Takes A Little Time
View chords used in this chart
E A B
-4- -5- -7-
-5- -5- -7-
-4- -6- -8-
-6- -7- -9-
-7- -x- -x-
-x- -5- -7-
G#/E D F# C#
-4- -2- -2- -x-
-5- -3- -2- -6-
-4- -2- -3- -6-
-6- -0- -4- -6-
-7- -x- -x- -4-
-4- -x- -2- -x-
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Intro:(let ring throughout)
E A B
-----0----------------
-----0------2----4----
--1-(ho)-2-------4---- (play twice)
--2---------2----4----
--2---------0----2----
--0-------------------
Chorus:
E A B
It takes a little time sometimes
B E
to get your feet back on the ground
E A B
It takes a little time sometimes
B E
to get the titanic turned back around
E A B
It takes a little time sometimes
B E
but baby you are not going down
E A B
It takes more than you got right now
B (E)
give it, give it time
(instrumental interlude like intro)
E A B
B
E A B
B
Verse I:
A
What?s this walking through my door
G#/E
I know I?ve seen the look before
A
Sometimes on faces on the street
G#/E
And sometimes at the mirror looking back at me
A
You can?t fix the pain with money
E
You cant?t rush a weary soul
D
You can?t sweep it under the rug now honey
B
But it take not a lot to know
Chorus
Verse II :
A
Well it may not be over my morning
G#/E
But Rome wasn?t build in a day
A
You can name that thing a thousand times
E
It won?t make it go away
A
Let me put my arms around you
E
And hold you while you weep
D
We ?ve been talking and you know what, I?m sick of this talk
B
And it?s nothing that won?t keep
Chorus:
Chorus freely again but modulates a whole tone up.
F# B C#
Takes a little time sometime
C# F#
to get the....
You can?t fix the pain with money
You cant?t rush a weary soul
You can?t sweep it under the rug now honey
But it take not a lot to know
Chorus ad lib
How to play Takes A Little Time
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 E. 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.