Wake Up Little Susie

The Everly Brothers

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Intro: D | F  G  F | D | F  G  F

D                              F G F D
Wake up little Susie. Wake up!
                               F G F D
Wake up little Susie. Wake up!
      G         D      G                     D         G
We've both been sound asleep, wake up little Susie and weep
            D          G      D          G        D       G
The movie's over, it's four o'clock, and we're in trouble deep
               A
Wake up little Susie.
G                A
 Wake up little Susie.

                      E         A
Well, what we gonna tell your momma?
A               E         A
What we gonna tell your pop?
A               E        A                    
What we gonna tell our friends when they say, "Ooh la la"?
               D
Wake up little Susie.
A                D
 Wake up little Susie.

        D
Well, I told your Momma that you'd be in by ten
      G
Well, Susie baby looks like we goofed again
               A      G                A     
Wake up little Susie.   Wake up little Susie.
            D    | F G F | D | F G F
We gotta go home

D                              F G F D
Wake up little Susie. Wake up!
D                              F G F D
Wake up little Susie. Wake up!
    G     D         G                   D         G
The movie wasn't so hot, it didn't have much of a plot
         D          G        D           G   D         G
We fell asleep, our goose is cooked, our reputation is shot
               A
Wake up little Susie.
G                A
 Wake up little Susie.

                      E         A
Well, what we gonna tell your momma?
A               E         A
What we gonna tell your pop?
A               E        A                    
What we gonna tell our friends when they say, "Ooh la la"?
               D
Wake up little Susie.
A                D
 Wake up little Susie.
A               D
 Wake up little Susie.

Outro: D F G (repeating)