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John Denver & The Muppets
"Take 'em Away"
From the special "Rocky Mountain Holiday"
as performed by "Lubbock Lou & his Jughuggers" - the muppet jugband
great bluegrassy number in C
-Intro-
CDat do de do da do da
FDat do de do da do da
CDat do de do Gda do da do Cda
-Verse 1-
CIf you wanna visit our D7way
FIf you wanna wander the Gtrails for a day 
CDon’t forget there’s somebody D7here
FDo us all a favor
We Gdon’t need your beer cans
-Chorus-
CTake your candy wrappers
Heavy metal C7blasters
FMotorcycles revving all day, Ghey!
CIf you wanna visit our Away
FWrap ‘em up and Gtake ‘em aCway
-Turnaround-
FDat do de do da do da
CDat do de do da do da
FDat do de do Gda do da do Cda
-Verse 2- 
CI say the snowmobiles at home may be D7grand
But Fnot rippin’ tracks in a Gwhite wonderland, no
CI can love a chainsaw i D7swear
FBut bring it out here
You’ll get a Gchainsaw to wear
-Chorus-
CTake your candy wrappers
Heavy metal C7blasters
FMotorcycles revving all day, Ghey!
CIf you wanna visit our Away
FWrap ‘em up and Gtake ‘em aCway
-Turnaround-
FDat do de do da do da
CDat do de do da do da
FDat do de do Gda do da do Cda
-Verse 3- 
CEverybody likes to D7rock (that’s a fact)
FTake it downtown, you’ll be the Ghit of the block
Cwhen we want some music it’s D7clear (crystal clear)
FBirds singing harmony’s Gall that we hear
-Chorus-
CTake your candy wrappers
Heavy metal C7blasters
FMotorcycles revving all day, Ghey!
CIf you wanna visit our Away
FWrap ‘em up and Gtake ‘em aCway
-Intro-
CDat do de do da do da
FDat do de do da do da
CDat do de do Gda do da do Cda
end on C7 vamp

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Take Em Away

by John Denver

Lyrics & chords · Original key

John Denver & The Muppets

"Take 'em Away"

From the special "Rocky Mountain Holiday"

as performed by "Lubbock Lou & his Jughuggers" - the muppet jugband

great bluegrassy number in C

-Intro-

Dat do de do da do da

C G C

Dat do de do da do da do da

-Verse 1-

C D7

If you wanna visit our way

F G

If you wanna wander the trails for a day

C D7

Don’t forget there’s somebody here

Do us all a favor

We don’t need your beer cans

-Chorus-

Take your candy wrappers

Heavy metal blasters

F G

Motorcycles revving all day, hey!

C A

If you wanna visit our way

F G C

Wrap ‘em up and take ‘em away

-Turnaround-

Dat do de do da do da

F G C

Dat do de do da do da do da

-Verse 2-

C D7

I say the snowmobiles at home may be grand

F G

But not rippin’ tracks in a white wonderland, no

C D7

I can love a chainsaw i swear

But bring it out here

You’ll get a chainsaw to wear

-Chorus-

Take your candy wrappers

Heavy metal blasters

F G

Motorcycles revving all day, hey!

C A

If you wanna visit our way

F G C

Wrap ‘em up and take ‘em away

-Turnaround-

Dat do de do da do da

F G C

Dat do de do da do da do da

-Verse 3-

C D7

Everybody likes to rock (that’s a fact)

F G

Take it downtown, you’ll be the hit of the block

C D7

when we want some music it’s clear (crystal clear)

F G

Birds singing harmony’s all that we hear

-Chorus-

Take your candy wrappers

Heavy metal blasters

F G

Motorcycles revving all day, hey!

C A

If you wanna visit our way

F G C

Wrap ‘em up and take ‘em away

-Intro-

Dat do de do da do da

C G C

Dat do de do da do da do da

end on C7 vamp

About Take Em Away Chords by John Denver

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FAQ — Take Em Away by John Denver

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What key is "Take Em Away" in?

The chords for "Take Em Away" show the original chord names (including C, F, G, D7, C7, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.