Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends Chords & Tabs

Artist: Green Day
Song: Wake Me Up When September Ends

This is a simplified version of the song that only uses 4 Chords.

This is recommended for beginner guitarist to practice and learn the song before moving 
more advanced chord progressions and styling.

Transpose Down 5 half steps using the Ultimate-Guitar transposing tool to change the 
below so you can play with the original Green Day version.

Alternatively Capo the 7th fret and use the chords below to play with the original Green 
version.


Intro: C G Am C F C

C           G
Summer has come and passed
     Am          C
The innocent can never last
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends

C                 G
Like my father's come to pass
Am               C
Seven years has gone so fast
F                           C
Wake me up when September ends

Am              Em
Here comes the rain again
F                  C
Falling from the stars
Am              Em
Drenched in my pain again
F                G
Becoming who we are

C           G
As my memory rests
    Am             C
But never forgets what I lost
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/green_day/wake_me_up_when_september_ends_crd_ver_10.html ]
C           G
Summer has come and passed
     Am          C
The innocent can never last
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends

C             G
Ring out the bells again
Am                C
Like we did when spring began
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends

Am              Em
Here comes the rain again
F                  C
Falling from the stars
Am              Em
Drenched in my pain again
F                G
Becoming who we are

C           G
As my memory rests
     Am            C
But never forgets what I lost
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends

Solo: Am Em F C  Am Em F G

C           G
Summer has come and passed
       Am         C
The innocent can never last
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends

C                 G
Like my father's come to pass
Am               C
Seven years has gone so fast
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends
F                          C
Wake me up when September ends