Paul McCartney – Take It Away (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul McCartney From: "Tug of War" (1982) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | drums only | % | % | % | % |
| A E | A D | A E | A D |
(+ bass and keyboard)
[Chorus]
A     E   A          D        A
 Take it away, wanna hear you play

         E         A     D
'Til the lights go down

A     E   A              D     A
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay

             E      D
'Til there's no one else around
[Chorus] (full band)
A     E   A          D        A
 Take it away, wanna hear you play

         E         A     D
'Til the lights go down

A     E   A              D     A
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay

             E     |  D  |  D     Cadd9 |
'Til there's no one else around
[Verse]
Gmaj7           A           B7
   Lonely driver out on the road

Em7       A7sus4         |  D  |  D     Cadd9 |
   With a hundred miles to go

Gmaj7            A             B7
   Sole survivor, carryin' the load

Em7         A7sus4    | D |
   Switches on his radio
[Chorus]
A     E   A          D        A
 Take it away, wanna hear you play

         E         A     D   [ A ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)

A     E   A              D     A
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay

             E     |  D  |  D  |
'Til there's no one else around

A     E   A          D        A
 Take it away, wanna hear you play

         E         A     D   [ A ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)

A     E   A              D     A
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay

             E     |  D  |  D     Cadd9 |
'Til there's no one else around
[Verse]
Gmaj7             A              B7
   In the audience, watching the show

Em7       A7sus4        D           D              Cadd9 |
   With a paper in his hand (In his hand, in his hand)

Gmaj7             A        B7
   Some important impresario

Em7         A7sus4     |  D  |  E  |
   Has a message for the band, oh, oh
[Chorus]
A     E   A          D        A
 Take it away, wanna hear you play

         E         A     D   [ A ]
'Til the lights go down (Down, down)

A     E   A              D     A
 Take it away, don't you wanna stay

             E     |  D  |  D7  |
'Til there's no one else around
[Middle 8]
    F#m7                   Bm7
You never know who may be listening to you

     F#m7                   Bm7
(You never know who may be listening to you)

    F#m7                   Bm7             F#m7       Bm7
You never know who may be listening to ya – a – a - aaaaah
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
             A   A
Take it away
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
              D    Cadd9
Take it away
[Verse]
Gmaj7           A           B7
   After hours, late in the bar

Em7     A7sus4        |  D  |  D     Cadd9 |
   By a darkened corner seat

Gmaj7             A           B7
   Faded flowers, wait in the jar

Em7         A7sus4        D                                Cadd9
   'Til the evening is complete
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)