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Take Me Back

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[Verse 1]
If you want my lGoving A- take me bDackG  D  
If you miss my tGouch little girl A- take me bDackG  D  
When the dreams you lGean on A- are beginning to cBmra Bm/A- ckE/G#  
Open up your hGeart little gBm7irl and Eoh
ATake me bDackC  D  
[Verse 2]
If you want my lGoving A- take me bDackG  D  
If you're on your oGwn little girl A- take me bDackG  D  
When the nights grow lGonger A- turning blacker than bBmla Bm/A- ckE/G#  
Open up your hGeart little gBm7irl and Eoh
ATake me bDackC  D  
[Chorus]
Playing a part you're well prAepared for, tGhere you sDtand
With all I ever cAared for Gin your Dhand
I'm F#7waiting all the tBm7ime
FBm7/Aor some kGind of sign from F#myou
   Bm7And Bm7/AI'll go Gon and on this F#mway
WGaiting for the dDay
When GI will hear you sDay
You'll take me bAack
[Solo]
G A D G D
G A D G D
G A Bm Bm/A E/G#
G Bm7 E A D C D
[Chorus]
Playing a part you're well prAepared for, tGhere you sDtand
With all I ever cAared for Gin your Dhand
I'm F#7waiting all the tBm7ime
FBm7/Aor some kGind of sign from F#myou
   Bm7And Bm7/AI'll go Gon and on this F#mway
WGaiting for the dDay
When GI will hear you sDay
You'll take me bAack
[Verse 3]
If you want my lGoving A- take me bDackG  D  
If you're feeling dGown little girlA  
Then you'll take me bBmackF#7  Bm  
When you lBm/Aook arGound you A- for the love that you Bmla Bm/A- ckE/G#  
Open up your hGeart little gBm7irl and Eoh
You gAot my hGeart little gBm7irl and Eoh
MAake a sGtart little gBm7irl
And sEay you'll tAake me bGack
  DTake me backA  

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Take Me Back

by Elton John

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/A

E/G#

Bm7

F#7

Bm7/A

F#m

[Verse 1]

G A D G D

If you want my loving - take me back

G A D G D

If you miss my touch little girl - take me back

G A Bm Bm/A E/G#

When the dreams you lean on - are beginning to cra - ck

G Bm7 E

Open up your heart little girl and oh

A D C D

Take me back

[Verse 2]

G A D G D

If you want my loving - take me back

G A D G D

If you're on your own little girl - take me back

G A Bm Bm/A E/G#

When the nights grow longer - turning blacker than bla - ck

G Bm7 E

Open up your heart little girl and oh

A D C D

Take me back

[Chorus]

A G D

Playing a part you're well prepared for, there you stand

A G D

With all I ever cared for in your hand

F#7 Bm7

I'm waiting all the time

Bm7/A G F#m

For some kind of sign from you

Bm7 Bm7/A G F#m

And I'll go on and on this way

G D

Waiting for the day

G D

When I will hear you say

You'll take me back

[Solo]

G A D G D

G A Bm Bm/A E/G#

G Bm7 E A D C D

[Chorus]

A G D

Playing a part you're well prepared for, there you stand

A G D

With all I ever cared for in your hand

F#7 Bm7

I'm waiting all the time

Bm7/A G F#m

For some kind of sign from you

Bm7 Bm7/A G F#m

And I'll go on and on this way

G D

Waiting for the day

G D

When I will hear you say

You'll take me back

[Verse 3]

G A D G D

If you want my loving - take me back

G A

If you're feeling down little girl

Bm F#7 Bm

Then you'll take me back

Bm/A G A Bm Bm/A E/G#

When you look around you - for the love that you la - ck

G Bm7 E

Open up your heart little girl and oh

A G Bm7 E

You got my heart little girl and oh

A G Bm7

Make a start little girl

E A G

And say you'll take me back

D A

Take me back

About Take Me Back Chords by Elton John

Learn how to play Take Me Back by Elton John with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Take Me Back chords”, “Take Me Back guitar chords”, or “Elton John Take Me Back 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 Me Back chords and for experienced players who want accurate Take Me Back lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, A, D, Bm, Bm/A, E/G#.

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What key is "Take Me Back" in?

The chords for "Take Me Back" show the original chord names (including G, A, D, Bm, Bm/A, E/G#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.