Madonna - Take a bow
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Capo: 1
Tuning: E A D G B E
This version of mine is most suitable for guitar players; the song can be more easily played in its
original key by using a capo on the first fret and this tab was tailored this way [all chords RELATIVE
to CAPO]
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|| Madonna feat. Babyface || Take A Bow || 1994 ||
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Capo 1st fret
[Intro] G G/D G G/D Am Am/E Am Am/E Am Am/E D7sus D7sus/A D7sus
G G/D EbM7 D7sus G EbM7 D7sus
[Verse 1]
G Take a bow, theG/F night is over
ThisCadd9/E masquerC/Eade isEbM7 getting Eb6older
G/D Lights are low, theA/C# curtains down
Cm7There's no one Fadd9here
[There's no one here, there's no one in the crowd]
G Say your lines, butG/F do you feel them?
Cadd9/E Do you C/Emean what you EbM7say when Eb6there's no one arG/Dound?
[No one around]
Watching A/C#you, watching me, Cm7one Gadd9/Blonely sAm7tar
[One lonely star, D7susyou don't know who you are]
[Chorus]
I've always been in love with you
[GAlwGM7/Days with yGou]
I guess G/Dyou've always known it's Amtrue
[You Am/Eknow it's trAmue]
You took Am/Emy love for granted, Amwhy, Am/Eoh, why?D7sus
The show D7/Ais over, sD7ay good-bGye
EbM7Say D7sus good-byeG
[Bye-G/Dbye] EbM7
Say good-D7susbye
[Verse 2]
G Make them laugh, itG/F comes so easy
Cadd9/E When you C/Eget to the EbM7part
Where Eb6you're breaking my hG/Deart
[Breaking my heart]
Hide behA/C#ind your smile, Cm7all the world loves a cFadd9lown
[Just make them smile the whole world loves a clown]
G Wish you well, IG/F cannot stay
Cadd9/E You deserve an awEbM7ard for the role that you plG/Dayed
[Role that you played]
No moreA/C# masquerade, you're Cm7one Gadd9/Blonely stAm7ar
[One lonely star, you D7susdon't know who you are]
[Chorus]
I've always been in love with you
[GAlwGM7/Days with yGou]
I guess G/Dyou've always known it's Amtrue
[You Am/Eknow it's trAmue]
You took Am/Emy love for granted, Amwhy, Am/Eoh, why?D7sus
The show D7/Ais over, D7say good-bGye G/D
G I've always been in love with you
[AlG/Dways with youG]
I guess G/Dyou've always known it's Amtrue
[You Am/Eknow it's trAmue]
You took Am/Emy love for granted, Amwhy, Am/Eoh, why?D7sus
The show D7/Ais over, D7say good-bGye G/D
EbM7Say D7sus good-bGye
[Bye-G/Dbye] EbM7
Say good-D7susbye
[Bridge]
Cm7All the world is a stGage
[World is a stage]
And Cm7everyone has theirG part
[Has their part]
But Cm7how was I to Gadd9/Bknow which way Em7the story go?
Fadd9How was I to know you'd breakD7sus
[You'd break, you'd break, you'd break]
You'd break my heart?G
[Final Chorus]
G I've alwG/Days been in love with yGou
[I've alwG/Days been in love with Amyou]
Guess Am/Eyou've always knAmown
You took Am/Emy love for granted, Amwhy, Am/Eoh, why? D7sus
This show D7/Ais over, D7say good-bGye G/D
G I've always been in love with you
[AlwG/Days with you]G
I guess G/Dyou've always known it's Amtrue
[You Am/Eknow it's trAmue]
You took Am/Emy love for granted, Amwhy, Am/Eoh, why?D7sus
The show D7/Ais over, D7say good-bGye G/D
EbM7Say D7sus good-bGye
[Bye-G/Dbye] EbM7
Say good-D7susbye
[Outro]
Say good-bGye GM7 G GM7
***Illustrated CHORDS [FBbEbAbCF]***
x = dead/muted string 0 = open string
D7sus xx0213
G/F 1x0003
Cadd9/E 032030
EbM7 x68786
Eb6 x6554x
Fadd9 xx3213 or 1x3213
Gadd9/B x20233
GM7/D xx0002
D7/A x00212
++Daryl Kayanan++
++9.8.19++