Bastille - Stay Awake?: Guitar Chords

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

Learn Stay Awake? Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bastille

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

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Cyber love
In an anxious age
Lord above
Need to get me laid
       Cm
Had a taste
       A#  G#
Of euphoria
            Cm
Who could blame
        A#      G#
Me for wanting more?

              Cm               A#
Just give me passion, give me violence
         D#/G
Give me confidence
G#         Cm               A# D#/G
Give me something new to feel, uh
G#       Cm
Now us freaks and geeks
    A#                   D#/G
can rule the world, have everything
G#       Cm             Gm
Doesn't matter if it's real

Chorus:
                   G#  Cm
In my head, in my head
    A#        D#/G
I escape with you
                    G# Cm
When my dreams run away
      A#      D#/G
Run away with you
          G#      Cm           A#  D#/G
Why would I stay awake, stay awake?
          G#      Cm           A#  D#/G
Why would I stay awake, stay awake?

Share our souls
On the internet
Total recall
All the dumb regrets
Breaking hearts in a brand new way
Same, old humans
Making new mistakes

Just give me passion, give me violence
Give me confidence
Give me something new to feel, uh
And now us freaks and geeks
can rule the world, have everything
Doesn't matter if it's real

Chorus:
In my head, in my head
I escape with you
When my dreams run away
Run away with you
Why would I stay awake, stay awake?
Why would I stay awake, stay awake?
Why would I stay awake, stay awake?
Why would I stay awake, stay awake, stay awake?

G#                 Cm
Stop the world, I wanna get off
A#            D#/G
Lucid dreams, I can't get enough
G#                 Cm
Stop the world, I wanna get off
A#            D#/G
Lucid dreams, I can't get enough

Stop the world, I wanna get off
Lucid dreams, I can't get enough
Stop the world, I wanna get off
Lucid dreams, I can't get enough

G#                Cm
Stop the world, I wanna get off
A#            D#/G              G#
Lucid dreams, I can't get enough
Cm         A#  D#/G
Can't get enough

Chorus:
In my head, in my head
I escape with you
Let my dreams run away
Run away with you
Why would I stay awake, stay awake?
Why would I stay awake, stay awake?
Why would I stay awake, stay awake?
Why would I stay awake, stay awake, stay awake?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar 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 "Stay Awake?" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stay Awake?" by Bastille.