Rock, Pop

Wake Me Up When September Ends Chords

Green Day Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 2 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Green Day’s poignant ballad about loss and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Summer has come and passed

C G

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Verse 2

G C G

Here comes the rain again

C G

Falling from the stars

D C

Drenched in my pain again

G

Becoming who we are

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Bridge

C G D

Summer has come and passed

Em C

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Guitar Solo / Outro Verse

G C G

Ring out the bells again

C G

Like we did when spring began

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Twenty years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout; master switching between these four chords before adding the strum pattern.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Green Day’s poignant ballad about loss and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Summer has come and passed

C G

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Verse 2

G C G

Here comes the rain again

C G

Falling from the stars

D C

Drenched in my pain again

G

Becoming who we are

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Bridge

C G D

Summer has come and passed

Em C

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Guitar Solo / Outro Verse

G C G

Ring out the bells again

C G

Like we did when spring began

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Twenty years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout; master switching between these four chords before adding the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

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Emtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Green Day’s poignant ballad about loss and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Summer has come and passed

C G

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Verse 2

G C G

Here comes the rain again

C G

Falling from the stars

D C

Drenched in my pain again

G

Becoming who we are

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Bridge

C G D

Summer has come and passed

Em C

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Guitar Solo / Outro Verse

G C G

Ring out the bells again

C G

Like we did when spring began

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Twenty years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout; master switching between these four chords before adding the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

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Emtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Green Day’s poignant ballad about loss and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Summer has come and passed

C G

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Verse 2

G C G

Here comes the rain again

C G

Falling from the stars

D C

Drenched in my pain again

G

Becoming who we are

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Bridge

C G D

Summer has come and passed

Em C

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Guitar Solo / Outro Verse

G C G

Ring out the bells again

C G

Like we did when spring began

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Twenty years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout; master switching between these four chords before adding the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Green Day’s poignant ballad about loss and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Summer has come and passed

C G

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Verse 2

G C G

Here comes the rain again

C G

Falling from the stars

D C

Drenched in my pain again

G

Becoming who we are

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Bridge

C G D

Summer has come and passed

Em C

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Guitar Solo / Outro Verse

G C G

Ring out the bells again

C G

Like we did when spring began

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Twenty years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout; master switching between these four chords before adding the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Green Day’s poignant ballad about loss and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Summer has come and passed

C G

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Verse 2

G C G

Here comes the rain again

C G

Falling from the stars

D C

Drenched in my pain again

G

Becoming who we are

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Seven years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Bridge

C G D

Summer has come and passed

Em C

The innocent can never last

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Guitar Solo / Outro Verse

G C G

Ring out the bells again

C G

Like we did when spring began

D C G

Wake me up when September ends

Chorus

Em C

Like my father’s come to pass

G D

Twenty years has gone so fast

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Em C G

Wake me up when September ends

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout; master switching between these four chords before adding the strum pattern.