Tuning: E A D G B E

Song: World Awake (P McAloon) Artist: Prefab Sprout ( from Album 'Protest Songs') Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren, 2017 check the song on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wtC2ArtFiuY Use the chords according to the instruction below: E,A,D,G,B,e Am9 x,12,10,12,12,0 alt x,0,10,12,12,0, alt x,x,7,5,8,7 Bm7 7,9,7,7,7,7 alt x,2,4,2,3,2 B7sus4 7,9,7,9,7,7. alt x,2,4,2,5,2 D7sus4 x,5,7,5,8,5 alt 10,12,10,12,10,10 Dsus4 x,5,7,7,8,5 alt x,x,0,2,3,3 C x,3,5,5,5,3 alt 8,10,10,9,8,8 G 3,5,5,4,3,3 alt 3,2,0,0,3,3 D7/F# 2,x,0,2,1,2 [intro] Am9 Am9 Bm7 Am9 [verse1]

^Am9That frightening little sound it's^Am9 just the world awake It's ^Bm7just a way of saying we're in^Am9 business ^Am9It's just a lightning strike, it's^Am9 just a family row It's ^Bm7just the give and take of forg^Am9iveness

[interlude]

^Am9OoooOoo ^Am9Oohyea ^Bm7Ooho Right ^Am9Ohhoo Do ^Am9OoooOoo ^Am9Oohyea ^Bm7Ooho Right ^Am9Ohhoo Do

[bridge]

^B7sus4Chance being a fine thing ^Bm7brought us together ^B7sus4But we're not magnets ^Bm7well not forever

[half verse]

^Am9It's just the way I am, it'^Am9s just the way we are It's ^Bm7just a nervous flickering of ^Am9old flames

[pre chorus] Am9 Dsus4 C D7/F# [chorus]

^Am9Now everybody wears the ^Am9look of the child ^D7sus4who wished to marry yo^Gu ^D7/F# ^Am9Who, knocking proudly on your d^Am9oor, was gree^D7sus4ted by your pretty w^Gife^D7/F# ^Am9If this is life make no^Am9 mistake it kee^D7sus4ps the weary world awa^Gke ^D7/F#

[interlude]

^Am9OoooOoo ^Am9Oohyea ^Bm7Ooho Right ^Am9Ohhoo Do

Am9 Am9 Bm7 Am9 [bridge]

^B7sus4Chance being a fine thing ^Bm7brought us together ^B7sus4But we're not magnets ^Bm7well not forever

[verse 2]

^Am9It's just the way I am, it'^Am9s just the way we are It's j^Bm7ust a nervous flickering of^Am9 old flames ^Am9So don't you cry they're, ^Am9they're only words They'r^Bm7e only the saddest thing you've^Am9 ever heard

[pre chorus] Am9 Dsus4 C D7/F# [chorus]

[outro] |Am9 | Am9 | D7sus4 | G D7/F# | ( repeat and fade )

Prefab Sprout - The world awake