XTC – Take This Town (Guitar)

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[Intro]
   B/Eb  B5  F#5  B5  A5  B5  F#5 B5  B/Eb B5  F#5 B5  A5  B5  F#5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----4--------4---2---4-------4---4----4-------4---2---4--------|
D|-4-----4---4----4---2---4---4---4---4----4---4---4---2---4---4----|
A|-6-----2---4----2---0---2---4---2---6----2---4---2---0---2---4----|
E|-----------1----------------1----------------1---------------1----|
   Oh,   oh, oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh    Oh, oh,  oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

   B/Eb  B5  F#5  B5  A5  B5  F#5 B5  B/Eb B5  F#5 B5  A5  B5  F#5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----4--------4---2---4-------4---4----4-------4---2---4--------|
D|-4-----4---4----4---2---4---4---4---4----4---4---4---2---4---4----|
A|-6-----2---4----2---0---2---4---2---6----2---4---2---0---2---4----|
E|-----------1----------------1----------------1---------------1----|
   Oh,   oh, oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh    Oh, oh,  oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 1]
B
Living in a rabbit tunnel

F#
Keep the doggie in her kennel

B               F#
Mustn't let her see the world

   B
   Oh, no!

         F#
   Don't treat her like that

   B
   Oh, no!

          F#
   Don't treat her like that

B
Living under Mum and Daddy

F#
Carry hope just like a caddie

B                F#
Mustn't let them see you're killed

   B
   Oh, no!

         F#
   Don't treat her like that

   B
   Oh, no!

         F#
   Don't treat her like that
{Pre-Chorus]
D
Shout it clear for all to hear

                            G
You won't shoot this bird down

D
Shout it clear for all to hear

                           G
We're going to take this town
[Chorus]
         Asus2              C#sus       Asus2              C#sus
e|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
B|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
G|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
D|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
A|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
E|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
   We're going to take this town, we're going to take this town

         Asus2              C#sus       Asus2              C#sus
e|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
B|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
G|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
D|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
A|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
E|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
   We're going to take this town, we're going to take this town

[Interlude]
     B     F#       B     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

     B     F#       B     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

     B     F#       B     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

     B     F#       B     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
B
Turn a deaf ear to the orders

F#
Keep them as your perfect daughters

B                F#
Mustn't let them know their minds

   B
   Oh, no!

         F#
   Don't treat her like that

   B
   Oh, no!

         F#
   Don't treat her like that

B
Turning on to only music

F#
Breaking from their childhood attic

B                F#
Mustn't let them open the blinds

   B
   Oh, no!

         F#
   Don't treat her like that

   B
   Oh, no!

         F#
   Don't treat her like that
{Pre-Chorus]
D
Shout it clear for all to hear

                          G
You won't shoot this bird down

D
Shout it clear for all to hear

                         G
We're going to take this town
[Chorus]
         Asus2              C#sus       Asus2              C#sus
e|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
B|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
G|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
D|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
A|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
E|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
   We're going to take this town, we're going to take this town

         Asus2              C#sus       Asus2              C#sus
e|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
B|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
G|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
D|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
A|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
E|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
   We're going to take this town, we're going to take this town
[Bridge] Guitar 1: Clean electric with tremelo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-1------------------3-1-0-1------------------3-1-0-1---------------------|
A|---2--------------------1------------------------1-----------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Clean electric
         Eb   Bb/D  Ab/C  Bb      Eb   Bb/D  Ab/C  Bb      Eb   Bb/D  Ab/C  Bb
e|-------6-6----------------------6-6----------------------6-6-------------------|
B|-------8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3----|
G|-------8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3----|
D|-------8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3----|
A|-------6-6--5-5---3-3---1-1-----6-6--5-5---3-3---1-1-----6-6--5-5---3-3---1----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb             Bb/D               Ab/C     Bb
 It's time she stopped being your ornament

Eb             Bb/D                     Ab/C      Bb
 It's time she put that in the past for permanent

B          F#                         E
 You can't hold her if she wants to roam around, around, around, around, around, around

B          F#                         E
 You can't hold her dream and keep it gagged and bound

G
Gagged and bound
D G D G D G D G Bsus E B E B [Outro] N.C. We're We're going to We're going to take
      Asus               C#sus  Asus  C#sus
We're going to take this

      Asus               C#sus  Asus  C#sus
We're going to take this

      Asus               C#sus  Asus  C#sus
We're going to take this

      Asus               C#sus  Asus  C#sus
We're going to take this

     B/Eb  F#       A     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

     B/Eb  F#       A     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

     B/Eb  F#       A     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

     B/Eb  F#       A     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

     B/Eb  F#       A     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

     B/Eb  F#       A     F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh