Eagles, Take It Easy (1972)
Key: :[C] (w: Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey)
INTRO: [C] [Dm7] [G7sus4] :
[x2]
VERSE 1:
Well I'm a
[C] runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load,
I've got seven women
[G] on my
[F] mind
[C] Four that wanna own me,
[G] two that wanna stone me,
[F] One says she's a friend of mine
[C]
CHORUS 1:
Take it
[Am] easy; take it
[F] ea-
[C]-sy
Don't let the
[Dm] sound of your own
[F] wheels drive you
[Am] crazy
Lighten
[F] up while you still
[C] can, don't even
[F] try to under-
[C]-stand
Just find a
[Dm] place to make your
[F] stand, and take it
[C] easy
VERSE 2:
Well, I'm a
[C] standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine
[G] sight to
[F] see
It's a
[C] girl my lord in a
[G] flat-bed Ford
Slowin'
[F] down to take a look at
[C] me
CHORUS 2:
Come on,
[Am] baby, don't say
[F] may-
[C]-be
I gotta
[Dm] know if your sweet
[F] love, is gonna save
[Am] me
We may
[F] lose and we may
[C] win, though we may
[F] never be here
[C] again
So open
[Dm] up I'm climbin'
[F] in, so take it
[C] easy
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + 1st half of CHORUS]
VERSE 3:
Well, I'm a
[C] runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble
[G] on my
[F] mind
[C] Lookin' for a lover who
[G] won't blow my cover,
She's
[F] so hard to
[C] find
CHORUS 3:
Take it
[Am] easy; take it
[F] ea-
[C]-sy
Don't let the
[Dm] sound of your own
[F] wheels make you
[Am] crazy
Come on
[F] ba-
[C]-by, don't say
[F] may-
[C]-be
I gotta
[Dm] know of your sweet
[F] love, is gonna
[C open] save me
OUTRO:
[F] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[F] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[F] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh