Katy Perry - Wide Awake: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wide Awake" 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.

          Gm  A# F C
I'm wide awake
          Gm  A# F C
I'm wide awake
          Gm
I'm wide awake
            A#
Yeah, I was in the dark
       F
I was falling hard
        C
With an open heart
          Gm
I'm wide awake
           A#                 F  C
How did I read the stars so wrong
          Gm
I'm wide awake
               A#
And now it's clear to me
            F
That everything you see
               C
Ain't always what it seems
          Gm
I'm wide awake
              A#             F  C
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long

               Gm
I wish I knew then
             A#
What I know now
              F
Wouldn't dive in
              C
Wouldn't bow down
        Gm
Gravity hurts
                A#
You made it so sweet
            F
Till I woke up on
       C
On the concrete

Chorus:
Gm       A#        F C
Falling from cloud 9
Gm        A#       F C
Crashing from the high
     Gm      A#   F   C
I'm letting go tonight
           Gm       A#        F C
(Yeah I'm) Falling from cloud 9

I'm wide awake
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet (I'm wide awake)
Need nothing to complete myself, no
(I'm wide awake)
Yeah, I am born again
Out of the lion's den
I don't have to pretend (And it's too late)
The story's over now, the end

              Gm
I wish I knew then
            A#
What I know now
              F
Wouldn't dive in
              C
Wouldn't bow down
        Gm
Gravity hurts
                A#
You made it so sweet
            F
Till I woke up on
        C
On the concrete

Chorus

Gm       A#
Thunder rumbling
F         C
Castles crumbling
Gm    A#            F C
I am trying to hold on
Gm          A#
God knows that I tried
F       C
Seeing the bright side
Gm        A#      F  C
I'm not blind anymore.
          Gm  A# F C
I'm wide awake
          Gm  A# F C
I'm wide awake

Chorus

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Wide Awake" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wide Awake" by Katy Perry.