Take It Away chords by Paul McCartney

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

capo: 2nd fret
play: G+G
key: A augmentedA

VERSE
 FMaj9Fmaj9               G/AG/A       A7A7
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---------------|----------------|3---------------|2---------------|
G+G|0---------------|----------------|4---------------|0---------------|
D MajorD|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|2---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E MajorE|1---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 Dm7Dm7       Dm7/G      C majorC            Bb/CBb/C
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---------------|1---------------|0---------------|----------1-----|
BB|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|----------3-----|
G+G|2---------------|2---------------|0---------------|----------3-----|
D MajorD|0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------3-----|
E MajorE|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS

     E-A-D-G-B-e
Bb/CBb/C   x-3-x-3-3-1
FMaj9Fmaj9   1-x-2-0-1-0
G/AG/A    x-0-5-4-3-x
A7A7    x-0-2-0-2-x
Dm7/G   3-x-0-2-1-1

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INTRO
| drums only | % | % | % | % |

| G+G D MajorD | G+G C majorC | G+G D MajorD | G+G C majorC |
(+ bass and keyboard)


CHORUS
G+G   D MajorD  G+G     C majorC    G+G
 Take it away, wanna hear you play
     D MajorD     G+G   C majorC
'Til the lights go down
G+G   D MajorD  G+G       C majorC   G+G
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay
       D MajorD   C majorC
'Til there's no one else around

CHORUS (full band)
G+G   D MajorD  G+G     C majorC    G+G
 Take it away, wanna hear you play
     D MajorD     G+G   C majorC
'Til the lights go down
G+G   D MajorD  G+G       C majorC   G+G
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay
       D MajorD   | C majorC | C majorC   Bb/CBb/C |
'Til there's no one else around


VERSE
FMaj9Fmaj9      G/AG/A     A7A7
  Lonely driver out on the road
Dm7Dm7    Dm7/G     | C majorC | C majorC   Bb/CBb/C |
  With a hundred miles to go
FMaj9Fmaj9      G/AG/A      A7A7
  Sole survivor, carryin' the load
Dm7Dm7     Dm7/G   | C majorC |
  Switches on his radio


CHORUS
G+G   D MajorD  G+G     C majorC    G+G
 Take it away, wanna hear you play
     D MajorD     G+G   C majorC  [ G+G ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)
G+G   D MajorD  G+G       C majorC   G+G
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay
       D MajorD   | C majorC | C majorC |
'Til there's no one else around

G+G   D MajorD  G+G     C majorC    G+G
 Take it away, wanna hear you play
     D MajorD     G+G   C majorC  [ G+G ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)
G+G   D MajorD  G+G       C majorC   G+G
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay
       D MajorD   | C majorC | C majorC   Bb/CBb/C |
'Til there's no one else around


VERSE
FMaj9Fmaj9       G/AG/A      A7A7
  In the audience, watching the show
Dm7Dm7    Dm7/G     C majorC      C majorC       Bb/CBb/C |
  With a paper in his hand (In his hand, in his hand)
FMaj9Fmaj9       G/AG/A   A7A7
  Some important impresario
Dm7Dm7     Dm7/G   | C majorC | D MajorD |
  Has a message for the band, oh, oh


CHORUS
G+G   D MajorD  G+G     C majorC    G+G
 Take it away, wanna hear you play
     D MajorD     G+G   C majorC  [ G+G ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)
G+G   D MajorD  G+G       C majorC   G+G
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay
       D MajorD   | C majorC | C majorC | C7C7 |
'Til there's no one else around


MIDDLE 8
  E minor 7Em7          Am7Am7
You never know who may be listening to you
   E minor 7Em7          Am7Am7
(You never know who may be listening to you)
  E minor 7Em7          Am7Am7       E minor 7Em7    Am7Am7
You never know who may be listening to ya ? a ? a - aaaaah
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
       G+G  G+G
Take it away
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
       C majorC  Bb/CBb/C
Take it away


VERSE
FMaj9Fmaj9      G/AG/A     A7A7
  After hours, late in the bar
Dm7Dm7   Dm7/G     | C majorC | C majorC   Bb/CBb/C |
  By a darkened corner seat
FMaj9Fmaj9       G/AG/A     A7A7
  Faded flowers, wade in the jar
Dm7Dm7     Dm7/G     C majorC                Bb/CBb/C
  'Til the evening is complete
             is complete, complete, complete ...)


OUTRO (verse)
| FMaj9Fmaj9 | % | G/AG/A | A7A7 |
| Dm7Dm7 | Dm7/G | C majorC | C majorC  Bb/CBb/C |

| FMaj9Fmaj9 | % | G/AG/A | A7A7 |
| Dm7Dm7 | Dm7/G | C majorC | C majorC  Bb/CBb/C |

(repeat and fade)

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