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Taking You Home

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Inside Job
The tuning on this album version is about 3 cent above standard concert tuning.
necessary to sharpen the tuning on all 6 strings slightly.
I have included two fingerings for the G major chord. The second one,
a barre chord, is intended to be used with the Gsus4 that precedes it.
[Chords]
       Dxx0232
       Cx32010
     Bm7x24232
    F#m7242222
     Em7022030
    D/F#xx4232
       G320003
       Ax02220
   Fsus4133311
       F133211
   Gsus4355533
       G355433
   Asus4x02230
[Intro]
|  D|  D   C|  D| % |
[Verse 1]
I had a Bm7good lifF#m7e before you Bm7cameF#m7,
I had my Em7friends and my freedomD/F#, I had my Gname.Asus4  
Still there was Bm7sorrow and emptiF#m7ness, till you made me Bm7glad.F#m7  
Oh, in Em7this love I found D/F#strength I never knew I Ghad.Asus4  
[Chorus]
And Dthis love (this loveA, this love)Em7  
is like nothing I have ever Dknown.
(this love Ais like Em7nothing I have ever known.)
Take my D/F#hand, loveG, I'm taking you Chome, I'm taking you Dhome.
[Verse 2]
There were Bm7days, lonely days,
when the F#m7world wouldn't throw me a Bm7crumb, oh F#m7no.
But I Em7kept on believing D/F#that this day would Asus4come, oh.
[Chorus]
And Dthis love (this loveA, this love)Em7  
is like nothing I have ever Dknown.
(this love Ais like Em7nothing I have ever known.)
Take my D/F#hand, loveG, I'm taking you Chome, I'm taking you Dhome.
[Bridge]
Where we can Cbe with the ones who Fsus4really careF.Gsus4  G  
DHome, where we can Cgrow together, Fsus4keep you Fin my Aheart forever.
[Chorus]
Oh, and Dthis love (this loveA, this loveEm7, this love)
is like nothing I have ever Dknown.
(this love Ais like Em7nothing I have ever known.)
Take my DhandF#m,    Gtaking you Chome, Gtaking you Dhome.
Yes I Emam. OohG, baby baby. (Ctaking you Dhome)
(Taking you home) taking you home, baby...

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Taking You Home

by Don Henley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

F#m7

Em7

D/F#

Fsus4

Gsus4

Asus4

F#m

Inside Job

The tuning on this album version is about 3 cent above standard concert tuning.

necessary to sharpen the tuning on all 6 strings slightly.

I have included two fingerings for the G major chord. The second one,

a barre chord, is intended to be used with the Gsus4 that precedes it.

[Chords]

xx0232

x32010

Bm7

x24232

F#m7

242222

Em7

022030

D/F#

xx4232

320003

x02220

Fsus4

133311

133211

Gsus4

355533

355433

Asus4

x02230

[Intro]

D D C D

| | | | % |

[Verse 1]

Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7

I had a good life before you came,

Em7 D/F# G Asus4

I had my friends and my freedom, I had my name.

Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7

Still there was sorrow and emptiness, till you made me glad.

Em7 D/F# G Asus4

Oh, in this love I found strength I never knew I had.

[Chorus]

D A Em7

And this love (this love, this love)

is like nothing I have ever known.

A Em7

(this love is like nothing I have ever known.)

D/F# G C D

Take my hand, love, I'm taking you home, I'm taking you home.

[Verse 2]

Bm7

There were days, lonely days,

F#m7 Bm7 F#m7

when the world wouldn't throw me a crumb, oh no.

Em7 D/F# Asus4

But I kept on believing that this day would come, oh.

[Chorus]

D A Em7

And this love (this love, this love)

is like nothing I have ever known.

A Em7

(this love is like nothing I have ever known.)

D/F# G C D

Take my hand, love, I'm taking you home, I'm taking you home.

[Bridge]

C Fsus4 F Gsus4 G

Where we can be with the ones who really care.

D C Fsus4 F A

Home, where we can grow together, keep you in my heart forever.

[Chorus]

D A Em7

Oh, and this love (this love, this love, this love)

is like nothing I have ever known.

A Em7

(this love is like nothing I have ever known.)

D F#m G C G D

Take my hand, taking you home, taking you home.

Em G C D

Yes I am. Ooh, baby baby. (taking you home)

(Taking you home) taking you home, baby...

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