Paul McCartney – Take It Away (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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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 D G C G Take it away, wanna hear you play D G C 'Til the lights go down G D G C G Take it away, don't you wanna stay D C 'Til there's no one else around
[Chorus] (full band)
G D G C G Take it away, wanna hear you play D G C 'Til the lights go down G D G C G Take it away, don't you wanna stay D | C | C Bb/C | 'Til there's no one else around
[Verse]
Fmaj9 G/A A7 Lonely driver out on the road Dm7 Dm7/G | C | C Bb/C | With a hundred miles to go Fmaj9 G/A A7 Sole survivor, carryin' the load Dm7 Dm7/G | C | Switches on his radio
[Chorus]
G D G C G Take it away, wanna hear you play D G C [ G ] 'Til the lights go down (Down, down) G D G C G Take it away, don't you wanna stay D | C | C | 'Til there's no one else around G D G C G Take it away, wanna hear you play D G C [ G ] 'Til the lights go down (Down, down) G D G C G Take it away, don't you wanna stay D | C | C Bb/C | 'Til there's no one else around
[Verse]
Fmaj9 G/A A7 In the audience, watching the show Dm7 Dm7/G C C Bb/C | With a paper in his hand (In his hand, in his hand) Fmaj9 G/A A7 Some important impresario Dm7 Dm7/G | C | D | Has a message for the band, oh, oh
[Chorus]
G D G C G Take it away, wanna hear you play D G C [ G ] 'Til the lights go down (Down, down) G D G C G Take it away, don't you wanna stay D | C | C | C7 | 'Til there's no one else around
[Middle 8]
Em7 Am7 You never know who may be listening to you Em9 Am7 (You never know who may be listening to you) Em9 Am7 Em9 Am7 You never know who may be listening to ya – a – a - aaaaah
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G Take it away
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C Bb/C Take it away
[Verse]
Fmaj9 G/A A7 After hours, late in the bar Dm7 Dm7/G | C | C Bb/C | By a darkened corner seat Fmaj9 G/A A7 Faded flowers wait in the jar Dm7 Dm7/G C Bb/C 'Til the evening is complete
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)