Status Quo - Rude Awakening Time: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Rude Awakening Time" 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.
Chorus: C It's time to make it better, it's rude awakening time So write it in a letter and you can clear your mind You make me very happy, you make me very sad It's time to make it better, the best I ever had A# F It's time to make it better, C but nothing lasts for ever G It's rude awakening time C F C So get moving and get yourself off my bed F C Well get moving and get yourself gone instead A# F C You been away so long you can't find your way home F You've been using and wrapped yourself round your C head F C You're confusing everything that you said A# F C You been so far gone so gone so far so long A# F C You been gone so long so gone so far so long Chorus: It's time to make it better, it's rude awakening time Well write it in a letter and you can clear your mind You make me very happy, you make me very sad It's time to make it better, the best I ever had It's time to make it better, but nothing lasts for ever It's rude awakening time And just maybe you oughta think twice ahead It's been a long, long time since you've been close to home Chorus: It's time to make it better, it's rude awakening time Well write it in a letter and you can clear your mind You make me very happy, you make me very sad It's time to make it better, the best I ever had It's time to make it better, and nothing lasts for ever It's rude awakening time You've been rollin' and rockin' it another way You've been slowly giving up day by day You been so far gone so gone so far so long You been gone so long so gone so far so long You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  F  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 "Rude Awakening Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Rude Awakening Time" by Status Quo.