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Take A Bow

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Chords:
 Abm:  466444
 F#:   244322
Dbm:   x46654
Ebm:   x68876
Eb:    x4666x
B:     799877
F#m:   244222
Emaj7: x79897
Ab:    466544
A:     577655
Abm  F#  Dbm  Abm   F#
   AbmThe flowers are faded nF#ow, along with your lDbmetters
They will never see the lAbmight of day, cause IF#'ll never take them Abmout
There's no turning bF#ack, it's for the Dbmbetter
Baby I deserve more then Abmempty words and F#promises
I beliEbmeved every Ebthing you Bsaid, and I Ebmgave you the Ebbest I hBad
So take a Abmbow, 'cause you've taken everything F#else
You played the Dbmpart, like a star you played it so AbmwellF#  
Take a Abmbow, 'cause the scene is coming to an eF#nd
I gave you Dbmlove, all you gave me was preAbmtend, 
so nF#ow take a bEmaj7ow Ebm  Abm  
   AbmThe future's about to chF#ange, before you Dbmknow it,
The curtain closes, take a Abmlook around,
There's nF#o one in the cAbmrowd, I'm throwing away the pF#ain,
And you should Dbmknow that your preformance made me strong enAbmoughF#  
So take a Abmbow, 'cause you've taken everything F#else
You played the Dbmpart, like a star you played it so AbmwellF#  
Take a Abmbow, 'cause the scene is coming to an eF#nd
I gave you Dbmlove, all you gave me was preAbmtend, 
so nF#ow take a bEmaj7ow Ebm  Abm  
   DbmWell it must have been slight of Bhand, 'cause I sEmaj7till can't understanAd
Why I could F#mnever see, just Abwhat a fool believes
   DbmBut the lies they start to sBhow, tell me Emaj7how does it feel to kAnow, 
right now That I F#mwont be around
   Ebso baby before it happen to you
   take a Abmbow, 'cause you've taken everything F#else
You played the Dbmpart, like a star you played it so AbmwellF#  
Take a Abmbow, 'cause the scene is coming to an eF#nd
I gave you Dbmlove, all you gave me was preAbmtend, 
so nF#ow 
 take a Abmbow, 'cause you've taken everything F#else
You played the Dbmpart, like a star you played it so AbmwellF#  
Take a Abmbow, 'cause the scene is coming to an eF#nd
I gave you Dbmlove, all you gave me was preAbmtend, 
so nF#ow take a bEmaj7ow Ebm  Abm  

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Take A Bow

by Leona Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Dbm

Ebm

F#m

Emaj7

Chords:

Abm

: 466444

: 244322

Dbm

: x46654

Ebm

: x68876

: x4666x

: 799877

F#m

: 244222

Emaj7

: x79897

: 466544

: 577655

Abm F# Dbm Abm F#

Abm F# Dbm

The flowers are faded now, along with your letters

Abm F# Abm

They will never see the light of day, cause I'll never take them out

F# Dbm

There's no turning back, it's for the better

Abm F#

Baby I deserve more then empty words and promises

Ebm Eb B Ebm Eb B

I believed every thing you said, and I gave you the best I had

Abm F#

So take a bow, 'cause you've taken everything else

Dbm Abm F#

You played the part, like a star you played it so well

Abm F#

Take a bow, 'cause the scene is coming to an end

Dbm Abm

I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend,

F# Emaj7 Ebm Abm

so now take a bow

Abm F# Dbm

The future's about to change, before you know it,

Abm

The curtain closes, take a look around,

F# Abm F#

There's no one in the crowd, I'm throwing away the pain,

Dbm Abm F#

And you should know that your preformance made me strong enough

Abm F#

So take a bow, 'cause you've taken everything else

Dbm Abm F#

You played the part, like a star you played it so well

Abm F#

Take a bow, 'cause the scene is coming to an end

Dbm Abm

I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend,

F# Emaj7 Ebm Abm

so now take a bow

Dbm B Emaj7 A

Well it must have been slight of hand, 'cause I still can't understand

F#m Ab

Why I could never see, just what a fool believes

Dbm B Emaj7 A

But the lies they start to show, tell me how does it feel to know,

F#m

right now That I wont be around

so baby before it happen to you

Abm F#

take a bow, 'cause you've taken everything else

Dbm Abm F#

You played the part, like a star you played it so well

Abm F#

Take a bow, 'cause the scene is coming to an end

Dbm Abm

I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend,

so now

Abm F#

take a bow, 'cause you've taken everything else

Dbm Abm F#

You played the part, like a star you played it so well

Abm F#

Take a bow, 'cause the scene is coming to an end

Dbm Abm

I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend,

F# Emaj7 Ebm Abm

so now take a bow

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