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Take One Away

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3---1--0-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2--0--0-2------------------------------------------| (x2)
D|---2------------------------------------------------------------|     
A|-0-----------0--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
AmOne cloudless morning was it dFay or night
The sun and the Gmoon were bright
CTake one aDway
AmTwo holy sisters lost in the deseFrt dry
From the weight the old Gmule will die
CTake one aDway
[Chorus]
COh mama sit down, I think it's Gtime you knew
The day I first Fcame to you
I was dead on Carr-iGval
CAnd now I can hear you pleading on Gthe radio
Mama I've joined the Fchurch you know
I've been passing out Cbi-Gbles
CTake one aDway
e|-------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3---1--0-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2--0--0-2------------------------------------------| 
D|---2------------------------------------------------------------|     
A|-0-----------0--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
AmThree babies conceived
She couldn't afFford them all
The curtain beGgins to fall
CTake one aDway
AmFive o'clock in the morning... 
Ah just an Fhour ago
She might have been aGlive you know
But they Ctook one aDway
[Chorus]
COh mama sit down, I think it's Gtime you knew
The day I first Fcame to you
I was dead on Carr-iGval
CAnd now I can hear you pleading on Gthe radio
Mama I've joined the Fchurch you know
I've been passing out Cbi-Gbles
CTake one aDway
COh mama sit down, I think it's Gtime you knew
The day I first Fcame to you
I was dead on Carr-iGval
CAnd now I can hear you pleading on Gthe radio
Mama I've joined the Fchurch you know
I've been passing out Cbi-Gbles
CTake one aDway
CTake one aDway
CTake one aDway
CTake one aDway
                                               (End on Am)
e|-------0-----------------------------------------0---------------|
B|---------3---1--0--------------------------------1---------------|
G|-----2-------2--0--0-2---------------------------2---------------| (x3)
D|---2---------------------------------------------2---------------|     
A|-0-----------0--0--------------------------------0---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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Take One Away

by Burton Cummings

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[Intro]

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

B|---------3---1--0-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----2-------2--0--0-2------------------------------------------| (x2)

D|---2------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

[Verse 1]

Am F

One cloudless morning was it day or night

The sun and the moon were bright

C D

Take one away

Am F

Two holy sisters lost in the desert dry

From the weight the old mule will die

C D

Take one away

[Chorus]

C G

Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew

The day I first came to you

C G

I was dead on arr-ival

C G

And now I can hear you pleading on the radio

Mama I've joined the church you know

C G

I've been passing out bi-bles

C D

Take one away

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

B|---------3---1--0-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----2-------2--0--0-2------------------------------------------|

D|---2------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Three babies conceived

She couldn't afford them all

The curtain begins to fall

C D

Take one away

Five o'clock in the morning...

Ah just an hour ago

She might have been alive you know

C D

But they took one away

[Chorus]

C G

Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew

The day I first came to you

C G

I was dead on arr-ival

C G

And now I can hear you pleading on the radio

Mama I've joined the church you know

C G

I've been passing out bi-bles

C D

Take one away

C G

Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew

The day I first came to you

C G

I was dead on arr-ival

C G

And now I can hear you pleading on the radio

Mama I've joined the church you know

C G

I've been passing out bi-bles

C D

Take one away

C D

Take one away

C D

Take one away

C D

Take one away

(End on Am)

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

B|---------3---1--0--------------------------------1---------------|

G|-----2-------2--0--0-2---------------------------2---------------| (x3)

D|---2---------------------------------------------2---------------|

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

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

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