Take On Me Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author LastHorizon [pro] 1,252. Last edit on Jan 22, 2024

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Chords

Bmadd9

Bm9

A/C#

F#m

C#m

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[Intro]
Bmadd9 Bm9
Bm Bm9
Bm E A D A/C#
Bm E A D A/C#
Bm E D E
 
[Verse 1]
Bm             E
We're talking away
A                 D      A/C#
I don't know what I'm to say
Bm             E
I'll say it anyway
A               D      A/C#
Today's another day to find you
Bm      E
Shying away
F#m                     D
I'll be coming for your love, OK?
 
[Chorus]
A    E  F#m D
Take on me (take on me)
A    E  F#m D
Take me on (take on me)
A    E  F#m D
I'll be gone
            A  E D E
In a day or twoooooo
 
[Verse 2]
Bm             E
So needless to say
A                         D  A/C#
I'm odds and ends but I'm me 
Bm         E
Stumbling away
A                    D       A/C#
Slowly learning that life is OK
Bm        E
Say after me
F#m                   D
"It's no better to be safe than sorry"
 
[Chorus]
A    E  F#m D
Take on me (take on me)
A    E  F#m D
Take me on (take on me)
A    E  F#m D
I'll be gone
            A  E D E
In a day or twoooooo
 
[Bridge]
C#m G
C#m G A
Bm E
Bm E Bm E
Bm E A D A/C#
Bm E A D A/C#
Bm E D E
 
[Verse 3]
    Bm              E
Oh, things that you say, yeah
A             D       A/C#    Bm       E
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
A                          D      A/C#
You're all the things I've got to remember
Bm             E
You're shying away
F#m                D
I'll be coming for you anyway
 
[Chorus]
A    E  F#m D
Take on me (take on me)
A    E  F#m D
Take me on (take on me)
A    E  F#m D
I'll be gone
     A  E F#m D
In a dayyyyyyyy
 A    E  F#m D
(Take on me, take on me)
 A    E  F#m D
(Take on me, take on me)
A    E  F#m D
I'll be gone
     A  E F#m D
In a dayyyyyyyy
 
[Outro]
A E F#m D
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First musicvideo I ever saw. I were 4 or 5 years old. It made a big impression on me.

Might be a D/C#?

yea like you said this great and A/C# works, but really think they play something else ,but I can't figure out. So great tab, jw anyone have alternative note, ot notes to try on acoustic.