Paul McCartney – Take It Away (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[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---------------|----------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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)