[Intro - BPM 100 - No drums] [Bb/A][Bb/A][Fmaj7][Fmaj7] x 2 (hey now now etc)
[Verse 1 - Drums in] [Gm] Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow. [F] I lean back on my radio-o-o [C] Some cat was laying down some [C7] rock'n'roll, 'Lotta soul' he said. [F][Ab][Bb] (coming back to Gm after this)
[Verse 2] [Gm] Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade [F] Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase [C] That weren't no DJ that was [C7] hazy cosmic jive.
(Drums stop - hard strum) [A][G]
[Chorus - Drums back in] There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
[Interlude - Solo] [Bb][F][C][F] - [Bb][F][C] (drop final bar)
[Verse 3] [Gm] Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou [F] Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo [C] Switch on the TV we may [C7] pick him up on Channel 2 [F][Ab][Bb]
[Verse 4] [Gm] Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight, [F] If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight, [C] Don't tell your papa or he'll [C7] get us locked up in fright
(Drums stop - hard strum) [A][G]
[Chorus] There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
[F] Star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
[Outro] [Bb][F][C][F] [Bb] La la la la [F] la, la la la [C] la, la la la [F] la, la la la la [Bb] La la la la [F] la, la la la [C] la, la la la [F] la, la la la la [Bb] La la la la [F] la, la la la [C] la, la la la [F] la, la la la la [Bb] La la la la [F] la, la la la [C] la, la la la [F] la, la la la la
[Guitar Intro - BPM 104] E----------------- B----3---3---------- x 4 G-00--00------------
(Basic chord pattern during song - Root x 2, high chord) [Verse 1 - No drums] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G]
[G] Like my father's [G/F#] come to pass [Em] Seven years has [D] gone so fast [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends
[Chorus] [Em] Here comes the [Bm] rain again [C] Falling from the [G] stars [D/F#] [Em] Drenched in my [Bm] pain again [C] Becoming who we [D] are
[G] As my memo [G/F#] ry rests [Em] But never forgets [D] what I lost [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G]
[Guitar Intro] x 2 [Drums come in - pattern BBSB BSxx] x 4 (with chords)
[Verse 2 - Drum pattern as intro] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends (Less chords - drums as intro) [G] Ring out the [G/F#] bells again [Em] Like we did when [D] spring began (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends
[Chorus - Full drums] [Em] Here comes the [Bm] rain again [C] Falling from the [G] stars [D/F#] [Em] Drenched in my [Bm] pain again [C] Becoming who we [D] are [#######Sustain chord, stop drums, scroll###########]
[Drums as per intro] [G] As my memo [G/F#] ry rests [Em] But never forgets [D] what I lost (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends [G][D/F#]
[Solo - Full drums] Em - 079987, Bm - 797777, C - 81010988, (G D/F#) Em - 079987, Bm - 797777, C - 81010988 Dsus4, D, Dsus4, D, G (drums stop)
[Guitar Intro - No drums] G pattern x 4
[Verse 3 - Still no drums] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last (full drums) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] (Intro drums) [G] Like my father's [G/F#] come to pass [Em] Twenty years has [D] gone so fast (full drums) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [End]