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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
SONG: TAKE IT SO HARD
ARTIST: KEITH RICHARDS/ROLLING STONES
ALBUM: TALK IS CHEAP
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
E-MAIL: [email protected]
                        TAKE IT SO HARD
                        KEITH  RICHARDS
                        ROLLING  STONES
INTRO:   G   D -- 3x's   USE BARRE CHORDS   G - 10th FRET
                                            D - 10th FRET
                                            C -  8th FRET
VERSE:
      Giving up
      Lovin'
      Easy to do
      People so pitiful
      They never come through
      Honey, honey, honey
      I ain't that way
BREAK:
      YCou want a little bDit
      OCnce in a whDile
      CCome on and get a bDit
CHORUS:
      You shGouldn't take Dit Gso hard, (yDeah)
      You shGouldn't take DitG  
      You shouldn't tDake it so hard
      You shGouldn't take Dit Gso hard, (yDeah)
                   (yeah)
VERSE:
      Take a look around you
      Tell me, what do you see?
BREAK:
      PeCople with little bDits
      TrCying, trying to sDmile
CHORUS:
      Most of what you've gotten is free, yeah
      Shouldn't take it so hard
      Shouldn't take it so hard, yeah
**INSTRUMENTAL: "GROOVE" ON THE  D CHORD, IMPROVISING BY LIFTING
                YOUR FINGERS OFF THE NECK ONCE IN A WHILE AND
                "CHUGGING" OUT A BEAT.
CHORUS:
       You shouldn't take it so hard, (yeah)
       You shouldn't take it so hard, (yeah)
       You shouldn't take it so hard, (yeah)
VERSE:
       Yank it up baby
       Or go get yourself a new name
BREAK:
       You want a little bit
       Once in a while
       Yeah
       You got a taste for it
CHORUS:
       You shouldn't take it so hard
       You shouldn't take it so hard
       You shouldn't take it so hard
INSTRUMENTAL:   "GROOVE" ON THE  D CHORD
CHORUS:
       You shouldn't take it so hard -- 5x's then FADE OUT
                           E
                           A
                         C C C
                       D   E  EO   EN

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Take It So Hard

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

SONG: TAKE IT SO HARD

ARTIST: KEITH RICHARDS/ROLLING STONES

ALBUM: TALK IS CHEAP

TAB BY: DON CZARSKI

E-MAIL: [email protected]

TAKE IT SO HARD

KEITH RICHARDS

ROLLING STONES

INTRO: G D -- 3x's USE BARRE CHORDS G - 10th FRET

D - 10th FRET

C - 8th FRET

VERSE:

Giving up

Lovin'

Easy to do

People so pitiful

They never come through

Honey, honey, honey

I ain't that way

BREAK:

C D

You want a little bit

C D

Once in a while

C D

Come on and get a bit

CHORUS:

G D G D

You shouldn't take it so hard, (yeah)

G D G

You shouldn't take it

You shouldn't take it so hard

G D G D

You shouldn't take it so hard, (yeah)

(yeah)

VERSE:

Take a look around you

Tell me, what do you see?

BREAK:

C D

People with little bits

C D

Trying, trying to smile

CHORUS:

Most of what you've gotten is free, yeah

Shouldn't take it so hard

Shouldn't take it so hard, yeah

**INSTRUMENTAL: "GROOVE" ON THE D CHORD, IMPROVISING BY LIFTING

YOUR FINGERS OFF THE NECK ONCE IN A WHILE AND

"CHUGGING" OUT A BEAT.

CHORUS:

You shouldn't take it so hard, (yeah)

VERSE:

Yank it up baby

Or go get yourself a new name

BREAK:

You want a little bit

Once in a while

Yeah

You got a taste for it

CHORUS:

You shouldn't take it so hard

INSTRUMENTAL: "GROOVE" ON THE D CHORD

CHORUS:

You shouldn't take it so hard -- 5x's then FADE OUT

C C C

E E E

D O N

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