Eagles, Take It Easy (1972)
Key: :[G] (w: Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey)
INTRO: [G] [Am7] [D7sus4] :
[x2]
VERSE 1:
Well I'm a
[G] runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load,
I've got seven women
[D] on my
[C] mind
[G] Four that wanna own me,
[D] two that wanna stone me,
[C] One says she's a friend of mine
[G]
CHORUS 1:
Take it
[Em] easy; take it
[C] ea-
[G]-sy
Don't let the
[Am] sound of your own
[C] wheels drive you
[Em] crazy
Lighten
[C] up while you still
[G] can, don't even
[C] try to under-
[G]-stand
Just find a
[Am] place to make your
[C] stand, and take it
[G] easy
VERSE 2:
Well, I'm a
[G] standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine
[D] sight to
[C] see
It's a
[G] girl my lord in a
[D] flat-bed Ford
Slowin'
[C] down to take a look at
[G] me
CHORUS 2:
Come on,
[Em] baby, don't say
[C] may-
[G]-be
I gotta
[Am] know if your sweet
[C] love, is gonna save
[Em] me
We may
[C] lose and we may
[G] win, though we may
[C] never be here
[G] again
So open
[Am] up I'm climbin'
[C] in, so take it
[G] easy
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + 1st half of CHORUS]
VERSE 3:
Well, I'm a
[G] runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble
[D] on my
[C] mind
[G] Lookin' for a lover who
[D] won't blow my cover,
She's
[C] so hard to
[G] find
CHORUS 3:
Take it
[Em] easy; take it
[C] ea-
[G]-sy
Don't let the
[Am] sound of your own
[C] wheels make you
[Em] crazy
Come on
[C] ba-
[G]-by, don't say
[C] may-
[G]-be
I gotta
[Am] know of your sweet
[C] love, is gonna
[G open] save me
OUTRO:
[C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[G] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[G] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
[G] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
