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TAKE ME OUT - Atomic Tom
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Tabbed by: Michael Barnett
Email:rockthemike@aol.com
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]If I was bold enough[F#m]
[Bm]I would follow you forever bu[G]t
D A (intro riff)
Darling, please, rescue me, take me out
[D]Some may say it's my f[F#m]ate
[Bm]Am I just in time or am I lat[G]e?
[D]If you can, understand, then[A]
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]I don't start, I do[D]n't end, I don't [F#m]change on my own
[Bm]Take [D]me o[G]ut
[G]I don't lose, I don[D]'t win, I don't d[F#m]o well alone (alone, alone, alone)
[Bm]Love is wh[A]at you make it, [D/F#]take my heart an[G]d break it
[Bm]Take [D]me o[G]ut, I dont want to stay home
(Intro/Riff)
Verse:
[D]You make me dread, you make me sw[F#m]eat
[Bm]But can you make love mean som[G]ething instead
[D]Something real, make m[A]e 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]I don't start, I do[D]n't end, I don't [F#m]change on my own
[Bm]Take [D]me o[G]ut
[G]I don't lose, I don[D]'t win, I don't d[F#m]o well alone (alone, alone, alone)
[Bm]Love is wh[A]at you make it, [D/F#]take my heart an[G]d break it
[Bm]Take [D]me o[G]ut, I dont want to stay[Bm] home
Bridge: (carry the Bm from the end of the chorus into the bridge)
[(Bm)]I don't want t[A]o stay here
[D/F#]I don't want to live half my life and disap[G]pear
[Bm]So if you want to take chances, take a chance[A] on me
[Bm]Take [D]me o[G]ut[D][F#m]
[Bm]Take [D]me o[G]ut[D][F#m]
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]I don't start, I do[D]n't end, I don't [F#m]change on my own
[Bm]Take [D]me o[G]ut
[G]I don't lose, I don[D]'t win, I don't d[F#m]o well alone (alone, alone, alone)
[Bm]Love is wh[A]at you make it, [D/F#]take my heart an[G]d break it
[Bm]Take [D]me o[G]ut, 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
