Take The Edge Off chords by Ron Pope

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:

Eb             Fm           Db
I get home and it's already dark
Eb                 Fm                Db
Kick my shoes off, leave them in the hall
          Eb               Fm
It's been freezing in this house
          Db
Since the day that you flew south
        Eb              Fm               Db
Now I'm shivering, just tryna switch you out

   Bbm          Eb
As cliche as it seems
    Fm         Eb   Db
I'm strung out on a dream
     Bbm           Fm
It's taking all my strength
           Eb
To keep me clean


Chords:

         Ab
Take the edge off
         Eb
Take the edge off
       Fm
I just need a little taste
   Db
To get me through the night
         Ab
Take the edge off
         Eb
Take the edge off
           Fm
Lord knows what I'd give away
   Db
To feel you one more time


Verse 2:

  Eb              Fm                Db
I know by now for certain you moved on
      Eb               Fm         Db
Maybe you were someone else's all along
Eb                Fm
Slipping off your dress
          Db
Lean your head against his chest
Eb                         Fm         Db
While I'm left here in the arms of my regret

    Bbm                   Eb
The ceiling, it spins and shakes
    Fm      Eb     Db
And still I cannot escape
        Bbm            Fm                 Eb
There's only one thing that can dull this pain


Chorus:

             Ab
And take the edge off
         Eb
Take the edge off
       Fm
I just need a little taste
   Db
To get me through the night
         Ab
Take the edge off
         Eb
Take the edge off
           Fm
Lord knows what I'd give away
   Db
To feel you one more time


Bridge:

Fm          Eb            Ab
I'm passing days watching cars
    Bbm                Ab                 Eb
The sun goes down, the headlights flicker on
Fm          Eb            Ab    Bbm Ab      Eb
Then in the dark counting stars and wishing upon


Chorus:
         Ab
Take the edge off
         Eb
Take the edge off
       Fm
I just need a little taste
   Db
To get me through the night
         Ab
Take the edge off
         Eb
Take the edge off
           Fm
Lord knows what I'd give away
   Db
To feel you one more time