Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave — Dave Mason

Chords and lyrics for Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave by Dave Mason (key of F).

Verse 1

Intro is played on an acoustic 12-string. B-string may be strung with just
1 string rather than with
sympathetic strings
{c:Intro (and between verses)}
{sot}
{eot}
I
[C] Shouldn't have [Bb]took more than you [F]gave
[C] Then we wouldn't be [Bb]in this mess [F]today
[C] I know we've [Bb]all gone different [F]ways
But the [C]dues we have to [Bb]pay are still the [F]same
C/sus4 - Bbsus4 - repeat 2X
C-Bb-F 2X short solo
II
It's [C]time to change the [Bb]script for this old [F]play
You're [C]reading and not [Bb]feeling what you [F]say
[C]Comin' on too [Bb]strong for me to [F]stay
[C]Interpret what you [Bb]see in any [F]way
C/sus4 - Bbsus4 - repeat 2X

Bridge

F-C repeat 2X
[F] It seems the simple things are
[C]hardest to explain
[F]Wind is going to come too soon
and [C]deaden all the pain
[F]Footprints in the snow will show
Where the [C]things are still the same
'Til you [Bb]get the warmer [F]sun
Of someone [C]else to live again
C/sus4 - Bbsus4 - repeat 2X
C-Bb-F 2X solo
Repeat Verse I
[C] Shouldn't have [Bb]took more than you [F]gave
[C] Then we wouldn't be [Bb]in this mess [F]today
[C] I know we've [Bb]all gone different [F]ways
But the [C]dues we have to [Bb]pay are still the [F]same
C/sus4 - Bbsus4 - repeat 2X
[C] Shouldn't have [Bb]took more than you [F]gave
[C] Shouldn't have [Bb]took more than you [F]gave
Repeat with solo guitar
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