[Verse 1 - BPM 108] [Intro riff with bass drum] E --------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------- G -4-444--44-------------------------------------- D ----------7-777-77-6-666-66-4-444-44-2-222-221-111-11-- A -----------------------------------------------------2 E ---------------------------------------------------
[Intro - Full drums] [E][B][A][A]
[Verse 1] Dirty old [E] river, must you keep [B] rolling, rolling in [A] to the night, People so [E] busy, makes me feel [B] dizzy, taxi lights [A] shine so bright, .. But I
[F#m]don't .............. [F#mmaj7-243222] ... need no [F#m7]friends, [B] As long as I
[E] gaze on Waterloo [B] sunset I am in [A] (*Move to play A barred at 5th fret to get ready for descending line) paradise, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la) [F#7] Every day I look at the world from my [B] window, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la) [F#7] But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
(drums stop - just bass drum) [B] Waterloo sun [B/A-x0444x] set's fine, [B/G#-4x444] Waterloo sun [Bsus4/F#-22445] set's [B-799877] fi... [B-799877] i..... [B7] ine),
[Verse 2] Terry meets [E] Julie, Waterloo [B] Station, every [A] Friday night, But I am so [E] lazy, don't want to [B] wander, I stay at [A] home at night, ...But I
[F#m]don't .............. [F#mmaj7-243222] ... feel a [F#m7]fraid [B] As long as I
[E] gaze on Waterloo [B] sunset I am in [A] paradise, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la) [F#7] Every day I look at the world from my [B] window, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la) [F#7] But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
(drums stop - just bass drum) [B] Waterloo sun [B/A-x0444x] set's fine, [B/G#-4x444] Waterloo sun [Bsus4/F#-22445] set's [B-799877] fi... [B-799877] i..... [B7] ine),
[Verse 3] Millions of [E] people swarming like [B] flies 'round Waterloo [A] underground, But Terry and [E] Julie cross over the [B] river where they feel [A] safe and sound, And they
[F#m]don't .............. [F#mmaj7-243222] ... need no [F#m7]friends, [B] As long as they
[E] gaze on Waterloo [B] sunset they are in [A] paradise,
[Intro again] [E][B][A]
[Outro - Townsend style strums] [B] Waterloo sunsets fine - repeat to fade
[End] [Intro riff] A (S)E    B        A E -----0-0----0-------------------------0---- B -2-0-x-2-0--0-(0)----4---44---2-2----2-2p0- G -2-----1----1--x--6--4---44---2-2----2----2 D -2-----2----2--2--6--4---446--4-2----2----- A -0-----2----2--2--x--2---22-----0----0----- E -0-----0----------7------------------------
[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]