Take It from Me — The Weepies
Chords and lyrics for Take It from Me by The Weepies (key of G).
Verse 1
[Intro] (note: on the recording, the guitar stays on Asus4 while the
keyboard plays Bm and A
over the top. But for solo guitar it sounds better to add these in.)
[G] [Asus4] [Bm] [Asus4] [A]
Verse 1
[G]What can I compare you to,[A] a favorite pair of shoes?[Bm]
Maybe my bright red boots[A] if they had wings
[G]Funny how we animate[A] colorful objects saved[Bm]
Funny how it's hard to take[A] a love with no sting
Chorus
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, take it from [Bm]me[A]
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, [Bm]take it from [A]me
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, take it from me
[Bm](we've got a [A]good [G]life)[A]
Verse 2
[G]What can I [A]compare you to,[Bm] a window the [A]sun shines through?
[G]Maybe the [A]silver moon,[Bm] a smile [A]rising
[G]The magic of the [A]fading day,[Bm] satellites [A]on parade
[G]A toast to the [A]plans we've [Bm]made to live like [A]kings
Chorus
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, take it from [Bm]me[A]
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, [Bm]take it from [A]me
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, take it from me
[Bm](we've got a [A]good [G]life)[A]
Bridge
[G]I lose my [A]breath[D] despite the [G]air
[G]When the rain falls [A]down[D] I give in to [G]despair
[G]Pink [A]magnolia in winter,[D] she doesn't [G]care
if [G]you don't show up to [A]have another cup
Break
[G] [A] [Bm] [A]
[G] [A]
Verse 3
[G]What can I [A]compare you to,[Bm] when everything [A]looks like you?
[G]I get a [A]bit confused[Bm] with every [A]spring
[G]Flowers that [A]bloom your [Bm]eyes, hummingbirds [A]side by side
[G]My heart won't [A]stay entirely [Bm]in this rib [A]caging
Chorus
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, take it from [Bm]me[A]
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, [Bm]take it from [A]me
[G]But come on take it, [A]come on take it, take it from me
[Bm](we've got a [A]good [G]life) [A]take it from me
[Bm](we've got a [A]good [G]life) [A]take it from me
[Bm](we've got a [A]good [G]life)
Ending
[G] [A] [Bm] [A] [G]
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