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Take It Back

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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e|-A0---D2---F#m2-|
B|-2---3---2-|
G|-2---2---2-|
D|-2---0---4-|
A|-0---x---4-|
E|-x---x---2-|
[INTRO]
A D A D
A D F#m D
[VERSE 1]
 Well we're just Atwo Dships passing through the Anight
 Two Dlost lonely people inside
 AI Dwanted to hold you F#mtight 
 Or get aDway
 AYour eyes Ddon't look close to mine
 ALonely times Dand the people the same
 AYou've seen Dwhat you've been
 And you F#mmean what you say
 And you Dsay what it is
[CHORUS]
  A   DJust take it Aback D  
 Take it AbackD  
 What we F#mhad
 DTake it
[VERSE 2]
 AI Dwanna hold you Atight
       D                   AT
 These days turn so lonely tonigh
 I Dwanna kiss your F#mlips and get aDway
 SomeAtimes Dlonely people Achange
 And these Ddays get so lonely in AMay
 I Dtry so hard to F#mmake what I can't seem to Dsay
 And these Adays get so far aDway 
 And I Awant what I can't DsayA  D  
 So take it Aback
A D A D
A D F#m D
A D A D
A D F#m D
F#m D F#m D
[CHORUS]
 AOhD, it's gonna come a daAy D  
 AOhD, it's gonna come a daF#myD  
 So take it bAack D  
 Take it bAackD  
 So take it bAackD  
 Take it, F#mno, no, Dno
[BRIDGE]
 Well we're just Atwo Dships passing through the Anight
 Two Dlost lonely people inside
 AI wanted your Dtouch, but you can't feel my F#mfingers; I can't say too Dmuch
 So I (Atry) try to get aDway
 AOh, why did I Dstay?
 AOh, you got this little Dlonely-hearted man
 And you F#mcry all the time, and I Dknow
 That these Adays, they don't go where they Dgo
 And I Acan't feel my hands anyDmoreA  D  
[CHORUS]
 So take it AbackD  
 Take it AbackD  
 What we AhadD  
 Take it F#mbackD  
 Just take it AbackD  
 Take it AbackD  
 What we AhadD  
 Just take it, F#mjust take itD  
 Just take it AbackD  

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Take It Back

by Nate Ruess

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A D F#m

e|-0---2---2-|

B|-2---3---2-|

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

D|-2---0---4-|

A|-0---x---4-|

E|-x---x---2-|

[INTRO]

A D A D

A D F#m D

[VERSE 1]

A D A

Well we're just two ships passing through the night

Two lost lonely people inside

A D F#m

I wanted to hold you tight

Or get away

A D

Your eyes don't look close to mine

A D

Lonely times and the people the same

A D

You've seen what you've been

F#m

And you mean what you say

And you say what it is

[CHORUS]

A D A D

Just take it back

A D

Take it back

F#m

What we had

Take it

[VERSE 2]

A D A

I wanna hold you tight

D AT

These days turn so lonely tonigh

D F#m D

I wanna kiss your lips and get away

A D A

Sometimes lonely people change

D A

And these days get so lonely in May

D F#m D

I try so hard to make what I can't seem to say

A D

And these days get so far away

A D A D

And I want what I can't say

So take it back

A D A D

A D F#m D

A D A D

A D F#m D

F#m D F#m D

[CHORUS]

A D A D

Oh, it's gonna come a day

A D F#m D

Oh, it's gonna come a day

A D

So take it back

A D

Take it back

A D

So take it back

F#m D

Take it, no, no, no

[BRIDGE]

A D A

Well we're just two ships passing through the night

Two lost lonely people inside

A D F#m D

I wanted your touch, but you can't feel my fingers; I can't say too much

A D

So I (try) try to get away

A D

Oh, why did I stay?

A D

Oh, you got this little lonely-hearted man

F#m D

And you cry all the time, and I know

A D

That these days, they don't go where they go

A D A D

And I can't feel my hands anymore

[CHORUS]

A D

So take it back

A D

Take it back

A D

What we had

F#m D

Take it back

A D

Just take it back

A D

Take it back

A D

What we had

F#m D

Just take it, just take it

A D

Just take it back

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