Sum mer has (G5)come and passed, the (G5)in no cent can nev er last.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
Like my fa thers’ (G5)come to pass,
(G5)sev en years has gone so fast.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
(Em)Here comes the (Bm)rain a gain,
(C)fall ing from the stars.
(Em)Drenched in my (Bm)pain a gain, be (C)com ing who we are.
(G5)As my mem o (G5)ry rests, but (G5)nev er for gets what I lost.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
Sum mer has (G5)come and passed, the (G5)in no cent can nev er last.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
Ring out the (G5)bells a again,
(G5)like we did when spring be gan.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
(E5)Here comes the (Bm)rain a gain
(C)fall ing from the stars.
(E5)Drenched in my (Bm)pain a gain, be (C)com ing who we are.
As my mem o (G5)ry rests, but (G5)nev er for gets what I lost.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
Sum mer has (G5)come and passed, the (G5)in no cent can nev er last.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
LIke my fa thers’ (G5)come to pass,
(G5)twen ty years has gone so fast.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
(C)Wake me up
(Cm)when Sep tem ber ends.
This page shows “Wake Me Up When September Ends” by Green Day in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 104 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.