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Take It To The Limit

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Take It To The Limit chords (version 1)
Capo II *
 A   D( D   D  A*)  A    E  D  
                                  A        D( D   D   D  A*)
All alone at the end of the of the evening
                                   A      D( D   D   D  A*)
And the bright lights have faded to blue
I was Athinking  bout a C#7woman who might have
F#mLoved me and I never EknewE7  
EYou know I've always been a Adreamer
(spent my life Drunning round)
And it's so hard to Achange
(can't seem to Dsettle down)
But the dreams I've seen BmlatelyD  
Keep on turning out and Eburning out
And Dturning out the DsaEme
So Dput me on a Ahighway
And Dshow me a Asign
And Dtake it to the Elimit one more Atime
 A   D( D   D   D  A*)  A    E  D  
                                  A      D( D   D   D  A*)
You can spend all your time making money
                                  A     D( D   D   D  A*)
You can spend all your love making time
If it Aall fell to C#7pieces toF#mmorrow
Would you still be Emine? E7  
EAnd when you're looking for your Afreedom
(nobody Dseems to care)
And you can't find the Adoor
(can't find it Danywhere)
When there s nothing to beBmlieve inD  
Still you're coming back, you re Erunning back
You're Dcoming back for DmoEre
So Dput me on a Ahighway
And Dshow me a Asign
And Dtake it to the Elimit one more F#mtimeD  
DTake it to the Elimit
DTake it to the Elimit
DTake it to the Elimit one more Atime   E5x
One more Atime
   A= B  
   D= E  
   E= F#  
  Bm= C#m  
 C#7= Eb7  
 F#m= Abm  
  E7= F#7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
   A= D  
   D= G  
   E= A  
  Bm= Em  
 C#7= F#7  
 F#m= Bm  
  E7= A7  
Take It To The Limit chords (version 2)
C F  C G  F
All aClone at the end of the of the Fevening
And the Cbright lights have faded to Fblue
I was Cthinking  bout a E7woman who might have
AmLoved me and I never Gknew
You know I ve always been a Cdreamer
(spent my life Frunning round)
And it s so hard to Cchange
(can t seem to Fsettle down)
But the dreams I ve seen DmlatelyF  
Keep on Gturning out and Fburning out
And Gturning out the FsameG  
So Fput me on a Chighway
And Fshow me a Csign
And Ftake it to the Glimit one more CtimGeF  
You can Cspend all your time making Fmoney
You can Cspend all your love making Ftime
If it Call fell to E7pieces toAmmorrow
Would you still be Gmine? 
And when you re looking for your Cfreedom
(nobody Fseems to care)
And you can t find the Cdoor
(can t find it Fanywhere)
When there s nothing to beDmlieve inF  
Still you re Gcoming back, you re Frunning back
You re Gcoming back for FmoreG  
So Fput me on a Chighway
And Fshow me a Csign
And Ftake it to the Glimit one more CtimGe
FTake it to the Glimit
FTake it to the Glimit
FTake it to the Glimit one more Ctime   G5x
One more Ctime

All chords in this song (20)

The story behind the song

This song is about the idea of continually pushing yourself, even when you feel like you've done and seen everything. It encourages you to keep trying, to "take it to the limit one more time" every day, before you reach a point of feeling old or stagnant. Written by Randy Meisner, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey, it appeared on the Eagles' album One of These Nights. At its heart, it's a call to persistent effort and embracing life's challenges.

AI-written from these sources:Take It to the Limit (Eagles song) — Wikipedia ↗Eagles (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Take It To The Limit

by Eagles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

F#m

C#m

Eb7

Abm

F#7

Take It To The Limit chords (version 1)

Capo II *

A D D D A A E D

( *)

A D D D D A

( *)

All alone at the end of the of the evening

A D D D D A

( *)

And the bright lights have faded to blue

A C#7

I was thinking bout a woman who might have

F#m E E7

Loved me and I never knew

E A

You know I've always been a dreamer

(spent my life running round)

And it's so hard to change

(can't seem to settle down)

Bm D

But the dreams I've seen lately

Keep on turning out and burning out

D D E

And turning out the same

D A

So put me on a highway

D A

And show me a sign

D E A

And take it to the limit one more time

A D D D D A A E D

( *)

A D D D D A

( *)

You can spend all your time making money

A D D D D A

( *)

You can spend all your love making time

A C#7 F#m

If it all fell to pieces tomorrow

E E7

Would you still be mine?

E A

And when you're looking for your freedom

(nobody seems to care)

And you can't find the door

(can't find it anywhere)

Bm D

When there s nothing to believe in

Still you're coming back, you re running back

D D E

You're coming back for more

D A

So put me on a highway

D A

And show me a sign

D E F#m D

And take it to the limit one more time

D E

Take it to the limit

D E

Take it to the limit

D E A E

Take it to the limit one more time 5x

One more time

A B

D E

E F#

Bm C#m

C#7 Eb7

F#m Abm

E7 F#7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

A D

D G

E A

Bm Em

C#7 F#7

F#m Bm

E7 A7

Take It To The Limit chords (version 2)

C F C G F

C F

All alone at the end of the of the evening

C F

And the bright lights have faded to blue

C E7

I was thinking bout a woman who might have

Am G

Loved me and I never knew

You know I ve always been a dreamer

(spent my life running round)

And it s so hard to change

(can t seem to settle down)

Dm F

But the dreams I ve seen lately

G F

Keep on turning out and burning out

G F G

And turning out the same

F C

So put me on a highway

F C

And show me a sign

F G C G F

And take it to the limit one more time

C F

You can spend all your time making money

C F

You can spend all your love making time

C E7 Am

If it all fell to pieces tomorrow

Would you still be mine?

And when you re looking for your freedom

(nobody seems to care)

And you can t find the door

(can t find it anywhere)

Dm F

When there s nothing to believe in

G F

Still you re coming back, you re running back

G F G

You re coming back for more

F C

So put me on a highway

F C

And show me a sign

F G C G

And take it to the limit one more time

F G

Take it to the limit

F G

Take it to the limit

F G C G

Take it to the limit one more time 5x

One more time

About Take It To The Limit Chords by Eagles

Learn how to play Take It To The Limit by Eagles with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Take It To The Limit chords”, “Take It To The Limit guitar chords”, or “Eagles Take It To The Limit chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Take It To The Limit chords and for experienced players who want accurate Take It To The Limit lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, D, E, C#7, F#m, E7.

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What key is "Take It To The Limit" in?

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