E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| When You Gonna Wake Up – Bob Dylan E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| Written by: Bob Dylan From: “Slow Train Coming” (1979) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e D5 x-x-0-2-3-x Am/C x-3-2-2-1-x Em7 0-2-2-0-3-3 E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| [Intro] | Am | Am Dm | Am | Am Dm | [Verse 1] Am D Am God don’t make no promises that He don’t keep Dm7 Am You got some big dreams, baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep [Chorus] Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Dm | G F D5 | When you gonna wake up Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Em7 | Am | % | And strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 2] Am D Am Counterfeit philosophies have polluted all of your thoughts Dm7 Am Karl Marx has got ya by the throat, Henry Kissinger’s got you tied up in knots [Chorus] Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Dm | G F D5 | When you gonna wake up Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Em7 | Am | % | And strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 3] Am D Am You got innocent men in jail, your insane asylums are filled Dm7 Am You got unrighteous doctors dealing drugs that’ll never cure your ills [Chorus] Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Dm | G F D5 | When you gonna wake up Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Em7 | Am | % | And strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 4] Am D Am You got men who can’t hold their peace and women who can’t control their tongues Dm7 Am The rich seduce the poor and the old are seduced by the young [Chorus] Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Dm | G F D5 | When you gonna wake up Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Em7 | Am | % | And strengthen the things that remain? [Solo] | Am | D | Am | % | | Dm7 | % | Am | % | | Am | D5 Am/C Am | | Dm | G F D5 | | Am | D5 Am/C Am | | Em7 | Am | % | [Verse 5] Am D Am Adulterers in churches and pornography in the schools Dm7 Am You got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules [Chorus] Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Dm | G F D5 | When you gonna wake up Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Em7 | Am | % | And strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 6] Am D Am Spiritual advisors and gurus to guide your every move Dm7 Am Instant inner peace and every step you take has got to be approved [Chorus] Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Dm | G F D5 | Said, when you gonna wake up Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Em7 | Am | % | And strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 7] Am D Am Do you ever wonder just what God requires? Dm7 Am You think He’s just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires [Chorus] Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Dm | G F D5 | When you gonna wake up Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Em7 | Am | % | And strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 8] Am D Am You can’t take it with you and you know that it’s too worthless to be sold Dm7 Am They tell you, “Time is money,” as if your life was worth its weight in gold [Chorus] | Am | D5 Am/C Am | | Dm | G F D5 | | Am | D5 Am/C Am | | Em7 | Am | % | [Verse 9] Am D Am There’s a Man up on a cross and He been crucified for you Dm7 Am Believe in His power that’s about all you’ve got to do [Chorus] Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Dm | G F D5 | When you gonna wake up Am | D5 Am/C Am | When you gonna wake up Em7 | Am | % | And strengthen the things that remain? [Outro] | Am | D | Am | % | | Dm7 | % | Am | % | | Am | D5 Am/C Am | | Dm | G F D5 | | Am | D5 Am/C Am | | Em7 | Am | % |