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Cant Take No More

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Tuning: Normal
Chords used:
Chord   EADGBe (string)
     Am(577555)
     Em(x79987)
     B7(797877)
      F(x,8,10,10,10,8)
     Dm(x57765)
      E(x79997)
      C(x35553)
Intro:   Am    Em    Am    Em    Am    Em    B7  Em  
AmTo share your life's work is your Emonly reward
Amyou live by the pen and you die by the Emsword
AmI'm struggling to breathe as I fall through the Emfloor
B7and I just can't take no Emmore
AmI can't get no money for the music I Emplay
AmI can't get no respect for the things that I Emsay
AmI'm building cobwebs just to blow them Emaway
B7and I just can't take no Emmore
Amwhen I was a youth this was never the Emplan
Amthought that things would turn out better Emonce I grew into a man
Amnow I'm crawling in the dirt because I'm too Emafraid to stand
B7and I just can't take no Emmore
Amthey say the struggle for power will Emturn your heart sour
B7every hour of your Emday
AmIf you just can't be there Eminevitably you will B7crumble and blow Emaway
AmalonEme, B7oh yeahEm  
Amoh lEmord, B7oh yeahEm  
Fcause there ain't no Emtime for Amdanger 
Fand there ain't no Emtime for Amlove
Fwhen we met we both Emwere Amstrangers
Dmwell i guess once push comes to Eshove
Dmi don't wanna go back to a Eworld
Dmi don't wanna go back to a Eworld
Dmi don't wanna go back to a Amworld 
Cwithout you oo Eoo
Amwe spend these days living lEmife on the road
Amwe take what we can get and try to Emdo as we're told
B7there's a glimmer in the distance but it's Emnever paved in gold
Amand we just can't take no Emmore
Amthere's no guarantees for this Emmusic we play
Amwe don't want to dissect everyEmthing that we say
B7no we don't believe in Jah but we're Emstill writing dub reggae 
Amand we just can't take no Emmore
Amthey say the struggle for power will Emturn your heart sour
B7every hour of your Emday
AmIf you just can't be there Eminevitably you will B7crumble and blow Emaway
AmalonEme, B7oh yeahEm  
Amoh lEmord, B7oh yeahEm  
Fcause there ain't no Emtime for Amdanger 
Fand there ain't no Emtime for Amlove
Fwhen we met we both Emwere Amstrangers
Dmwell i guess once push comes to Eshove
Dmi don't wanna go back to a Eworld
Dmi don't wanna go back to a Eworld
Dmi don't wanna go back to a Amworld 
Cwithout you oo Eoo

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Cant Take No More

by The Skints

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Normal

Chords used:

Chord EADGBe (string)

(577555)

(x79987)

(797877)

(x,8,10,10,10,8)

(x57765)

(x79997)

(x35553)

Am Em Am Em Am Em B7 Em

Intro:

Am Em

To share your life's work is your only reward

Am Em

you live by the pen and you die by the sword

Am Em

I'm struggling to breathe as I fall through the floor

B7 Em

and I just can't take no more

Am Em

I can't get no money for the music I play

Am Em

I can't get no respect for the things that I say

Am Em

I'm building cobwebs just to blow them away

B7 Em

and I just can't take no more

Am Em

when I was a youth this was never the plan

Am Em

thought that things would turn out better once I grew into a man

Am Em

now I'm crawling in the dirt because I'm too afraid to stand

B7 Em

and I just can't take no more

Am Em

they say the struggle for power will turn your heart sour

B7 Em

every hour of your day

Am Em B7 Em

If you just can't be there inevitably you will crumble and blow away

Am Em B7 Em

alone, oh yeah

Am Em B7 Em

oh lord, oh yeah

F Em Am

cause there ain't no time for danger

F Em Am

and there ain't no time for love

F Em Am

when we met we both were strangers

Dm E

well i guess once push comes to shove

Dm E

i don't wanna go back to a world

Dm E

i don't wanna go back to a world

Dm Am

i don't wanna go back to a world

C E

without you oo oo

Am Em

we spend these days living life on the road

Am Em

we take what we can get and try to do as we're told

B7 Em

there's a glimmer in the distance but it's never paved in gold

Am Em

and we just can't take no more

Am Em

there's no guarantees for this music we play

Am Em

we don't want to dissect everything that we say

B7 Em

no we don't believe in Jah but we're still writing dub reggae

Am Em

and we just can't take no more

Am Em

they say the struggle for power will turn your heart sour

B7 Em

every hour of your day

Am Em B7 Em

If you just can't be there inevitably you will crumble and blow away

Am Em B7 Em

alone, oh yeah

Am Em B7 Em

oh lord, oh yeah

F Em Am

cause there ain't no time for danger

F Em Am

and there ain't no time for love

F Em Am

when we met we both were strangers

Dm E

well i guess once push comes to shove

Dm E

i don't wanna go back to a world

Dm E

i don't wanna go back to a world

Dm Am

i don't wanna go back to a world

C E

without you oo oo

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