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Take It Easy

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Take It Easy chords
  G   Am7\   G   D7sus\   G2x
G
Well, I'm Grunning down the road 
tryin' to loosen my load 
I've got seven women Don my Cmind, 
GFour that wanna own me, 
DTwo that wanna stone me, 
COne says she's a friend of Gmine, 
Take it EmeasDy, take it CeasGy 
Don't let the Amsound of your own Cwheels 
Drive you Emcrazy 
Lighten Cup while you still Gcan 
Don't even Ctry to underGstand 
Just find a Amplace to make your Cstand 
and take it Geasy 
Well, I'm a Gstanding on a corner 
in Winslow Arizona
Such a fine Dsight to Csee 
It's a Ggirl, my Lord, in a Dflatbed
Ford slowin' Cdown to take a look at Gme 
Come on, EmbabDy, don't say CmayGbe 
I gotta Amknow if your sweet Clove is 
gonna Emsave me 
We may Close and we may Gwin though 
we will Cnever be here aGgain 
so open Amup, I'm climbin' Cin,
take it Geasy..."Alright"
Well I'm Grunning down the road trying to loosen 
my load, got a world of trouble Don my Cmind 
Glookin' for a lover who Dwon't blow my 
cover, she's Cso hard to Gfind 
Take it EmeasDy, take it CeasGy 
don't let the Amsound of them old Cwheels drive you Emcrazy,
come on CbabGy, don't say CmayGbe 
I gotta Amknow if your sweet Clove is gonna Gsave Cme
Cooh,ooh,Gooh,ooh,Cooh,ooh,Gooh,ooh,Cooh,ooh,Gooh,ooh
Oh well you know we got it EmeasCy G2x
We oughta take it AmeasyC,  Emyeah

All chords in this song (7)

The story behind the song

"Take It Easy" began with Jackson Browne, who started writing it in 1971 but had trouble finishing it. His friend Glenn Frey, also a member of the Eagles, helped complete the song, contributing the memorable line about a "girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford" in Winslow, Arizona. This collaboration led to the song becoming the debut single and opening track of the Eagles' first album. It captures a feeling of carefree wandering and finding simple joys on the road.

AI-written from these sources:Take It Easy — Wikipedia ↗Eagles (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Take It Easy

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Am7

D7sus

Take It Easy chords

G Am7 G D7sus G

\ \ 2x

Well, I'm running down the road

tryin' to loosen my load

D C

I've got seven women on my mind,

Four that wanna own me,

Two that wanna stone me,

C G

One says she's a friend of mine,

Em D C G

Take it easy, take it easy

Am C

Don't let the sound of your own wheels

Drive you crazy

C G

Lighten up while you still can

C G

Don't even try to understand

Am C

Just find a place to make your stand

and take it easy

Well, I'm a standing on a corner

in Winslow Arizona

D C

Such a fine sight to see

G D

It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed

C G

Ford slowin' down to take a look at me

Em D C G

Come on, baby, don't say maybe

Am C

I gotta know if your sweet love is

gonna save me

C G

We may lose and we may win though

C G

we will never be here again

Am C

so open up, I'm climbin' in,

take it easy..."Alright"

Well I'm running down the road trying to loosen

D C

my load, got a world of trouble on my mind

G D

lookin' for a lover who won't blow my

C G

cover, she's so hard to find

Em D C G

Take it easy, take it easy

Am C Em

don't let the sound of them old wheels drive you crazy,

C G C G

come on baby, don't say maybe

Am C G C

I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me

C G C G C G

ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh

Em C G

Oh well you know we got it easy 2x

Am C Em

We oughta take it easy, yeah

About Take It Easy Chords by Eagles

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The chords for "Take It Easy" show the original chord names (including G, Am7, D7sus, D, C, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.