Paul McCartney - Take it away
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
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Take it Away – Paul McCartney
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Written by: Paul McCartney
From: "Tug of War" [1982]
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
capo: 2nd fret
play: G
key: A
For chords in original key transpose +2 [chord voicings: see below]
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[Verse]
Fmaj9 G/A A7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|----------------|3---------------|2---------------|
G|0---------------|----------------|4---------------|0---------------|
D|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|1---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Dm7 Dm7/G C Bb/C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---------------|1---------------|0---------------|----------1-----|
B|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|----------3-----|
G|2---------------|2---------------|0---------------|----------3-----|
D|0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------3-----|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
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SPECIAL VOICINGS
transpose: - transpose: +2
capo: 2nd fret capo: -
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
Bb/C x-3-x-3-3-1 C/D x-x-0-0-1-0
Fmaj9 1-x-2-0-1-0 Gmaj9 3-x-0-2-0-2
G/A x-0-5-4-3-x A/B x-2-2-2-2-x
A7 x-0-2-0-2-x B7 x-2-4-2-4-2
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0
Dm7/G 3-x-0-2-1-1 Em7/A x-0-2-0-3-0
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0 F#m7 2-x-2-2-2-0 or 2-4-2-2-2-2
Em9 0-2-2-0-3-2 F#m9 2-x-2-1-2-0 or 2-4-2-2-2-4
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[Intro]
| drums only | % | % | % | % |
| G D | G C | G D | G C |
[+ bass and keyboard]
[Chorus]
G Take Dit aGway, wanna Chear you Gplay
'Til the Dlights go Gdown C
G Take Dit aGway, don't you Cwanna Gstay
'Til there's Dno one Celse around
[Chorus] [full band]
G Take Dit aGway, wanna Chear you Gplay
'Til the Dlights go Gdown C
G Take Dit aGway, don't you Cwanna Gstay
D | C | C Bb/C |
'Til there's no one else around
[Verse]
Fmaj9 Lonely driverG/A out on the A7road
Dm7 Dm7/G | C | C Bb/C |
With a hundred miles to go
Fmaj9 Sole survivor,G/A carryin' the A7load
Dm7 Dm7/G | C |
Switches on his radio
[Chorus]
G Take Dit aGway, wanna Chear you Gplay
D G C [ G ]
'Til the lights go down [Down, down]
G Take Dit aGway, don't you Cwanna Gstay
D | C | C |
'Til there's no one else around
G Take Dit aGway, wanna Chear you Gplay
D G C [ G ]
'Til the lights go down [Down, down]
G Take Dit aGway, don't you Cwanna Gstay
D | C | C Bb/C |
'Til there's no one else around
[Verse]
Fmaj9 In the audienceG/A, watching the A7show
Dm7 Dm7/G C C Bb/C |
With a paper in his hand [In his hand, in his hand]
Fmaj9 Some important G/AimpresariA7o
Dm7 Dm7/G | C | D |
Has a message for the band, oh, oh
[Chorus]
G Take Dit aGway, wanna Chear you Gplay
D G C [ G ]
'Til the lights go down [Down, down]
G Take Dit aGway, don't you Cwanna Gstay
D | C | C | C7 |
'Til there's no one else around
[Middle 8]
You Em7never know who may be Am7listening to you
[You Em9never know who may be Am7listening to you]
You Em9never know who may be Am7listening to ya Em9– a – a - Am7aaaaah
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Take it away G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Take it away C Bb/C
[Verse]
Fmaj9 After hours, G/Alate in the A7bar
Dm7 Dm7/G | C | C Bb/C |
By a darkened corner seat
Fmaj9 Faded flowersG/A wait in the A7jar
Dm7 'Til the Dm7/Gevening is comCplete Bb/C
is complete, complete, complete ...]
[Outro] [verse]
| Fmaj9 | % | G/A | A7 |
| Dm7 | Dm7/G | C | C Bb/C |
| Fmaj9 | % | G/A | A7 |
| Dm7 | Dm7/G | C | C Bb/C |
[repeat and fade]