Takes A While chords by Laura Joy

• Difficulty: Intermediate

♫ Verse 1:
C            G           Bb          F
  paint me a picture of beauty with grit
  C           G
sunflowers in car lots
  Bb       F
Pulaski moonlit
       C                     G
do the best with what you've got
               Bb     F            C G Bb F
you think it's not perfect …but it is



♫ Chorus:
F                  G
back it up back it up back it up you're
C         E
  way too close
F                     G                   C         E
  can you see the big picture when you're moving so slow?
    F         G        C     E
and are these actual miles?
F         G               C      E
  step by step it takes a while
F         G               C    G Bb F   C G Bb F
  step by step it takes a while

♫ Verse 2:
C           G                 Bb        F
  photos of babies growing in leaps and bounds
 C           G      Bb        F
new jobs new lovers lost and found
            C      G         Bb          F
dreams like little ducklings follow me around
     C     G     Bb      F
quiet down       please


♫ Chorus:
F                  G
back it up back it up back it up you're
C         E
  way too close
F                     G                   C         E
  can you see the big picture when you're moving so slow?
    F         G        C     E
and are these actual miles?
F         G               C      E
  step by step it takes a while
F         G               C    G Bb F   C G Bb F
  step by step it takes a while


♫ Bridge:
Am7  B/G     F        G
  spider    spins her web
        Am7        B/G      F        G
and the wind kicks up she's left for dead
    Am7 B/G  F      G
but all she did was wait
            Am7      B/G    F     G
she doesn’t push too hard   to create


♫ Chorus:
F                     G                       C      E
  take a break take a break take a break take in the view
F                G          C       E
  everything you give comes back to you and
F           G      C      E
  are these actual miles?
F         G               C      E
  step by step it takes a while
F         G               C    G Bb F   C G Bb F   C
  step by step it takes a while