light
[Fm] [C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [Bb] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] [F] [C] Wake up!
It's [Bb] 1984
[Cm] [Bb] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
Our world is watching
[C] [Bb]
Anticipating
[C] Big brother's marching
Losing but getting older
[F] [Ab] [D] Wake up!
[C] It's 1984
[Bb] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] [F] [C] Wake up! It's 1984
[Cm] [Bb] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] [F] [C] Wake up! It's 1984
[Cm] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[F] Wake [C] up!
It's 1984
It's 1984
[Cm] [F] [C]
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
[C]
Big brother's watching, we watch him back
We see right through [F] his [Ab] disguise
[D] [C] He tries to scare us with angry words
But we all know [F] that the [Ab] light
[D]
Whole world is [C] waiting
Just see the fear [F] in their [Ab]
[C] eyes
[Cm]
[D] [C] Whole world is watching, he knows everything, every move
His ears are getting [F] all the air
[D] [C] Just like the chess game, but for weird attempts
That I just don't [F] [Ab] understand
[D] [C]
Anticipation
It's far too big to [F] be dead
[Ab] [D]
[C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [Bb]
Wake [C] up!
But we've been here [Cm] before
[C] Hush up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [Bb]
Wake up!
But we've been here before
[C] Big brother's screaming, but we don't care
Cause he's got nothing [F] to [Ab] say
[D]
[C] Think [Bbm] of the future, [C] think of the prophecy
Think of the children [F] of today
[Ab]
[D] [C] Big brother's watching
So we all stand in [F] his
[Ab] [D] way
[C] Open your eyes
The truth of hate is not in your sight
[Ab] It's far [D] away
Hold it in your heart
[Ab] Turn [D] your world towards the light [Fm] [C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [Gm] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before [Cm] Hush up!
[C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
Big [Bb] brother's screaming, but we don't care
Watch it!
[Cm]
It's 1984 Wake up!
Wake up!
[C] Open your eyes
The truth of hate is not in your sight
[Ab] It's far [D] away
Hold it in your heart
[Ab] Turn your [D] world towards the light
[Fm] [C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] [Bb] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] [F] [C] Wake up!
It's [Bb] 1984
[Cm] [Bb] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
Our world is watching
[C] [Bb]
Anticipating
[C] Big brother's marching
Losing but getting older
[F] [Ab] [D] Wake up!
[C] It's 1984
[Bb] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] [F] [C] Wake up! It's 1984
[Cm] [Bb] [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] [F] [C] Wake up! It's 1984
[Cm] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[F] Wake [C] up!
It's 1984
It's 1984
[Cm] [F] [C]
Key:
C
Cm
F
D
Ab
C
Cm
F
_ Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Big brother's watching, we watch him back
We see right through [F] his [Ab] disguise
_ [D] _ _ [C] He tries to scare us with angry words
But we all know [F] that the [Ab] light
_ [D] _ _
Whole world is [C] waiting _ _ _
Just see the fear [F] in their _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [C] eyes _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] Whole world is watching, he knows everything, every move
His ears are getting [F] all the _ air
[D] _ _ [C] Just like the chess game, but for weird attempts
That I just don't [F] _ [Ab] understand
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Anticipation
_ _ _ It's far too big to [F] be dead
[Ab] _ _ [D] _
[C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb]
Wake [C] up!
But we've been here [Cm] before _ _
[C] Hush up!
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb]
Wake up!
But we've been here before _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Big _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
brother's screaming, but we don't care
Cause he's got nothing [F] to [Ab] say
_ [D] _ _
[C] Think [Bbm] of the future, [C] think of the prophecy
Think of the children [F] of today
[Ab] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] Big brother's watching _ _
_ _ So we all stand in [F] his _
[Ab] _ [D] way
_ [C] Open your eyes
The truth of hate is not in your sight
[Ab] It's far [D] away
_ Hold it in your heart
_ [Ab] Turn [D] your world towards the light [Fm] _ [C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before [Cm] Hush up!
[C] Wake up!
It's 1984 _
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Big [Bb] brother's screaming, but we don't care
_ _ Watch it!
_ [Cm] _
It's 1984 Wake up!
Wake _ up! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Open your eyes
The truth of hate is not in your sight
[Ab] It's far [D] away
Hold it in your heart
[Ab] Turn your _ [D] world towards the light
[Fm] _ [C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] Wake up!
It's [Bb] 1984
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
_ _ Our world is watching
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Anticipating
_ [C] _ _ Big brother's marching
_ _ _ _ Losing but getting older
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ [D] Wake up!
_ [C] It's 1984
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] Wake up! It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] Wake up! It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ _ Wake up!
But we've been here before
_ [F] Wake [C] up!
It's 1984 _ _ _ _ _ _
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Wake up!
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me?
Won't you listen to me? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Big brother's watching, we watch him back
We see right through [F] his [Ab] disguise
_ [D] _ _ [C] He tries to scare us with angry words
But we all know [F] that the [Ab] light
_ [D] _ _
Whole world is [C] waiting _ _ _
Just see the fear [F] in their _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [C] eyes _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] Whole world is watching, he knows everything, every move
His ears are getting [F] all the _ air
[D] _ _ [C] Just like the chess game, but for weird attempts
That I just don't [F] _ [Ab] understand
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Anticipation
_ _ _ It's far too big to [F] be dead
[Ab] _ _ [D] _
[C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb]
Wake [C] up!
But we've been here [Cm] before _ _
[C] Hush up!
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb]
Wake up!
But we've been here before _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Big _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
brother's screaming, but we don't care
Cause he's got nothing [F] to [Ab] say
_ [D] _ _
[C] Think [Bbm] of the future, [C] think of the prophecy
Think of the children [F] of today
[Ab] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] Big brother's watching _ _
_ _ So we all stand in [F] his _
[Ab] _ [D] way
_ [C] Open your eyes
The truth of hate is not in your sight
[Ab] It's far [D] away
_ Hold it in your heart
_ [Ab] Turn [D] your world towards the light [Fm] _ [C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before [Cm] Hush up!
[C] Wake up!
It's 1984 _
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Big [Bb] brother's screaming, but we don't care
_ _ Watch it!
_ [Cm] _
It's 1984 Wake up!
Wake _ up! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Open your eyes
The truth of hate is not in your sight
[Ab] It's far [D] away
Hold it in your heart
[Ab] Turn your _ [D] world towards the light
[Fm] _ [C] Wake up!
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] Wake up!
It's [Bb] 1984
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
_ _ Our world is watching
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Anticipating
_ [C] _ _ Big brother's marching
_ _ _ _ Losing but getting older
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ [D] Wake up!
_ [C] It's 1984
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] Wake up! It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] Wake up!
But we've been here before
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] Wake up! It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ _ Wake up!
But we've been here before
_ [F] Wake [C] up!
It's 1984 _ _ _ _ _ _
It's 1984
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _