Tabbed by: Michael Barnett
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Riff:
e | --------------------------- |
B | --2-2-2---6-6-6---7------- |
G | --0-0-0---0-0-0---0-------- |
D | --------------------------- |
A | --------------------------- |
E | --------------------------- |
Acoustic versions have the riff coming back down the scale at some points in the song:
e | ------------------------------- |
B | --2-2-2---6-6-6---7---2--0----- |
G | --0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0--0---4-- |
D | -------------------------------- |
A | -------------------------------- |
E | -------------------------------- |
Verse:
D F#m
If I was bold enough
Bm G
I would follow you forever but
D A (intro riff)
Darling, please, rescue me, take me out
D F#m
Some may say it's my fate
Bm G
Am I just in time or am I late?
D A
If you can, understand, then
Chorus:
Bm D G (Quick transition from Bm on 2nd fret to D on 5th fret, charging
chords with the lyrics)
Take me out
G D F#m
I don't start, I don't end, I don't change on my own
Bm D G
Take me out
G D F#m
I don't lose, I don't win, I don't do well alone (alone, alone, alone)
Bm A D/F# G
Love is what you make it, take my heart and break it
Bm D G
Take me out, I dont want to stay home
(Intro/Riff)
Verse:
D F#m
You make me dread, you make me sweat
Bm G
But can you make love mean something instead
D A
Something real, make me feel, then
Chorus:
Bm D G (Quick transition from Bm on 2nd fret to D on 5th fret, charging
chords with the lyrics)
Take me out
G D F#m
I don't start, I don't end, I don't change on my own
Bm D G
Take me out
G D F#m
I don't lose, I don't win, I don't do well alone (alone, alone, alone)
Bm A D/F# G
Love is what you make it, take my heart and break it
Bm D G Bm
Take me out, I dont want to stay home
Bridge: (carry the Bm from the end of the chorus into the bridge)
( Bm ) A
I don't want to stay here
D/F# G
I don't want to live half my life and disappear
Bm A
So if you want to take chances, take a chance on me
Bm D G D F#m
Take me out
Bm D G D F#m
Take me out
Chorus:
Bm D G (Quick transition from Bm on 2nd fret to D on 5th fret, charging
chords with the lyrics)
Take me out
G D F#m
I don't start, I don't end, I don't change on my own
Bm D G
Take me out
G D F#m
I don't lose, I don't win, I don't do well alone (alone, alone, alone)
Bm A D/F# G
Love is what you make it, take my heart and break it
Bm D G
Take me out, I dont want to stay home
(Intro/Riff) Play this over the "I don't want to stay home"chanting
Outro:
Bm , A , D/F# , G
Oooooh ohhhhhh ohhhhh