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Take It Or Leave It

Cage The Elephant

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×○○
Dm××○
G○○○
F
Em○○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: C - Dm 
 
Verse:
 
C                                       Dm 
Baby you should know by now that I'?m right?, for you. 
C                                  Dm 
But every time I step to you, you change? your tune. 
C                                        
Sweet wheel of death keeps us holding our breathe. 
Dm                                       
I step to the right, you move to the left. 
C 
Unless no one else. 
                  Dm  -   G 
I'?d rather die to myself. 
 
 
 
C               F      Dm     G 
Oh why, won?'t you make up your mind? 
Em      Dm Em Dm  C 
I think I must confess. 
        F    Dm  G 
I'?m starting to unwind. 
Em  Dm  Em  Dm  Em Dm  C 
I been trippin' over you. 
   F        Dm       G 
So tell me something new. 
Em   Dm  Em Dm   Em 
Take it or leave it?. 
 
Interlude C - Dm 
 
Verse 
 
C                                       Dm 
Maybe I should pack my things and move on? 
C                                          Dm 
Maybe I?'m foolin' myself and you?re already gone? 
C 
Watching the flames wither and fade. 
Dm 
Trying to make sense of the look on your face. 
C 
I'?m down, I?'m an itch. 
                             Dm   G 
Just playin' that I can hold on. 
 
 
C               F      Dm     G 
Oh why, won?'t you make up your mind? 
Em      Dm Em Dm  C 
I think I must confess. 
        F    Dm  G 
I'?m starting to unwind. 
Em  Dm  Em  Dm  Em Dm  C 
I been trippin' over you. 
   F        Dm       G 
So tell me something new. 
Em   Dm  Em Dm   Em 
Take it or leave it?. 
 
Solo C - Dm 
 
Bridge 
 
C 
Baby please. 
         Dm 
Oh baby please. 
C                       Dm 
Stay with me or cut me free. 
           Dm 
It?s all of me. 
 
 
 
C               F      Dm     G 
Oh why, won?'t you make up your mind? 
Em      Dm Em Dm  C 
I think I must confess. 
        F    Dm  G 
I'?m starting to unwind. 
Em  Dm  Em  Dm  Em Dm  C 
I been trippin' over you. 
   F        Dm       G 
So tell me something new. 
Em   Dm  Em Dm   Em 
Take it or leave it?. 
Em   Dm  Em Dm   Em 
Em   Dm  Em Dm   Em 
Take it or leave it???.

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Chord set

C · Dm · G · F · Em

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.