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Take Me By The Hand

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords written in concert tuning.
Suggestion: transpose down 3 half-steps (so the song's in G major) and put a capo on the 3rd fret.
Little guitar riff (riffette?)
e|--------------------||
B|--------------------||
G|---3-2--------------||
D|-------3-0-1-0------||
A|-1-------------0----||
E|--------------------||
Bb9b5 is a feeble attempt at getting the notes Gb-Bb-C together...
Try for fingering (EADGBE) xxx11 11 8 (with relation to capo, that's xxx885)
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 INT1 V2 PC2 C2 C3 INT2 AC FC O
[INTRO] - riff x2
Bbsus2 Bbsus2
[VERSE 1]
BbI was lost, a new beginning
Bb7sus4I     could hear, the bells were ringing
Gm/BbWaiting, I was BbaugwaitingBb9b5  
The Bbsummer was gone, the roads were crowded
The Bb7sus4sky was grey, the sun was clouded
Gm/BbChanging, I was BbaugchangingBb9b5  
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
CmTime was just a word
I never said that I was Fsmart or clever,
Gmyou EbM7said
[CHORUS 1]
   Fcome and BbM7/Dtake  me by the Ebhand
   (If only for a little Fwhile)
   come and take me Cmby the Bbhand, mmEbM7  
   Cm  Bb/Dcome and Ftake me Bb/Dby the Ebhand
   (I only wanna make you Fsmile)
   So come on, Abtake me Ebby the hand
[INTERLUDE 1] - riff x2
Bbsus2 Bbsus2
[VERSE 2]
BbSuddenly my heart was aching,
Bb7sus4I could feel the ice all breaking
Gm/BbSmiling, I was BbaugsmilingBb9b5  
The Bbbirds were singing hallelujah,
But Bb7sus4you don't really listen like you Gm/Bbused to
'Cause now you're Bbaugused toBb9b5  
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
CmNow, when every song has faded,
feeling blue,
You're Ffeeling jaded, GmlostEbM7  
[CHORUS 2]
   Fcome and BbM7/Dtake  me by the Ebhand
   (If only for a little Fwhile)
   come and take me Cmby the Bbhand, mmEbM7  
   Cm  Bb/Dcome and Ftake me Bb/Dby the Ebhand
   (I only wanna make you Fsmile)
   So come on, Abtake me Ebby the handBb  
[CHORUS 3]
   Bbcome and take me by the Ebhand
   (If only for a little Fwhile)
   come and take me Cmby the Bbhand, mmEbM7  
   Cm  Bb/Dcome and Ftake me Bb/Dby the Ebhand
   (I only wanna make you Fsmile)
   So come on, Abtake me Ebby the hand
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bbsus2
[ALTERNATE CHORUS]
  Bbcome and take me by the hand Cm(nana...)
  Fcome and take me by the hand Bb(nana...)
  EbOoh  Cm(nana....)
  FCome take me by the hand Eb(nana...)
[FINAL CHORUS]
   Bbcome and take me by the Ebhand
   (If only for a little Fwhile)
   come and, take me Cmby the Bbhand, mEbM7m
   Cm  Bb/Dcome and Ftake me Bb/Dby the Ebhand
   (I only wanna make you Fsmile)
   So come on, Abtake me Ebby the hand
[OUTRO] - riff x3
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 Bbsus2 Bb

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Take Me By The Hand

by Lisa Miskovsky

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbsus2

Bb7sus4

Gm/Bb

Bbaug

Bb9b5

EbM7

BbM7/D

Bb/D

Chords written in concert tuning.

Suggestion: transpose down 3 half-steps (so the song's in G major) and put a capo on the 3rd fret.

Little guitar riff (riffette?)

e|--------------------||

B|--------------------||

G|---3-2--------------||

D|-------3-0-1-0------||

A|-1-------------0----||

E|--------------------||

Bb9b5 is a feeble attempt at getting the notes Gb-Bb-C together...

Try for fingering (EADGBE) xxx11 11 8 (with relation to capo, that's xxx885)

ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 INT1 V2 PC2 C2 C3 INT2 AC FC O

[INTRO] - riff x2

Bbsus2 Bbsus2

[VERSE 1]

I was lost, a new beginning

Bb7sus4

I could hear, the bells were ringing

Gm/Bb Bbaug Bb9b5

Waiting, I was waiting

The summer was gone, the roads were crowded

Bb7sus4

The sky was grey, the sun was clouded

Gm/Bb Bbaug Bb9b5

Changing, I was changing

[PRE-CHORUS 1]

Time was just a word

I never said that I was smart or clever,

Gm EbM7

you said

[CHORUS 1]

F BbM7/D Eb

come and take me by the hand

(If only for a little while)

Cm Bb EbM7

come and take me by the hand, mm

Cm Bb/D F Bb/D Eb

come and take me by the hand

(I only wanna make you smile)

Ab Eb

So come on, take me by the hand

[INTERLUDE 1] - riff x2

Bbsus2 Bbsus2

[VERSE 2]

Suddenly my heart was aching,

Bb7sus4

I could feel the ice all breaking

Gm/Bb Bbaug Bb9b5

Smiling, I was smiling

The birds were singing hallelujah,

Bb7sus4 Gm/Bb

But you don't really listen like you used to

Bbaug Bb9b5

'Cause now you're used to

[PRE-CHORUS 2]

Now, when every song has faded,

feeling blue,

F Gm EbM7

You're feeling jaded, lost

[CHORUS 2]

F BbM7/D Eb

come and take me by the hand

(If only for a little while)

Cm Bb EbM7

come and take me by the hand, mm

Cm Bb/D F Bb/D Eb

come and take me by the hand

(I only wanna make you smile)

Ab Eb Bb

So come on, take me by the hand

[CHORUS 3]

Bb Eb

come and take me by the hand

(If only for a little while)

Cm Bb EbM7

come and take me by the hand, mm

Cm Bb/D F Bb/D Eb

come and take me by the hand

(I only wanna make you smile)

Ab Eb

So come on, take me by the hand

[INTERLUDE 2]

Bbsus2

[ALTERNATE CHORUS]

Bb Cm

come and take me by the hand (nana...)

F Bb

come and take me by the hand (nana...)

Eb Cm

Ooh (nana....)

F Eb

Come take me by the hand (nana...)

[FINAL CHORUS]

Bb Eb

come and take me by the hand

(If only for a little while)

Cm Bb EbM7

come and, take me by the hand, mm

Cm Bb/D F Bb/D Eb

come and take me by the hand

(I only wanna make you smile)

Ab Eb

So come on, take me by the hand

[OUTRO] - riff x3

Bbsus2 Bbsus2 Bbsus2 Bb

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