Girl Take It Easy
View chords used in this chart
G C D G2 C2 D2 Db Eb
E|---3----8----10----3----8-----10---------|
B|---3----8----10----3----8-----10---------|
G|---4----9----11----4----9-----11---7---5-|
D|---5----10---12----5----10----12---7---5-|
A|-------------------5----10----12---5---3-|
E|-------------------3----8-----10---------|
The first three chords are strummed in a very jerky pluck and mute
Ska rhythm throughout the verses
Intro
Db Db
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7---7----|
D|--------------------------------7---7----|
A|-----2-3-4-----2-3-4-----2-3-4--5---5----|
E|-3-3-------3-3-------3-3-----------------|
Db Eb
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7---5----|
D|--------------------------------7---5----|
A|-----2-3-4-----2-3-4-----2-3-4--5---3----|
E|-3-3-------3-3-------3-3-----------------|
Db Db
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7---7----|
D|--------------------------------7---7----|
A|-----2-3-4-----2-3-4-----2-3-4--5---5----|
E|-3-3-------3-3-------3-3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----2-3-4-----2-3-4---5-5-5\3-2------|
E|-3-3-------3-3------------------------|
2nd Part
(Trumpets arranged for guitar)
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-14-12-10--10-10-12-10-9-10-9-5-2-0-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-14-12-10--10-10-12-10-9-10-9-5-2-0-0-0-2-4---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
G C G
Well I woke up this morning to ya tap, tap, tapping at my front door
D
Girl take it easy
G C G
Well I woke up this morning to ya knock, knock, knocking at my front door
D
Girl take it easy
G
Cause my head was hum, hum, hummin'
C G
>From the beers that we were tap, tap, tappin' the night before
D
Girl take it easy
G C G
And I remember stammering in as you and I were staggering to my front door
D
Girl take it easy
(Play 2nd part of Intro)
G C
Well I rolled up very gently in my king size bed
G D(strum once)
When I happened to notice, a lovely young lady's head
G C
I thought to myself my God what have I done
G D(strum once)
I've been drinking again and having too much fun
(repeat)
G2 D2 C2 G2 D2 C2
Girl, girl, girl won't you come back to-----mor------row
G2 D2 C2 G2 D2 C2
Girl, girl, girl won't you come back to-----mor------row
9times 9times 9times
E|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--12---------10--------9-------12-12-12\10-9-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
9times 9times 9times
E|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--12---------10--------9-------12-12-12/14-16----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
(repeat 2nd part of Intro)
2nd time
Well I woke up this morning to ya knock, knock, knocking at my front door
Girl take it easy
Well I woke up this morning to ya bang, bang, banging at my front door
Girl take it easy
Cause my head was hum, hum, hummin'
>From the beers that we were tap, tap, tappin' the night before
Girl take it easy
And I remember stammering in as you and I were staggering to my front door
Girl take it easy
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-7-9-10-10-10-9-10-12-12-12--12-12-12-14-16-17--17-16-14-12-12--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-12-10-9--9-10-10-12-12-12-10-9-7----|
G|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-7-5/9-9-9\7-7-5/9-5-9-5-7---|
G|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-7-5/9-9-9/10-10-10/12-16-14-12---|
G|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Well I rolled up very gently in my king size bed when I happened to notice
A lovely young lady's head
I thought to myself, my God what have I done
I've been drinking again and having too much fun
(repeat once)
(2nd part of Intro)
Take it easy
Girl, girl, girl won't you come back tomorrow
Girl, girl, girl won't you come back tomorrow
(2nd part of Intro repeated until the end)
Take it easy (repeat)
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How to play Girl Take It Easy
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 G. 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.