Misc Musicals – Rent - Take Me Or Leave Me (Ukulele)

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Intro: F Gm-Am-Bb Am-Gm-F Gm-F Eb Bb x2
F                      Gm-Am-Bb
   Every single day

                    Am-Gm-F
I walk down the street

                   Gm-F
I hear people say

Eb  Bb                  F
"Baby's so sweet"

                 Gm-Am-Bb
Ever since puberty

                     Am-Gm-F
Everybody stares at me
Boys, girls
         Gm-F   Eb  F
I can't help it baby

          Dm
So be kind

               Am7        Bb 
And don't lose your mind

Bb-Am7 Gm7   
    Just remember

        Bb-Eb   F/C     C
That I'm your ba   --  by

F                    Eb       Bb   Bb/C
   Take me for what I am

F                Eb            Bb
   Who I was meant to be

Dm    Am7  Bb             Bb-Am-Gm7
And if you give a damn

              C7
Take me baby

F                 Gm-Am-Bb  Am-Gm-F
   or leave me

                Gm-F  Eb Bb
Take me baby or leave me

F                   Gm-Am-Bb
   A tiger in a cage

                    Am-Gm-F
Can never see the sun

                        Gm-F
This diva needs her stage

Eb      Bb
Baby, let's have fun!

F                          Gm-Am-Bb
   You are the one I choose

                           Am-Gm-F
Folks would kill to fill your shoes

                         Gm-F Eb          F
You love the limelight too, now baby

         Dm
So be mine

               Am7        Bb
And don't waste my time

Bb-Am7  Gm7
   Cryin', "Oh Honeybear

            Bb  Eb               F/C      C
Are you still my, my, my ba   --  y?"

F                    Eb       Bb   Bb/C
   Take me for what I am

F                Eb            Bb
   Who I was meant to be

Dm    Am7  Bb             Bb-Am-Gm7
And if you give a damn

             Bb/C   F7
Take me baby   or leave me

Bb9           F7
     No way,  can I be what I'm not

Bb9                          F7
     But hey, don't you want your girl hot?

Bb9                 Dm7
     Don't fight, don't lose your head

G7                           C7
   'Cause every night, who's in your bed?

F        Gm-Am-Bb
Who?

       Am-Gm-F
Who's in your bed?

                 Gm-F  Eb Bb
Kiss, pookie
It won’t work!
F                       Gm-Am-Bb
   I look before I leap.

                                  Am-Gm-F
I love margins and discipline.

                     Gm F       Eb    Bb
I make lists in my sleep, ba  - by.

                  F
What’s my sin?
Never quit.
   Gm-Am-Bb
I follow through.

                          Am-Gm-F
I hate mess but I love you.

                             Gm F         Eb    F
What to do with my impromptu ba  - by?

         Dm                   Am7       Bb
So be wise, 'cause this girl satisfies,

Bb-Am-Gm7
  You got a prize, so don't compromise

Bb-Eb                F/C  C
   You're one lucky baby!

F                    Eb       Bb   Bb/C
   Take me for what I am

F                Eb            Bb
   Who I was meant to be

Dm    Am7  Bb             Bb-Am-Gm7
And if you give a damn

             Bb/C   F7
Take me baby   or leave me

Bb9             F7
      That's it!   The straw that breaks my back

Bb9         F7
      I quit,   unless you take it back

Bb9       Dm7
Women, what is it about them?

G7               C7
    Can't live with them or without them!

G                   F          C   C/D
    Take me for what I am

G           F     C                 C/D
    Who I was meant to be

Em      Bm7  C         C-Bm-Am7
And if you give a damn you better

              C/D  Em              Em-Bm7-C  C-Bm-Am7 C/D
Take me baby or leave me

Am7-Bm-C  C-Bm-Am7  Am7-Bm-C/D
Take me baby

                   G Am-Bm-C  Bm-Am-G
Or leave me

                        Am-G F
Guess I'm leaving

F                G G G
  I'm gone!