Take It Easy (G Major)
Artist: Eagles, The    Genre: Rock & Roll    Tempo: Moderately    Strum Pattern: Hawaiian strum works well    Roman Numerals: I, ii, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: PollyEV   
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E


Verse 1
Well I'm a {D} [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] runnin' down the road try'n to loosen my load
I've got [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] seven women		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] on my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mind
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Four that wanna own me,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] two that wanna stone me
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] One says she's a friend of		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mine

Chorus 1
Take it [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] eeeeeasy, take it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] eeeea-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sy
Don't let the [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] sound of your own		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wheels drive you		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] craaazy
Lighten [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] uuup while you still		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] can
Don't even [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] try to under-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stand
Just find a [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] place to make your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stand, and take it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] eeeeeeasy

Verse 2
Well, I'm a [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Such a fine		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sight to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] seee
It's a [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] girl my lord in a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] flat-bed Ford
Slowin' [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] down to take a look at me		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus 2
Come on, [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] baby, don't say		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] maaaay-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be
I gotta [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] know if your sweet		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] love is gonna		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] save me
We may [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lose and we may		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] win,
though we may [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] never be here a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gain
So open [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] up I'm climbin'		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] in, so take it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] eeeeeeeasy

Verse 3
Well, I'm a [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load
Got a [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] world of trouble		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] on my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mind
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Lookin' for a lover who		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] won't blow my cover,
she's [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sooo hard to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] find

Chorus 3
Take it [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] eeeeeasy, take it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] eeeeeea-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sy
Don't let the [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] sound of your own		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wheels make you		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] craaazy
Come on [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] baaaa-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] by, don't say		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] maaaaay-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be
I gotta [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] know of your sweet		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] love is gonna		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] saaaaaaave me

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ooh, ooh,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ooh, ooh,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ooh, ooh,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ooh, ooh,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ooh, ooh, we got it		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] eeeee		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] eeeas-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] y
We oughta take it [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] eeeee		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] eeeeas-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] y,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]

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