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Bbminor

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No capo.
Intro should be played in this order. Keep playing this is the verses.
[Intro]
 Bbm  Bbm*sus4 Bbm*sus4  C#  C#  
 Ebm   Ebm   Ebm  Ebm*add2 Bbm  
[Verse 1]
  Bbm  Bbm*sus4           C#  
Lift these broken nights
        Ebm  Ebm*add2 Bbm  
Show me paradise
  Bbm  Bbm*sus4           C#  
Hear my lungs breath air
  Ebm  Ebm*add2    Ab  
Lay this restless body there
[Pre-Chorus]
Take mF#e down to waters edgBbme
Let me dC#rink from your heart that's sAbad
Show me thiF#ngs that'll make it Bbmeasy to forgAbet
OOOOH
Every huF#rt that I've ever knBbmown
I need C#you to leave me aloAbne 
Take me dF#own to the waters Bbmedge and make me Abhome
[Chorus]
Take F#me dooooownBbm  
Take C#me dooooooooownAb  
Take F#me dooooownBbm  
Take F#me dooooooBbmooownAb  
[Verse 2]
    Bbm  Bbm*sus4       C#  
Tell me this will fade
      Ebm  Ebm*add2 Bbm  
Run from retrograde
      Bbm  Bbm*sus4     C#  
Turn me towards the sun
      Ebm  Ebm*add2           Ab  
Help me under what's been done
[Pre-Chorus]
Take mF#e down to waters edgBbme
Let me dC#rink from your heart that's sAbad
Show me thiF#ngs that'll make it Bbmeasy to forgAbet
OOOOH
Every huF#rt that I've ever knBbmown
I need C#you to leave me aloAbne 
Take me dF#own to the waters Bbmedge and make me Abhome
[Chorus]
Take F#me dooooownBbm  
Take C#me dooooooooownAb  
Take F#me dooooownBbm  
Take F#me dooooooBbmooownAb  
[Bridge]
    Bbm  Bbm*sus4       C#  
I want to become
      Ebm  Ebm*add2 Bbm  
      Bbm  Bbm*sus4     C#  
Anything but numb
      Ebm  Ebm*add2           Ab  
[Pre-Chorus]
Take mF#e down to waters edgBbme
Let me dC#rink from your heart that's sAbad
Show me thiF#ngs that'll make it Bbmeasy to forgAbet
OOOOH
Every huF#rt that I've ever knBbmown
I need C#you to leave me aloAbne 
Take me dF#own to the waters Bbmedge and make me Abhome
[Chorus]
Take F#me dooooownBbm  
Take C#me dooooooooownAb  
Take F#me dooooownBbm  
Take F#me dooooooBbmooownAb  
Take F#me dooooownBbm  
Take C#me dooooooooownAb  
Take F#me dooooownBbm  
Take F#me dooooooBbmooownAb  

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Take Me Down

by Carrie Manolakos

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Ebm

No capo.

Intro should be played in this order. Keep playing this is the verses.

[Intro]

Bbm Bbm Bbm C# C#

*sus4 *sus4

Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Bbm

*add2

[Verse 1]

Bbm Bbm C#

*sus4

Lift these broken nights

Ebm Ebm Bbm

*add2

Show me paradise

Bbm Bbm C#

*sus4

Hear my lungs breath air

Ebm Ebm Ab

*add2

Lay this restless body there

[Pre-Chorus]

F# Bbm

Take me down to waters edge

C# Ab

Let me drink from your heart that's sad

F# Bbm Ab

Show me things that'll make it easy to forget

OOOOH

F# Bbm

Every hurt that I've ever known

C# Ab

I need you to leave me alone

F# Bbm Ab

Take me down to the waters edge and make me home

[Chorus]

F# Bbm

Take me dooooown

C# Ab

Take me dooooooooown

F# Bbm

Take me dooooown

F# Bbm Ab

Take me dooooooooown

[Verse 2]

Bbm Bbm C#

*sus4

Tell me this will fade

Ebm Ebm Bbm

*add2

Run from retrograde

Bbm Bbm C#

*sus4

Turn me towards the sun

Ebm Ebm Ab

*add2

Help me under what's been done

[Pre-Chorus]

F# Bbm

Take me down to waters edge

C# Ab

Let me drink from your heart that's sad

F# Bbm Ab

Show me things that'll make it easy to forget

OOOOH

F# Bbm

Every hurt that I've ever known

C# Ab

I need you to leave me alone

F# Bbm Ab

Take me down to the waters edge and make me home

[Chorus]

F# Bbm

Take me dooooown

C# Ab

Take me dooooooooown

F# Bbm

Take me dooooown

F# Bbm Ab

Take me dooooooooown

[Bridge]

Bbm Bbm C#

*sus4

I want to become

Ebm Ebm Bbm

*add2

Bbm Bbm C#

*sus4

Anything but numb

Ebm Ebm Ab

*add2

[Pre-Chorus]

F# Bbm

Take me down to waters edge

C# Ab

Let me drink from your heart that's sad

F# Bbm Ab

Show me things that'll make it easy to forget

OOOOH

F# Bbm

Every hurt that I've ever known

C# Ab

I need you to leave me alone

F# Bbm Ab

Take me down to the waters edge and make me home

[Chorus]

F# Bbm

Take me dooooown

C# Ab

Take me dooooooooown

F# Bbm

Take me dooooown

F# Bbm Ab

Take me dooooooooown

F# Bbm

Take me dooooown

C# Ab

Take me dooooooooown

F# Bbm

Take me dooooown

F# Bbm Ab

Take me dooooooooown

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