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Take Em As They Come

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                             Take 'Em As They Come-Bruce Springsteen
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Tabbed by:Nick V.
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
(Fig. #1)
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
e|-0--2--3--2--0h2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x--x--x--x--x---------------------------------------------------------|
(Fig. #2)
 Gsus2Gmaj7no3rd    GGmaj7no3rd  Gsus2  
e|-0--2--3--2--0h2----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
One..One, two, three, four!
[Verse]
DLast night I dreamed he was runnin' through the outlands
Tears streaming, your pretty face all a wGreck
I held your daddy's gun in my trembling handsBm  
Down the highway another stranger Gcomes
                                  D    (Fig #1)
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
[Verse]
(Fig #1)
Little girl put on your best dress
                                    (Fig. #2)        
Cause we're going out on the town tonight
Better bring along your switchbladeBm  
                                             (Fig. #2)
'Cause for sure some fool's gonna wanna fight
                                D        (Fig. #1)
You've got to take 'em baby as they come
[Chorus]
You gotta take 'em, take 'Gem as they come girl
Take 'em as they Bmcome girl, take 'em as they Gcome girl
                         (Fig. #1)
Take 'em baby as they come
[Verse]
(Fig. #1)
God, save the rider in the black night
                                      (Fig. #2)
Save the man who taught that it was right
To do what they have done, giBmrl
TO become what we have becomGe
                                  (Fig. #1)
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
[Verse]
(Fig. #1)
Little girl gone are the days
                               (Fig. #2)
Faded away into a clear blue night
And all the vows we madeBm  
                                         (Fig. #2)
Lie shattered and broken in the morning light
                                    (Fig. #1)
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
[Chorus]
You gotta take 'em, take 'Gem as they come girl
Take 'em as they Bmcome girl, take 'em as they Gcome girl
                         (Fig. #1) G
Take 'em baby as they come
[Bridge]
I know your heart is breakingEm,   I can feel it too giGrl
Though my finger on the Emtrigger's shakin'A  
                       (Fig. #1)
Here, I swear to you girl
[Verse]
(Fig. #1)
If I could take all your sorrow 
                                       (Fig. #2)
So that you'd never cry, girl, or be blue
Come tomorrowBm, that's what I'd do for you, little oneG  
                                   (Fig. #1)
I swear I'll take 'em baby as they come
[Chorus]
Take 'em, take 'Gem as they come girl
 Take 'em as they Bmcome girl, take G'em as they come girl
                      (Fig. #1)
Take 'em baby as they come
Take 'em, take 'Gem as they come girl
 Take 'em as they Bmcome girl, take G'em as they come girl
                      (Fig. #1)
Take 'em baby as they come
Take 'em, take 'Gem as they come girl
Take 'em as they Bmcome girl, take G'em as they come girl
                      (Fig. #1)
Take 'em baby as they come
[Outro]
(drums)
(Fig. #1)

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Take Em As They Come

by Bruce Springsteen

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Dsus2

Dsus4

Gsus2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Take 'Em As They Come-Bruce Springsteen

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by:Nick V.

E-mail:[email protected]

Tuning:EADGBE

(Fig. #1)

Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2

e|-0--2--3--2--0h2-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------|

G|-2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------|

A|-0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-x--x--x--x--x---------------------------------------------------------|

(Fig. #2)

Gsus2 G Gsus2

Gmaj7no3rd Gmaj7no3rd

e|-0--2--3--2--0h2----------------------------------------------------------|

B|-3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

One..One, two, three, four!

[Verse]

Last night I dreamed he was runnin' through the outlands

Tears streaming, your pretty face all a wreck

I held your daddy's gun in my trembling hands

Down the highway another stranger comes

D (Fig #1)

You gotta take 'em baby when they come

[Verse]

(Fig #1)

Little girl put on your best dress

(Fig. #2)

Cause we're going out on the town tonight

Better bring along your switchblade

(Fig. #2)

'Cause for sure some fool's gonna wanna fight

D (Fig. #1)

You've got to take 'em baby as they come

[Chorus]

You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come girl

Bm G

Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl

(Fig. #1)

Take 'em baby as they come

[Verse]

(Fig. #1)

God, save the rider in the black night

(Fig. #2)

Save the man who taught that it was right

To do what they have done, girl

TO become what we have become

(Fig. #1)

You gotta take 'em baby when they come

[Verse]

(Fig. #1)

Little girl gone are the days

(Fig. #2)

Faded away into a clear blue night

And all the vows we made

(Fig. #2)

Lie shattered and broken in the morning light

(Fig. #1)

You gotta take 'em baby when they come

[Chorus]

You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come girl

Bm G

Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl

(Fig. #1) G

Take 'em baby as they come

[Bridge]

Em G

I know your heart is breaking, I can feel it too girl

Em A

Though my finger on the trigger's shakin'

(Fig. #1)

Here, I swear to you girl

[Verse]

(Fig. #1)

If I could take all your sorrow

(Fig. #2)

So that you'd never cry, girl, or be blue

Bm G

Come tomorrow, that's what I'd do for you, little one

(Fig. #1)

I swear I'll take 'em baby as they come

[Chorus]

Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl

Bm G

Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl

(Fig. #1)

Take 'em baby as they come

Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl

Bm G

Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl

(Fig. #1)

Take 'em baby as they come

Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl

Bm G

Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl

(Fig. #1)

Take 'em baby as they come

[Outro]

(drums)

(Fig. #1)

About Take Em As They Come Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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