Bob Dylan - When You Gonna Wake Up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When You Gonna Wake Up" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

Am              Dm7
God don't make promises
               Am
that He don't keep.
             Dm7
You got some big dreams, baby,
                                            Am
but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep.

Chorus:
Am                    Dm Am
When you gonna wake up,
Dm                    G F Dm
when you gonna wake up
Am                    Dm Am
When you gonna wake up
      Em                          Am
and strengthen the things that remain?

Counterfeit philosophies
have polluted all of your thoughts.
Karl Marx has got ya by the throat,
Henry Kissinger's got you tied up in knots.

Chorus

You got innocent men in jail,
your insane asylums are filled,
You got unrighteous doctors dealing drugs
that'll never cure your ills.

Chorus

You got men who can't hold their peace and
women who can't control their tongues,
The rich seduce the poor and the
old are seduced by the young.

Chorus

Adulterers in churches and pornography
in the schools,
You got gangsters in power and
lawbreakers making rules.

Chorus

Spiritual advisors and gurus to guide
your every move,
Instant inner peace and every step you
take has got to be approved.

Chorus

Do you ever wonder just what God requires?
You think He's just an errand boy
to satisfy your wandering desires.

Chorus

You can't take it with you and you know
that it's too worthless to be sold,
They tell you, Time is money as if your
life was worth its weight in gold.

Chorus

There a Man on a cross and
He's been crucified for you,
Believe in His power, that's
about all you got to do.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

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 "When You Gonna Wake Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When You Gonna Wake Up" by Bob Dylan.

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