Take It Down — The Wailin' Jennys
Chords and lyrics for Take It Down by The Wailin' Jennys (key of A).
Verse 1
Chord voicings:
Intro
[Asus4] [A] [Asus2] [E] [Eadd11]
[Asus4] [A] [Asus2] [E] [Eadd11]
Verse 1
[Asus4]Take [A]everything [Esus4]that we’ve [E]had,[Eadd11]
[Asus4]Take it and [A]burn it [Esus4]to the [E]ground.[Eadd11]
[Asus4]Some things were [A]never [Esus4]meant to [E]last.[Eadd11]
Chorus
[Asus4]Take it down, [A]down, [Esus4]down,
Take it [E][Eadd11]down.
[Dsus2]Take it down, [A]down, [Esus4]down,
Take it [E][Eadd11]down.
Verse 2
[Asus4]I’m still [A]married [Esus4]to it [E]all.[Eadd11]
[Asus4]That ain’t no [A]place to [Esus4]hang [E]around.[Eadd11]
[Asus4]My love is [A]fifty [Esus4]feet [E]tall.[Eadd11]
Chorus
[Asus4]Take it down, [A]down, [Esus4]down,
Take it [E]down.[Eadd11]
[Dsus2]Take it down, [A]down, [Esus4]down,
Take it [E]down.[Eadd11]
Bridge
And [Asus4]I’ve grown accustomed to the [E]way
You [A]hurled us into [Dsus2]space.
I’ll [Asus4]never make that [E]trip
[Asus4]Tears all rusted on my [E]face.
And I’m [A]just an empty [Asus4]place
[Asus4]Where your love used to [E]fit[Eadd11]
Break
(Play as chorus)
[Dsus2] [A] [Esus4] [E] [Eadd11]
[Dsus2] [A] [Esus4] [E] [Eadd11]
Verse 3
[Asus4]South [A]Carolina, [Esus4]where are [E]you?[Eadd11]
[Asus4]We were once [A]lost, [Esus4]now are [E][Eadd11]found.
[Asus4]The war is [A]over, the [Esus4]battle’s [E][Eadd11]through.
Chorus
[Asus4]Take it down, [A]down, [Esus4]down,
Take it [E][Eadd11]down.
[Asus4]Take it down, [A]down, [Esus4]down,
Take it [E][Eadd11]down.
[Asus4]Take it down, [A]down, [Esus4]down,
Take it [E][Eadd11]down.
[Asus4]Take it down, [A]down, [Esus4]down,
Take it [E][Eadd11]down.
Outro
(Play as verse)
[Asus4] [A] [Esus4] [E] [Eadd11]
[Asus4] [A] [Esus4] [E] [Eadd11]
[Asus4] [A] [Esus4] [E] [Eadd11]
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