Everything Takes Me Back
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Everything Takes Me Back (Trace Adkins)
Intro: D --- C---- G----D (see chord formations at bottom)
D It's a song on the C radio
It's your G picture on the wall of my bed {D}room
It's any D one of a million C memories
Girl, G everything takes me back but D you
It's every D place that we've C ever been
It's G runnin' into someone we both D knew
Or it's the D face of a total C stranger
Girl, G everything takes me back but D you
I've C called you up, I've D begged and pleaded, left G love letters at your D door
Though I C broke your heart, you D gotta believe it G hurt me even D more
So C what's it gonna take, D what you wanna hear girl I G think I paid my D dues
And it C might be just, but it D don't seem fair
That C everything G takes me back but D you....hmm..{D}- C -{G}- D
D It's the sound or it's the C silence
It's the G thought that what I've done I can't un{D}do
Or it's the D dream I can't put C behind me
Girl G everything takes me back but D you
I've C called you up, I've D begged and pleaded, left G love letters at your D door
Though I C broke your heart, you D gotta believe it G hurt me even D more
So C what's it gonna take, D what you wanna hear girl I G think I paid my D dues
And it C might be just, but it D just ain't fair
That C everything G takes me back but D you
It's the D night or it's the C morning
It's the G thunder rollin' in before it D rains
Or it's a D long, long, long, long stretch of C highway
Girl it's G nothin' and it's everything, D yeah it's everything
Yeah C everything G takes me back but D you
Girl, C everything G takes me back but D you
The tuning is drop D---(lower the bottom E string 1 step to D)- hit it often to get the low bass sound in the song
I don't know the exact chord names so what I'm calling D, C, and G are as follows
D- 000230
C- 020030
G- 500003
It sounds cool when you alternate pick the strings of the chords along with the occasional strum
How to play Everything Takes Me Back
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.