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Title: Take Me to the Top
Artist: Cheap Trick
Music and Words by: R. Nielsen and R. Zander
Album: The Doctor
Year: 1986
During the intro/interludes, play the E major barre chord at the 7th fret on the A 
string for a more accurate sound. During the verses and choruses play the standard open E 
major chord.
The chords in brackets are not essential to play the song.
Intro/Interlude
  E    A    E    B   Ex2
Verse
            E(B)      F#  
We go back a long long way
(B)             E(B)       F#(B)
And it seems like yesterdaay
                        A(E)
When the words are spoken
Or Bwhispered in your ear
Intro/Interlude
  E    A    E    B   Ex1
(Take Me to the Top)
Verse
                        E(B)       F#  
Things have changed since we first met
(B)                   E(B)   F#  
You alone are more than I expect
(B)     A  
But the good outweighs the bad
(E) B  
By 110 per cent
Chorus
You take me to the Atop
You're everything I've Egot
You catch me if I'm Bfalling
Oh Dall the Away
You take me to the Etop
You catch me if I'm Bfalling Doh
Verse
          E(B)    F#  
Some things go in circles
(B)       E(B)      F#  
Something's in the air
(B)         A(E)              B(E)
You know just what I'm feeling
AYou can make the difference
(E) B  
You know I really care
Chorus
You take me to the Atop
You're everything I've Egot
You catch me if I'm Bfalling
Oh Dall the Away
You take me to the Etop
You catch me if I'm Bfalling Doh
AOh ah ah oh
Bridge
If EI could dream a dream
F#With a happy end
G#mYou'd be in it every night
AAgain and again
BRight here by my side
You'd C#mnever go awayB  
But when I'm awake
I sing I say
Chorus
You take me to the Atop
You're everything I've Egot
You catch me if I'm Bfalling
Oh Dall the Away
You take me to the Etop
You catch me if I'm Bfalling Doh
AOh ah ah oh
The ending cycles the chorus over and over

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Take Me To The Top

by Cheap Trick

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G#m

C#m

Title: Take Me to the Top

Artist: Cheap Trick

Music and Words by: R. Nielsen and R. Zander

Album: The Doctor

Year: 1986

During the intro/interludes, play the E major barre chord at the 7th fret on the A

string for a more accurate sound. During the verses and choruses play the standard open E

major chord.

The chords in brackets are not essential to play the song.

Intro/Interlude

E A E B E

Verse

E B F#

()

We go back a long long way

B E B F# B

() () ()

And it seems like yesterdaay

A E

()

When the words are spoken

Or whispered in your ear

Intro/Interlude

E A E B E

(Take Me to the Top)

Verse

E B F#

()

Things have changed since we first met

B E B F#

() ()

You alone are more than I expect

B A

()

But the good outweighs the bad

E B

()

By 110 per cent

Chorus

You take me to the top

You're everything I've got

You catch me if I'm falling

D A

Oh all the way

You take me to the top

B D

You catch me if I'm falling oh

Verse

E B F#

()

Some things go in circles

B E B F#

() ()

Something's in the air

B A E B E

() () ()

You know just what I'm feeling

You can make the difference

E B

()

You know I really care

Chorus

You take me to the top

You're everything I've got

You catch me if I'm falling

D A

Oh all the way

You take me to the top

B D

You catch me if I'm falling oh

Oh ah ah oh

Bridge

If I could dream a dream

With a happy end

G#m

You'd be in it every night

Again and again

Right here by my side

C#m B

You'd never go away

But when I'm awake

I sing I say

Chorus

You take me to the top

You're everything I've got

You catch me if I'm falling

D A

Oh all the way

You take me to the top

B D

You catch me if I'm falling oh

Oh ah ah oh

The ending cycles the chorus over and over

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