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INTRO:   E   F#m     E   E   D      E   E   F#m     E   E   D    E  
CHORUS: 
TBmake my wEord
BmI'm the biggest fool you ever hEeard of 
Any dAay, any C#mday
I dF#mrove my sweet lFover far aF#mwaaaaBay
And I cEan't love you,  E     E  Doh Eno, E  E  
I cEan't lEove yAouD  A  D  
VERSE:
I hAad the kind of lDover to be prAoud ofD  
TAhen again I hDad to play the fiAeldD  
I Anever thought of aDnything but Amyself (bDaby)
I Anever knew how bDad I made her fAeelD  
CHORUS:
TBmake my wEord
BmI'm the biggest fool you ever heEard of 
Any dAay, any C#mday
I dF#mrove my sweet lFover far aF#mwaaaaBay
And I cEan't love you,  E     E  Doh Eno, E  E  
I cEan't loEve yAouD  A  D  
    Em   A(baby)     Em    A(baby) 
INSTRUMENTAL:
D  F#m  Bm  Bb  D  Ab  A  D  A  D  A  D  A  D
F#mDay after day as sGhe was loving me 
I tF#mhrew her love awayG  
NF#might after might as GI was loving you 
I cF#mouldn't see the light
BNo, no,   no, Eno, no, no    no,no,no,no,no,no,no   
CHORUS/OUTRO:
Oh, Bmtake my wEord
BmI'm the biggest fool you ever hEeard of 
Any dAay, any C#mday
I dF#mrove my sweet lFover far aF#mwaaaaBay
And I cEan't love you,  E     E  Doh Eno, E  E  
I cEan't lEove yAouD  A  D  
TAaaaDake my wAord (DbaaaAaaaaDby)   A(bDaby)
TAaaaDake my wAord (DbaaaAaaaaDby)   A(bDaby)A  D  A  
      D   A   D     A      D   A   D   A- FADE OUT
(Baby)       (baby)

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Take My Word

by Jackie Lomax

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

E F#m E E D E E F#m E E D E

INTRO:

CHORUS:

Bm E

Take my word

Bm E

I'm the biggest fool you ever heard of

A C#m

Any day, any day

F#m F F#m B

I drove my sweet lover far awaaaaay

E E E D E E E

And I can't love you, oh no,

E E A D A D

I can't love you

VERSE:

A D A D

I had the kind of lover to be proud of

A D A D

Then again I had to play the field

A D A D

I never thought of anything but myself (baby)

A D A D

I never knew how bad I made her feel

CHORUS:

Bm E

Take my word

Bm E

I'm the biggest fool you ever heard of

A C#m

Any day, any day

F#m F F#m B

I drove my sweet lover far awaaaaay

E E E D E E E

And I can't love you, oh no,

E E A D A D

I can't love you

Em A Em A

(baby) (baby)

INSTRUMENTAL:

D F#m Bm Bb D Ab A D A D A D A D

F#m G

Day after day as she was loving me

F#m G

I threw her love away

F#m G

Night after might as I was loving you

F#m

I couldn't see the light

B E

No, no, no, no, no, no no,no,no,no,no,no,no

CHORUS/OUTRO:

Bm E

Oh, take my word

Bm E

I'm the biggest fool you ever heard of

A C#m

Any day, any day

F#m F F#m B

I drove my sweet lover far awaaaaay

E E E D E E E

And I can't love you, oh no,

E E A D A D

I can't love you

A D A D A D A D

Taaaake my word (baaaaaaaby) (baby)

A D A D A D A D A D A

Taaaake my word (baaaaaaaby) (baby)

D A D A D A D A

- FADE OUT

(Baby) (baby)

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