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The Cranberries - Wake Up And Smell The Coffee Chords

Chord reference Dm, Am, A#, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Dm] [Am] [A#] [Dm] [Dm] [Am] [A#] [Dm] [Dm]I, I went to [Am]hell, I might [A#]as well learn by my [Dm]mistakes. [Dm]I at [Am]twenty-four, was [A#]insecure, do whatever it [Dm]takes.

Come on and [Dm]wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up. [Am]Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up. It’s [A#]time, smell the [Dm]coffee, the coffee. [Dm]Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up. [Am]Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up. It’s [A#]time, smell the [Dm]coffee, the coffee.

[A#]She’s only [Dm]got one reason to [A#]live, this is your [C][Dm]life. [A#]She’s only [Dm]got one message to [A#]give, give it [C]to[Dm]night. [Dm]She’s so [Am]gorgeous, [A#]I’ll do [Dm]anything. [Dm]She’s so [Am]gorgeous, [A#]I’ll lose [C]everything, every [Dm]day.

[Dm] [Am] [A#] [Dm] [A#]She’s only [Dm]got one reason to [A#]live, this is your [C][Dm]life. [A#]She’s only [Dm]got one message to [A#]give, give it [C]to[Dm]night.

[Dm]She’s so [Am]gorgeous, [A#]I’ll do [Dm]anything. [Dm]She’s so [Am]gorgeous, [A#]I’ll lose [Dm]everything. [Dm]She’s so [Am]gorgeous, [A#]I’ll do [Dm]anything. [Dm]She’s so [Am]gorgeous, [A#]I’ll lose [C]everything, every [Dm]day.

Artist The Cranberries
Album Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
Genres Alternative, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 2001
Key Dm

How to Play Wake Up And Smell The Coffee on Guitar?

The Cranberries - Wake Up And Smell The Coffee can be played in the key of Dm using the Dm, Am, A#, C chords.

  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Wake Up And Smell The Coffee with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.