Take On Me Chords

by a-ha
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: 2nd fret
Author triggsta [a] 61.
6 contributors total, last edit on May 6, 2025
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Chords

Am
D
G
C
C/B
Em
Bm
F

Strumming

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Capo 2
 
[Verse 1]
Am           D
Talking away
G                C       C/B
I don't know what I'm to say
     Am            D
I'll say it anyway
  G              C      C/B
Today's another day to find you
Am         D
Shying away
Em                      C
I'll be coming for your love, okay
 
[Chorus]
G    D  Em  C
Take on me (take on me)
G    D  Em  C
Take me on (take on me)
G    D   Em  C             G  D  Em  C
I'll be gone   in a day or two
 
[Verse 2]
   Am             D    G
So needless to say I'm odds and ends
C         C/B  Am         D
 But I'll be-e stumbling away
G                     C       C/B
Slowly learning that life is okay
Am           D
Say after me
Em                   C
It's no better to be safe than sorry
 
[Chorus]
G    D  Em  C
Take on me (take on me)
G    D  Em  C
Take me on (take on me)
G    D   Em  C             G  D  Em  C
I'll be gone   in a day or two
 
[Instrumental]
Bm   F   Bm   F   Am   D
 
[Verse 3]
        Am               D
Oh, the things that you say
G            C        C/B
Is it life or just to play
   Am           D
My worries away
       G                   C        C/B
You're all the things I've got to remember
Am            D
You shying away
Em                   C
I'll be coming for you anyway
 
[Chorus]
G    D  Em  C
Take on me (take on me)
G    D  Em  C
Take me on (take on me)
G    D   Em  C      G  D  Em  C
I'll be gone   in a day
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16 comments
djr28
i like it, you turn it into a really nice acoustic version.
+4
ofreena
In the chorus I think it shouold be: G D Em Take on me Not with a G holding for so long. But otherwise it's kicking!
+4
p5hec
The rent was was good but
+1