Paul McCartney - Take it away
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Tuning: G C E A
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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: soprano C
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[Verse]
Gmaj7 A B7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|2---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|2---------------|----------------|0---------------|2---------------|
C|2---------------|----------------|1---------------|3---------------|
g|0---------------|----------------|2---------------|4---------------|
Em7 A7sus4 D Cadd9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|2---------------|0---------------|0---------------|----------3-----|
E|0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------0-----|
C|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|----------2-----|
g|0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------0-----|
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Gmaj7 0-2-2-2
A 2-1-0-0 (or in the verse: Aadd9 2-1-0-2)
B7 4-3-2-0
Em7 0-2-0-2
A7sus4 0-2-0-0
Cadd9 0-2-0-3
F#m7 2-4-2-4
Bm7 2-2-2-2
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[Intro]
| drums only | % | % | % | % |
| A E | A D | A E | A D |
(+ bass and keyboard)
[Chorus]
A Take Eit aAway, wanna Dhear you Aplay
'Til the Elights go Adown D
A Take Eit aAway, don't you Dwanna Astay
'Til there's Eno one Delse around
[Chorus] (full band)
A Take Eit aAway, wanna Dhear you Aplay
'Til the Elights go Adown D
A Take Eit aAway, don't you Dwanna Astay
E | D | D Cadd9 |
'Til there's no one else around
[Verse]
Gmaj7 Lonely driverA out on the B7road
Em7 A7sus4 | D | D Cadd9 |
With a hundred miles to go
Gmaj7 Sole survivor,A carryin' the B7load
Em7 A7sus4 | D |
Switches on his radio
[Chorus]
A Take Eit aAway, wanna Dhear you Aplay
E A D [ A ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)
A Take Eit aAway, don't you Dwanna Astay
E | D | D |
'Til there's no one else around
A Take Eit aAway, wanna Dhear you Aplay
E A D [ A ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)
A Take Eit aAway, don't you Dwanna Astay
E | D | D Cadd9 |
'Til there's no one else around
[Verse]
Gmaj7 In the audienceA, watching the B7show
Em7 A7sus4 D D Cadd9 |
With a paper in his hand (In his hand, in his hand)
Gmaj7 Some important AimpresariB7o
Em7 A7sus4 | D | E |
Has a message for the band, oh, oh
[Chorus]
A Take Eit aAway, wanna Dhear you Aplay
E A D [ A ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)
A Take Eit aAway, don't you Dwanna Astay
E | D | D7 |
'Til there's no one else around
[Middle 8]
You F#m7never know who may be lBm7istening to you
(You F#m7never know who may be lBm7istening to you)
You F#m7never know who may be lBm7istening to ya –F#m7 a – a - aaBm7aaah
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Take it away A A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Take it away D Cadd9
[Verse]
Gmaj7 After hours, Alate in the B7bar
Em7 A7sus4 | D | D Cadd9 |
By a darkened corner seat
Gmaj7 Faded flowers, Await in the B7jar
Em7 'Til the A7sus4evening is comDplete Cadd9
is complete, complete, complete ...)
[Outro] (= verse)
| Gmaj7 | % | A | B7 |
| Em7 | A7sus4| D | D Cadd9 |
| Gmaj7 | % | A | B7 |
| Em7 | A7sus4| D | D Cadd9 |
(repeat and fade)