Wake Me Up When September Ends
Wake Me Up When September Ends
GD
Green Day
ChordsTempo: 103*
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Multiple possible keys*
- Gm (Song metadata)
- G (Chord analysis)
Riff
The Riff G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D is played so:
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----3------3---|-----3------3---|-----3------3---|-----3------3---|
G|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|
D|-5------5-------|-4------4-------|-2------2-------|-0------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Intro
G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----3------3---|-----3------3---|-----3------3---|-----3------3---|
G|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|
D|-5------5-------|-5------5-------|-5------5-------|-5------5-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Verse 1
(See Riff)
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
Summer has come and passed, the innocent can never last
C Cm G5 G5
Wake me up when September ends
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
Like my fathers' come to pass, seven years has gone so fast
C Cm G5 G5 G5/F#
Wake me up when September ends
Chorus
Em Bm C G5 G5/F#
Here comes the rain again, falling from the stars
Em Bm C D
Drenched in my pain again, becoming who we are
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
As my memory rests, but never forgets what I lost
C Cm G5 G5 G5 G5
Wake me up when September ends
Interlude
G5 G5 G5 G5
Verse 2
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
Summer has come and passed, the innocent can never last
C Cm G5
Wake me up when September ends
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
Ring out the bells again, like we did when spring began
C Cm G5 G5 G5/F#
Wake me up when September ends
Chorus
Em Bm C G5 G5/F#
Here comes the rain again, falling from the stars
Em Bm C D
Drenched in my pain again, becoming who we are
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
As my memory rests, but never forgets what I lost
C Cm G5 G5 G5/F#
Wake me up when September ends
Solo
Em Bm C G5 D/F#
Em Bm C
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Repetition: Interlude
G5 G5 G5 G5
Verse 3
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
Summer has come and passed, the innocent can never last
C Cm G5
Wake me up when September ends
G5 G5/F# G5/E G5/D
Like my father's come to pass, twenty years has gone so fast
C Cm G5
Wake me up when September ends
Outro
C Cm G5
Wake me up when September ends
C Cm G5
Wake me up when September ends
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Last update: Aug 29, 2026, 12:20 PMRate this song
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