Eagles, Take It Easy (1972)
Key: :[A] (w: Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey)
INTRO: [A] [Bm7] [E7sus4] :
[x2]
VERSE 1:
Well I'm a
[A] runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load,
I've got seven women
[E] on my
[D] mind
[A] Four that wanna own me,
[E] two that wanna stone me,
[D] One says she's a friend of mine
[A]
CHORUS 1:
Take it
[F#m] easy; take it
[D] ea-
[A]-sy
Don't let the
[Bm] sound of your own
[D] wheels drive you
[F#m] crazy
Lighten
[D] up while you still
[A] can, don't even
[D] try to under-
[A]-stand
Just find a
[Bm] place to make your
[D] stand, and take it
[A] easy
VERSE 2:
Well, I'm a
[A] standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine
[E] sight to
[D] see
It's a
[A] girl my lord in a
[E] flat-bed Ford
Slowin'
[D] down to take a look at
[A] me
CHORUS 2:
Come on,
[F#m] baby, don't say
[D] may-
[A]-be
I gotta
[Bm] know if your sweet
[D] love, is gonna save
[F#m] me
We may
[D] lose and we may
[A] win, though we may
[D] never be here
[A] again
So open
[Bm] up I'm climbin'
[D] in, so take it
[A] easy
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + 1st half of CHORUS]
VERSE 3:
Well, I'm a
[A] runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble
[E] on my
[D] mind
[A] Lookin' for a lover who
[E] won't blow my cover,
She's
[D] so hard to
[A] find
CHORUS 3:
Take it
[F#m] easy; take it
[D] ea-
[A]-sy
Don't let the
[Bm] sound of your own
[D] wheels make you
[F#m] crazy
Come on
[D] ba-
[A]-by, don't say
[D] may-
[A]-be
I gotta
[Bm] know of your sweet
[D] love, is gonna
[A open] save me
OUTRO:
[D] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[A] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[D] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[A] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[D] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[A] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh