The Band - When You Awake: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "When You Awake" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn When You Awake ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When You Awake" smoothly on your ukulele.

E     F#m    B7   A   E
Ollie told me I'm  a fool. So I
 A                  Bm
walked on down the road a mile,
  A                      D
Went to the house that brings a smile
F#           Bm
Sat upon my grandpa's knee,
      E                   D       G
And what do you think he said to me?

Chorus:
C                          Am     C   F
When You Awake you will remember ev'rything,
You will be
D7      C       G
hangin' on a string from your
C                      C     Am         C    F
When you believe, You will relieve the only soul
F              D7        C      G               C  B
That you were born with to grow old and never know

Ole showed me the fork in the road
You can take to the left or go straight to the right
Use your days and save your nights
Be careful where you step, and watch what ya eat
Sleep with a light and you got it beat

Chorus

Ole warned me, it's a mean old world
The street don't greet ya, yes, it's true
But what am I supposed to do
Read the writing on the wall
I heard it when I was very small

Chorus

E                         F#m
Wash my hand in lye water, I got a date with the
                  E
captains daughter. You can go and tell your brother.
F#m
We sure gonna
                  E  F#m
love one another, Oh!  You
 E
may be right and ya might be wrong,
   F#m
I ain't gonna worry all day long.

Snow's gonna come and the frost gonna bite
My old car froze up last night
Ain't no reason to hang my head
I could wake up in the mornin' dead
And if I thought it would do any good
I'd stand on the rock where Moses stood...

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A

Ukulele chord A

C

Ukulele chord C

C#

Ukulele chord C#

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

D7

Ukulele chord D7

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

F#

Ukulele chord F#

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G

Ukulele chord G

B

Ukulele chord B

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

B7

Ukulele chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "When You Awake" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "When You Awake" by The Band.

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