Wake Up Everybody
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Song: Wake up everybody Artist: Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes Composers: John Whitehead Gene McFadden and Victor Carstarphen Album: Wake up everybody Tabbed by DJ (’DiddyD’ at ultimateGuitar.com) 4th Dec 2016 CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Ebm) Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: = xx0211 = x13331 = xx0212 = 353333 = x32010 = 355333 C13sus2 = x35335 Am = x02210 F7 = 131211 F = 133211 NOTE: There is a long keyboard intro based freely around Ebm7 the tab picks up from when the main tempo comes in. Please select a star rating for this tab many thanks ================================================================= (From 0:30) [Intro] | / / / / | / / / / | [Verse 1] Wake up every - body no more sleeping in bed Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2 No more backwards thinking time for thinking ahead The world has changed so very much from what it used to be Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2 There is so much hatred war and poverty C13sus2 C7sus2 Woh - oh oh - oh! [Verse 2] Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2 Maybe then they’ll listen to what you have to say They’re the ones who’s coming up and the world is in their hands Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2 When you teach the children teach ’em the very best you can [Chorus] The world won’t get no bet - ter... ...If we just let it be no - no no -no The world won’t get no bet -ter we gotta change it yeah C7sus2 F C7sus2 F C7sus2 ...Just you and me [Verse 3] Wake up all the doctors make the old people well Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2 They’re the ones who suffer and who catch all the hell They don’t have so very long be - fore their Judgment Day Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2 Won’t you make them happy be - fore they pass away? [Verse 4] Wake up all the builders time to build a new land Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2 I know we can do it if we all lend a hand The only thing we have to do is put it in our minds----- Dm7 Gm7 C7sus2 Surely things will work out? They do it every time [Chorus] The world won’t get no bet - ter... ...If we just let it be No no n’ no-no no-no! The world won’t get no bet -ter we gotta change it yeah C7sus2 F C7sus2 F C7sus2 ...Just you and me [Coda] F C7sus2 F C7sus2 Change it yeah (Change it yeah!) F C7sus2 F Just you and me change it yeah C7sus2 F C7sus2 Can’t do it a - lone (Change it yeah ...can’t do it a - lone!) F C7sus2 F I need some help y’all ...can’t do it a - lone C7sus2 F C7sus2 (Can’t do it a - lone!) Yeah yeah F C7sus2 F C7sus2 Wake up ...every - body F C7sus2 F C7sus2 Wake up ...every - body Get up ...get up ...get up!