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