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Take It To The Limit  performed by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
written by Henley/Frey/Meisner
Album: "Take It To the Limit"
11/20/05
[Intro]
D Dsus2 G  D Dsus2 D A G
[Verse]
All Dalone at the end D7of the Gevenin'
When the Dbright lights have D7faded to Gblue
I was Dthinkin' about a F#7woman who might have Bmloved me
But I never AknewG  F#m  
You know I've aAlways been a dDreamer, spent D7my life runGnin' 'round
It was so hard to change, I can't D7seem to sGettle down
But the dreams I've seen EmlatelyEm7  G  
Keep on Aturnin' out, and burnin' out, and turnin' out the same
[Chorus]
So Gput me on a hDighway, Gand show me a Dsign
And Gtake it to the Alimit one more tDime
[Intro]
[Verse]
You can Dspend all your tD7ime makin' Glove
You can sDpend all your lD7ove makin' Gtime
If it Dall fell to F#7pieces tBmomorrow
Would you still be AmineG  F#m  
When you're lAookin' for your fDreedom, and nD7obody sGeems to care
And you can't find the Ddoor, when you cD7an't find it aGnywhere
When there's nothing to bEmelieve inEm7  G  
Still you're Acomin' back, you're runnin' back, you're comin' back for more
[Chorus]
So Gput me on the hDighway, Gshow me a sDign
And Gtake it to the lAimit one more tBmime
GTake it to the Alimit
GTake it to the lAimit
GTake it to the lAimit one more Dtime
[Outro]
G A  G A  G A D

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Take It To The Limit

by Willie Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

F#7

F#m

Em7

Take It To The Limit performed by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson

written by Henley/Frey/Meisner

Album: "Take It To the Limit"

11/20/05

[Intro]

D Dsus2 G D Dsus2 D A G

[Verse]

D D7 G

All alone at the end of the evenin'

D D7 G

When the bright lights have faded to blue

D F#7 Bm

I was thinkin' about a woman who might have loved me

A G F#m

But I never knew

A D D7 G

You know I've always been a dreamer, spent my life runnin' 'round

D7 G

It was so hard to change, I can't seem to settle down

Em Em7 G

But the dreams I've seen lately

Keep on turnin' out, and burnin' out, and turnin' out the same

[Chorus]

G D G D

So put me on a highway, and show me a sign

G A D

And take it to the limit one more time

[Intro]

[Verse]

D D7 G

You can spend all your time makin' love

D D7 G

You can spend all your love makin' time

D F#7 Bm

If it all fell to pieces tomorrow

A G F#m

Would you still be mine

A D D7 G

When you're lookin' for your freedom, and nobody seems to care

D D7 G

And you can't find the door, when you can't find it anywhere

Em Em7 G

When there's nothing to believe in

Still you're comin' back, you're runnin' back, you're comin' back for more

[Chorus]

G D G D

So put me on the highway, show me a sign

G A Bm

And take it to the limit one more time

G A

Take it to the limit

G A

Take it to the limit

G A D

Take it to the limit one more time

[Outro]

G A G A G A D

About Take It To The Limit Chords by Willie Nelson

Learn how to play Take It To The Limit by Willie Nelson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Take It To The Limit chords”, “Take It To The Limit guitar chords”, or “Willie Nelson Take It To The Limit chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Take It To The Limit chords and for experienced players who want accurate Take It To The Limit lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, Dsus2, G, A, D7, F#7.

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What key is "Take It To The Limit" in?

The chords for "Take It To The Limit" show the original chord names (including D, Dsus2, G, A, D7, F#7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.