Mary Chapin Carpenter – I Take My Chances (Guitar)

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------------------------------------------------------- (Actually in C, so capo at the 5th fret; each chord is half a measure.) [Intro] G D C C G D C C [Verse 1]

G          D           Em       C
 I took a walk in the rain one day

         G         D       C     C
On the wrong side of the tracks

    G           D           Em        C
I stood on the rails till I saw that train

         G           D           C   C
Just to see how my heart would react

     Em         Bm             C              C
Now some people say that you shouldn't tempt fate

         Em        D         C   C
And for them I can not disagree

       G              D            Em        C
But I never learned nothing from playing it safe

       G          G/B       C
I say fate should not tempt me

[Chorus]

  (C)      G       D  C
I take my chances;

              G           D     C
I don't mind working without a net

  (C)       G      D  C
I take my chances;

  (C)        G           D        C   C
I take my chances every chance I get

[Verse 2]

G        D           Em       C
 I sat alone in the dark one night,

G       D        C     C
 tuning in by remote

G           D            Em             C
 I found a preacher who spoke of the light

                G       D         C   C
but there was brimstone in his throat

      Em         Bm     C          C
He'd show me the way according to him

      Em           D        C   C
in return for my personal check

G               D             Em C
 I flipped the channel back to CNN,

       G          G/B   C
and I lit another cigarette

[Chorus]

  (C)       G      D  C
I take my chances;

(C)      G               D             C
yes, forgiveness doesn't come with a debt

  (C)       G      D  C
I take my chances;

(C)        G              D       C
I take my chances every chance I get

[Guitar Solo] G D C C G D C C G D C C G D C C

G              D         Em       C
 I've crossed lines of words and wire,

   G          D      C    C
and both have cut me deep

           G      D            Em      C
I've been frozen out and I've been on fire,

        G         D       C     C
and the tears are mine to weep

    Em    Bm     C       C
But I can cry until I laugh,

    Em      D     C   C
or laugh until I cry

    G       D     Em       C
So cut the deck right in half,

G               G/B   C
I'll play from either side

[Chorus]

  (C)       G      D  C
I take my chances;

  (C)      G           D        C
I pay my dollar and I place my bet

  (C)       G      D  C
I take my chances;

  (C)       G             D       C
I take my chances every chance I get

  (C)       G      D  C
I take my chances;

(C)            G           D         C
yeah, I don't cling to remorse or regret

  (C)       G      D  C
I take my chances;

  (C)       G             D      C
I take my chances every chance I get

  (C)       G      D  C  C
I take my chances;

(Repeat G D C C; end on G.) [Concert ad-lib lyrics:] No remorse, no regrets I chewed another Nicorette I ordered up some crepes Suzette I found Elvis on the Internet I went camping with a young cadet He showed me his bayonet I looked at him and said, "you should get an Erector set" Who needs a boyfriend, you can get a pet TAB: The electric guitar actually plays this in C with no capo. These are the right notes; I'm not sure about the exact fingerings.

   C       G        F                C       G        F
e|-----0-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|---1-----3-----1-|------1---------|----1---0-------|----------------|
G|-0---------4-----|--2-------0---0-|--0-------0---2-|------0---------|
D|-------------5---|----3-------3---|2-----------0---|--3-------3---3-|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-------3---|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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Here it is in G, if you want to play it with the capo on the 5th fret:

   G       D        C                G       D        C
e|-----7---5-----3-|------3---------|----3---2-----0-|----------------|
B|---8-------7-----|--5-------3---3-|--3-------3-----|------3---------|
G|-7-----------7---|----5-------5---|4-----------2---|--5-------5--5--|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----5-------5---|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

- Adam Schneider, [email protected]