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Take It With Me

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This is MPJ's cover of the Tom Waits original
Intro:     C/G  Fmaj7  
Well the C/Gphone's off the hook
No one Fmaj7knows where we are
It's a long time since I C/Gdrank ChamGpaign
The Amocean is Gblue as Fmaj7blue as your C/Geyes
I'm gonna C/Gtake it with Gme when I C/Ggo
Now C/Glong, long ago
And Fmaj7way back when
We lived in Coney C/GIslaGnd
AmAin't no Ggood thing Fmaj7ever dC/Gies
I'm gonna C/Gtake it with Gme when I C/Ggo
Far, far aAmwayFmaj7  
A train whistle C/GblowsG  
Wherever you're Amgoing
WherFmaj7ever you've Gbeen
Waving goodAmbyeFmaj7  
At the end of the C/GdayG  
You're up and you're Amover
And you're Fmaj7far awayG  
C/GAlways for you
And Fmaj7forever yours
It felt just like the C/Gold Gdays
We Amfell asGleep on Fmaj7Beulah's C/Gporch
I'm gonna C/Gtake it with Gme when I C/Ggo
C/GAll broken down
On the Fmaj7side of the road
I was never more aC/Glive or aGlone
I've Amworn the Gfaces off Fmaj7all the C/Gcards
I'm gonna C/Gtake it with Gme when I C/Ggo
Children are AmplayinFmaj7g
At the end of the C/GdayG  
Strangers are Amsinging
Fmaj7On our Glawn
It's got to be AmmoreFmaj7  
Than flesh C/Gand boneG  
All that you've Amloved
Is Fmaj7all you Gown
In a C/Gland there's a town
And in that Fmaj7town there's a house
And in that C/Ghouse there's a Gwoman
And Amin that Gwoman there's a Fmaj7heart I C/Glove
I'm gonna C/Gtake it with Gme when I AmgoFmaj7  
I'm gonna C/Gtake it with Gme when I C/Ggo

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Take It With Me

by Matthew Perryman Jones

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C/G

Fmaj7

This is MPJ's cover of the Tom Waits original

C/G Fmaj7

Intro:

C/G

Well the phone's off the hook

Fmaj7

No one knows where we are

C/G G

It's a long time since I drank Champaign

Am G Fmaj7 C/G

The ocean is blue as blue as your eyes

C/G G C/G

I'm gonna take it with me when I go

C/G

Now long, long ago

Fmaj7

And way back when

C/G G

We lived in Coney Island

Am G Fmaj7 C/G

Ain't no good thing ever dies

C/G G C/G

I'm gonna take it with me when I go

Am Fmaj7

Far, far away

C/G G

A train whistle blows

Wherever you're going

Fmaj7 G

Wherever you've been

Am Fmaj7

Waving goodbye

C/G G

At the end of the day

You're up and you're over

Fmaj7 G

And you're far away

C/G

Always for you

Fmaj7

And forever yours

C/G G

It felt just like the old days

Am G Fmaj7 C/G

We fell asleep on Beulah's porch

C/G G C/G

I'm gonna take it with me when I go

C/G

All broken down

Fmaj7

On the side of the road

C/G G

I was never more alive or alone

Am G Fmaj7 C/G

I've worn the faces off all the cards

C/G G C/G

I'm gonna take it with me when I go

Am Fmaj7

Children are playing

C/G G

At the end of the day

Strangers are singing

Fmaj7 G

On our lawn

Am Fmaj7

It's got to be more

C/G G

Than flesh and bone

All that you've loved

Fmaj7 G

Is all you own

C/G

In a land there's a town

Fmaj7

And in that town there's a house

C/G G

And in that house there's a woman

Am G Fmaj7 C/G

And in that woman there's a heart I love

C/G G Am Fmaj7

I'm gonna take it with me when I go

C/G G C/G

I'm gonna take it with me when I go

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