Take This Town
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Intro
B/Eb B5 F#5 B5 A5 B5 F#5 B5 B/Eb B5 F#5 B5 A5 B5 F#5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----4--------4---2---4-------4---4----4-------4---2---4--------|
D|-4-----4---4----4---2---4---4---4---4----4---4---4---2---4---4----|
A|-6-----2---4----2---0---2---4---2---6----2---4---2---0---2---4----|
E|-----------1----------------1----------------1---------------1----|
Oh, oh, oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh Oh, oh, oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B/Eb B5 F#5 B5 A5 B5 F#5 B5 B/Eb B5 F#5 B5 A5 B5 F#5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----4--------4---2---4-------4---4----4-------4---2---4--------|
D|-4-----4---4----4---2---4---4---4---4----4---4---4---2---4---4----|
A|-6-----2---4----2---0---2---4---2---6----2---4---2---0---2---4----|
E|-----------1----------------1----------------1---------------1----|
Oh, oh, oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh Oh, oh, oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
[Verso 1]
B
Living in a rabbit tunnel
F#
Keep the doggie in her kennel
B F#
Mustn't let her see the world
B
Oh, no!
F#
Don't treat her like that
B
Oh, no!
F#
Don't treat her like that
B
Living under Mum and Daddy
F#
Carry hope just like a caddie
B F#
Mustn't let them see you're killed
B
Oh, no!
F#
Don't treat her like that
B
Oh, no!
F#
Don't treat her like that
[Pré-Refrão]
D
Shout it clear for all to hear
G
You won't shoot this bird down
D
Shout it clear for all to hear
G
We're going to take this town
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Chorus
Asus2 C#sus Asus2 C#sus
e|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
B|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
G|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
D|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
A|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
E|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
We're going to take this town, we're going to take this town
Asus2 C#sus Asus2 C#sus
e|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
B|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
G|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
D|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
A|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
E|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
We're going to take this town, we're going to take this town
Interlude:
B F# B F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B F# B F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B F# B F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B F# B F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
[Verso 2]
B
Turn a deaf ear to the orders
F#
Keep them as your perfect daughters
B F#
Mustn't let them know their minds
B
Oh, no!
F#
Don't treat her like that
B
Oh, no!
F#
Don't treat her like that
B
Turning on to only music
F#
Breaking from their childhood attic
B F#
Mustn't let them open the blinds
B
Oh, no!
F#
Don't treat her like that
B
Oh, no!
F#
Don't treat her like that
[Pré-Refrão]
D
Shout it clear for all to hear
G
You won't shoot this bird down
D
Shout it clear for all to hear
G
We're going to take this town
[Ponte]Chorus
Asus2 C#sus Asus2 C#sus
e|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
B|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
G|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
D|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
A|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
E|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
We're going to take this town, we're going to take this town
Asus2 C#sus Asus2 C#sus
e|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
B|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
G|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
D|-------7-----------------11-----------7-----------------11------|
A|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
E|-------5------------------9-----------5------------------9------|
We're going to take this town, we're going to take this town
Bridge
Guitar 1: Clean electric with tremelo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-1------------------3-1-0-1------------------3-1-0-1---------------------|
A|---2--------------------1------------------------1-----------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Clean electric
Eb Bb/D Ab/C Bb Eb Bb/D Ab/C Bb Eb Bb/D Ab/C Bb
e|-------6-6----------------------6-6----------------------6-6-------------------|
B|-------8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3----|
G|-------8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3----|
D|-------8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3-3-----8-8--3-3---1-1---3----|
A|-------6-6--5-5---3-3---1-1-----6-6--5-5---3-3---1-1-----6-6--5-5---3-3---1----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb Bb/D Ab/C Bb
It's time she stopped being your ornament
Eb Bb/D Ab/C Bb
It's time she put that in the past for permanent
B F# E
You can't hold her if she wants to roam around, around, around, around, around, around
B F# E
You can't hold her dream and keep it gagged and bound
G
Gagged and bound
D G D G
D G D G Bsus
E B E B
Outro:
N.C.
We're
We're going to
We're going to take
Asus C#sus Asus C#sus
We're going to take this
Asus C#sus Asus C#sus
We're going to take this
Asus C#sus Asus C#sus
We're going to take this
Asus C#sus Asus C#sus
We're going to take this
B/Eb F# A F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B/Eb F# A F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B/Eb F# A F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B/Eb F# A F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B/Eb F# A F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
B/Eb F# A F#
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
How to play Take This Town
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 B/Eb. 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.