Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
Intro chords (played over the riff below): C/BC/B x2 D MajorD Intro riff (synth, tabbed out for guitar): *NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO* e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----| BB|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-| G+G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2 D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17----------------------------| BB|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------15----17-17-17-15-15-15----| G+G|----------16-16----------------------------------16----------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: D MajorD We’re talking away C/BC/B Well i dont know what im to say D MajorD Ill say it anyway C/BC/B Today’s another day to find you D MajorD Shying away C majorC Ill be coming for your love, ok? Chorus: C majorC Take on me (take on me) C majorC Take me on (take on me) C majorC Ill be gone C majorC In a day or two...
Verse: D MajorD So needless to say C/BC/B Im odds and ends, but ill be D MajorD Stumbling away C/BC/B Slowly learning that life is ok D MajorD Say after me C majorC Its no better to be safe than sorry Chorus: C majorC Take on me (take on me) C majorC Take me on (take on me) C majorC Ill be gone C majorC In a day or two... Bridge: D MajorD Theres an arpeggio played on the synth over the second Bm. Its quite tricky so if you cant play it, just play the chords. Here it is in *NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO* e|-16----------------------16----------------------16----------------------| BB|----17----------------17----17----------------17----17----------------17-| G+G|-------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----| D MajorD|----------18----18----------------18----18----------------18----18-------| A augmentedA|-------------16----------------------16----------------------16----------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat, and fade out over the second F. Then fade back in over the D, and stop just before the pre-verse. Pre-verse chords: D MajorD C/BC/B x2 D MajorD Pre-verse riff: *NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO* e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-------------------------16-16-17-19-| BB|-------15-------17-17-17-------------19-19----------17-17-17-------------| G+G|----------16-16----------------------------19-16-16----------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----| BB|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-| G+G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2 D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17----------------------------| BB|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------15----17-17-17-15-15-15----| G+G|----------16-16----------------------------------16----------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: D MajorD Oh, the things that you say C/BC/B Yeah, is it life or just to play D MajorD My worries away? C/BC/B You’re all the things ive got to remember D MajorD You’re shying away C majorC Ill be coming for you anyway Chorus: C majorC Take on me (take on me) C majorC Take me on (take on me) C majorC I’ll be gone C majorC In a day... Outro: C majorC (Take on me) Take on me C majorC (Take me on) Take on me C majorC Ill be gone C majorC In a day... Cadd9Cadd9 *Strum the Cadd9Cadd9 slowly...* ******************************************************************************************** NO CAPO VERSION D5D5 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 3 5 3 0 2 3 3 2 5 3 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 6 4 2 4 2 2 0 4 4 6 5 0 2 2 0 x 4 4 4 5 0 x 0 x x x 2 x 3 x Intro chords: D/C# x2 E MajorE Intro riff: e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-----2-2-2-0-0-2-0-| BB|-----3-----5-5-5---------------5-3---------------| G+G|-------4-4---------------------------------------| x2 D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------| BB|-----3-----5-5-5---------------3---5-5-5-3-3-3---| G+G|-------4-4-----------------------4---------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| Verse: E MajorE We’re talking away D/C# Well i dont know what im to say E MajorE Ill say it anyway D/C# Today’s another day to find you E MajorE Shying away D MajorD Ill be coming for your love, ok? Chorus: D MajorD Take on me (take on me) D MajorD Take me on (take on me) D MajorD Ill be gone D MajorD In a day or two... Verse: E MajorE So needless to say D/C# Im odds and ends, but ill be E MajorE Stumbling away D/C# Slowly learning that life is ok E MajorE Say after me D MajorD Its no better to be safe than sorry Chorus: D MajorD Take on me (take on me) D MajorD Take me on (take on me) D MajorD Ill be gone D MajorD In a day or two... Bridge: E MajorE Heres a simplified version of that arpeggio (see above for full explanation): e|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------| BB|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| G+G|-----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1---| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| Pre-verse chords: E MajorE D/C# x2 E MajorE Pre-verse riff: e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-----------------4-4-5-7-| BB|-----3-----5-5-5---------7-7-------5-5-5---------| G+G|-------4-4-------------------7-4-4---------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-----2-2-2-0-0-2-0-| BB|-----3-----5-5-5---------------5-3---------------| G+G|-------4-4---------------------------------------| x2 D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------| BB|-----3-----5-5-5---------------3---5-5-5-3-3-3---| G+G|-------4-4-----------------------4---------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| Verse: E MajorE Oh, the things that you say D/C# Yeah, is it life or just to play E MajorE My worries away? D/C# You’re all the things ive got to remember E MajorE You’re shying away D MajorD Ill be coming for you anyway Chorus: D MajorD Take on me (take on me) D MajorD Take me on (take on me) D MajorD I’ll be gone D MajorD In a day... Outro: D MajorD (Take on me) Take on me D MajorD (Take me on) Take on me D MajorD Ill be gone D MajorD In a day... D5D5 *Strum the D5D5 slowly...* Notes: - You really need two guitars, one for the chords and one for the various riffs, but if youre singing then you can leave the riffs out and concentrate on the chords. - All the riffs have been tabbed out for a non-capoed guitar - this makes it clearer and easier to understand - ive put a note above each riff just to remind readers. - For those of you without a capo and/or limited upper-fret access (if youre using a traditional acoustic, for example), there is a separate tab catering for this at the bottom (the capoed version sounds so much better though).
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