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Gonna Take It by John Butler Trio
Gonna Take It
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Tuning: standard (eBGDAE)
This song is quite repetitive so it doesn't have a lot of different parts
in it. These are the main three variations an works great on a standard
tuning even though I think Mr. Butler plays it on a dobro or at least with
an open tuning/slide.
Intro/verse/first part of guitar solo:
The intro needs a bit explaining (this is boring I know, sorry. but it will
help you)The song starts off with Mr. Butler hitting the strings wich is
actually somewhat confusing. It gives us the impression that he is
accenting the first beat in the bar, but when the drums comes in you can
hear that it's really the 4th. So beware. The hitting of the muted strings
are marked *
e|-------------------------------*------|
B|-------------------------------*------|
G|-------------------------------*------|
D|------2----4/6------------2----*------|
A|--4---------------7-----4--2---*--2---|
E|-------------------------------*---00-|
Play it over and over and over and over and over and over
Pre-chorus:
("...And I will take it back to the beginning")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-------5------5--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-------4------4--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------4------2--------------------------------------------------------|
These are just the chords layed out the way I play it.
I'm sure there are hundreds of ways to play this!
Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5---------5-------5--------5-------------------------------------------|
G|----4---------4-------4--------4-------------------------------------------|
D|----2--------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------2----------------0-------------------------------------------|
E|----0-----------------4----------------------------------------------------|
Same goes for the chorus. Just the chords...
Smile your lovely smile
And tell me of tomorrows for a while
And hold my hand
And tell me, tell me, tell me you understand
'Cos I know your name
And there ain't no one else
I'd trust now with this shame
So, So Good woman, open up your heart
And I will take it back to the begginning
I will
Yes I am, gonna take it
Gonna take it
Gonna take it
Right back from the start
Gonna take it
Gonna take it
Gonna take it, right back from the start
'Cos i am weary and I am torn
Been fighting a war that started before yes I was born
And now before it tears my heart clean apart
This is my proclamation
This is me
She said taste the spice
Don't just hang it up in the corner
Where you think it looks nice
And ah say what needs to be said
'Cos your health man is your wealth
And you're a long time dead
Yes I am, gonna take it
Gonna take it
Gonna take it
Right back from the start
Gonna take it
Gonna take it
Gonna take it, right back from the start
Gonna take it
Gonna take it
Gonna take it, right back from the start
Gonna take it
Gonna take it
Gonna take it, right back from the start
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:E
Capo:no capo
[Instrumental Intro]
| E B | E B |
| E B | E B |
[Verse 1]
E B E B E B E B
- Smile - your lovely - smile
E B E B E B E B
And tell me of tomorrows for eeeeh while
E B E B E B E B
Andeh ho-o-old my hand
E B E B E B E B
And tell me, tell me, tell me you understand
E B E B E B E B
'Cos I - know your na-ame
E B
And there ain't no one else
E B E B E B
I'd trust now with this shame
E B E B E B E B
So - So come on woman, open up your hea-art
E B A Abm
And I will take it back to the begginning
F# B F#
I will - Yes I am
[Chorus]
E B Abm E E B
- Gonna take it --- Gonna take it - Gonna take it
E
Right back from the start
E B Abm E E B
- Gonna take it --- Gonna take it - Gonna take it
F# E
Right back from the start
[Interlude]
| E B | E B |
| E B | E B |
[Verse 2]
E B E B E B E B
- 'Cos I am weary and I am torn
E B E B E B E B E
Yeah - Been fighting a war that started before I was born
B E B E B E
And now before it tears my heart clean a-part
B E A Abm F#
'Cos this is my proclamation --- This is me
[Solo]
| E | E | A | E |
| E | E | A | E |
| E | E | A | E |
| E | E | A | E |
| E | E | A | A |
| E | E | A | A |
[Verse 3]
E B E B E B E B
She said - taste --- the - spice
E B E
Don't just hang it up in the corner
B E B E B
Where you think it looks nice
E B E B E B E B
And ah say - what needs to be said
E B A
'Cos your health man is your wealth
Abm F#
And you're a long time dead
B E
- Yes I am
[Chorus]
E B Abm E E B
- Gonna take it --- Gonna take it - Gonna take it
E
Right back from the start
E B Abm E E B
- Gonna take it --- Gonna take it - Gonna take it
E
Right back from the start
E B Abm E E B
- Gonna take it --- Gonna take it - Gonna take it
E
Right back from the start
E B Abm E E B
- Gonna take it --- Gonna take it - Gonna take it
E
Right back from the start
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