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Take A Byte

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[Intro]
A       D   F#
F#      D   A
A       G   F#
G       C   F
A#      D
[Verse 1]
I'm not the F#kind of girl you F#mtake home to your mama now
I Gtell you Ano lies (I tell no lies)
Your code is Gprogrammed not to F#mlove me, but you can't pretend
GOh, what a FsurpriseA#  A  
Maybe it's Glust, maybe it's F#mlove, maybe it never ends
Ooh, Gsay your goodbyeAs (say 'em now)
Play in my Ghair and nibble F#mthere all on my mocha skin
GYeah, just take Fa byteA  
[Chorus]
Take Ga F#mbyte (just take a byte)
Help GyourAself (help yourself)
It's GalF#right (it's alright)
GI won'Ft tell (it feels so Egood when you nibble on it)
ATake Ga F#mbyte (just take a byte)
Help GyourAself (you look so good just help yourself)
Don't Gthink F#twice (don't think twice)
GI Fwon't tellA#  A  
[Verse 2]
My random access memoF#mry wants you to come again
EmNo, Adon't say goodF#bye (don't say goodbye)
EI Bmsaw my therapist; she F#mthinks you are my magic sin
GOh, maybe she's righFt (A#maybe she's right)A  
Well I'll just F#mlick an angel just to purify again
Ooh, Aangels are fun (they're so fun)
So dress me Gup I'll like it F#mbetter if we F#both pretend
GYeah, make love 'til we're Anumb
[Chorus]
Take F#ma byte (just take a byte)
Help GyourAself (just go ahead and help yourself)
It's GalF#right (it's alright)
GI Fwon't tell (just A#take a byte)
ATake a F#mbyte (just take a byte)
Help GyourAself (it feels so good just help yourself)
Don't F#think twice (don't think twice)
GI won't FtellA3  
ATake a F#mbyte (just take a byte)
GHelp yourAself (help yourself)
GIt's alF#mright (it's F#alright)
GI Fwon't tell (it's alright)
ATake F#ma byte (oh won't you just take a byte)
GHelp Ayourself (go on and help yourself)
GIt's F#malright
GI Cwon't FtellA#  A  F#m  
[Outro]
Just take a byteA  
You look so good just help yourselfG  F#  
It's alrightG  
FTake a little byte
Take a little byte
A#Take a little byte
A    F#m
A
F#m
G    F
A#   A

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Take A Byte

by Janelle Monáe

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A D F#

F# D A

A G F#

G C F

A# D

[Verse 1]

F# F#m

I'm not the kind of girl you take home to your mama now

G A

I tell you no lies (I tell no lies)

G F#m

Your code is programmed not to love me, but you can't pretend

G F A# A

Oh, what a surprise

G F#m

Maybe it's lust, maybe it's love, maybe it never ends

G A

Ooh, say your goodbyes (say 'em now)

G F#m

Play in my hair and nibble there all on my mocha skin

G F A

Yeah, just take a byte

[Chorus]

G F#m

Take a byte (just take a byte)

G A

Help yourself (help yourself)

G F#

It's alright (it's alright)

G F E

I won't tell (it feels so good when you nibble on it)

A G F#m

Take a byte (just take a byte)

G A

Help yourself (you look so good just help yourself)

G F#

Don't think twice (don't think twice)

G F A# A

I won't tell

[Verse 2]

F#m

My random access memory wants you to come again

Em A F#

No, don't say goodbye (don't say goodbye)

E Bm F#m

I saw my therapist; she thinks you are my magic sin

G F A# A

Oh, maybe she's right (maybe she's right)

F#m

Well I'll just lick an angel just to purify again

Ooh, angels are fun (they're so fun)

G F#m F#

So dress me up I'll like it better if we both pretend

G A

Yeah, make love 'til we're numb

[Chorus]

F#m

Take a byte (just take a byte)

G A

Help yourself (just go ahead and help yourself)

G F#

It's alright (it's alright)

G F A#

I won't tell (just take a byte)

A F#m

Take a byte (just take a byte)

G A

Help yourself (it feels so good just help yourself)

Don't think twice (don't think twice)

G F A3

I won't tell

A F#m

Take a byte (just take a byte)

G A

Help yourself (help yourself)

G F#m F#

It's alright (it's alright)

G F

I won't tell (it's alright)

A F#m

Take a byte (oh won't you just take a byte)

G A

Help yourself (go on and help yourself)

G F#m

It's alright

G C F A# A F#m

I won't tell

[Outro]

Just take a byte

G F#

You look so good just help yourself

It's alright

Take a little byte

A F#m

F#m

G F

A# A

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