I Wake Up Every Night chords by Split Enz

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Am

Intro:

A F#m E (x2)

Verse 1:
    A             F#m               E
You arrive at the station, right on time
        A            F#m         E
Catch a train to the city, metro line
          A              F#m          E
Meet your friends at the corner for a drink
             A            F#m           E
Maybe find a girl who can give you everything

Pre-Chorus:
     F               Am          G
All aboard, let's go travelling, up we go
               A             F#m           E
You never know what you got 'til you start letting go

Chorus:
                Am                         G
I wake up every night, dress up and travel light
                D     F
Without a worry on my mind
                Am                         G
I wake up every night, go out and look for life
                    D           F
You never know just what you'll find
                A
I wake up every night

Instrumental:
A F#m E
A F#m E

Verse 2:
      A         F#m       E
Every day taken over by detail
         A           F#m               E
Come the night I'm a free man, off the rails
         A           F#m        E
There's emotional baggage in my head
      A               F#m                E
Heavy dreams weigh me down like lumps of lead

Pre-Chorus:
        F        Am          G
I wanna liberate myself from all these things
               A             F#m          E
You never know what you got 'til you stop worrying

Chorus:
                Am                           G
I wake up every night, the stars are shining bright
                     D       F
There's magic in the evening air
               Am                         G
Another day is done, go out and have some fun
                D    F
Endeavour to be near someone,
                Am
I wake up every night
F#m E
                Am
I wake up every night
F#m E

Instrumental:
Em Am G Bm (x2)

Bridge:
Em             Am                       G
I'll follow my dreams tonight, as we go voodoo dancing
Bm
Mood romancing
Em              Am                       G
You wake up and feel alright and you can hold the shadows,
Bm
Hold the shadows

Chorus:
                Am                     G
I wake up every night, I wake up every now and then
                Am                     G
I wake up every night, I wake up every now and then
                Am                           G
I wake up every night, the stars are shining bright
                     D       F
There's magic in the evening air
                Am                        G
I wake up every night, my stomach muscles tight
                 D    F
Excited feelings everywhere
                Am
I wake up every night