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Key: B minor•
Verse 1
C5
C5
3

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B5
B5
2

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Take back the toys
A
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that you've given me
G5
G5
3

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F
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I never knew what to do with them anyway
Dm
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E
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A
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I never knew how to break out the box
F
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I sink the pebbles and
E
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Am
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boulders and blocks
Verse 2
C5
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3

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2

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So take back the toys that you threw my way
G5
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3

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G
G

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F
F

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I never knew what to do with them anyway
E
E

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A
A

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I never knew how to break out the box
F
F

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I guess the tables
E
E

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Am
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were served on the rocks
A5
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A
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Verse 3
C5
C5
3

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B5
B5
2

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I've been down
A
A

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on the beaten track
G5
G5
3

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F
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Just holding on, holding up,

holding back
E
E

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Given not what I've got
Am
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A
A

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but of what I lack
F
F

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E
E

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I guess that's what we've
A5
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A
A

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been taught all along
C5
C5
3

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B5
B5
2

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It's the time for poison in the
A
A

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locks that I got for free

And I've been pumping the pill
G5
G5
3

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F
F

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s placed in front of me
E
E

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A
A

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But I've had enough baby I'm breaking free
F
F

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Dm
Dm

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I never knew why it would
E
E

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Am
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A
A

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A5
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A
A

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take me so long
Verse 4
G5
G5
3

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G
G

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Take back the toys they are
F
F

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destroying me
E
E

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Hear what I say? I say
C5
C5
3

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B5
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2

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A
A

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Take back the toys that you've given me
G5
G5
3

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F
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I never knew what to do with them anyway
Dm
Dm

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E
E

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A
A

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I never knew how to break out the box
F
F

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E
E

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Am
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A5
A5

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I sink the pebbles and boulders and blocks
Interlude 1
C5
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3

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2

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A

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G5
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3

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Dm
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F
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F5
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Dm
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F
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Dm
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E
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A
A

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A5
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A

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F
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E
E

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A
A

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Am
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A

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Verse 5
G5
G5
3

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Open my eyes to what I despise
G
G

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G5
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3

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C5
C5
3

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And in fourteen seconds or more I tear it down
B5
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2

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Am
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A
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Interlude 2
G5
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Dm
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E
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A
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Dm
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E
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A

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Am
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You see they
Verse 6
C5
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3

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give
B5
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2

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A
A

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you toys just to distract
D5
D5
5

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Dm
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G5
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3

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And then they break your mind so
F
F

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they can break your back
Dm
Dm

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E
E

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Got you in so much that you
A
A

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A5
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can't pay it back
Am
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F
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Dm
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And that's the way that it has
E
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A
A

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Am
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Dm
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been for far too long
Verse 7
G5
G5
3

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G
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Take back the toys they
G5
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3

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F
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are destroying me
E
E

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Hear what I say?
C5
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3

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B5
B5
2

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A
A

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Take back the toys that you've

given me (Take back the toys)
G
G

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F
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I never knew what to do with them

anyway (Take back the toys)
E
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I never knew how to break out the
A
A

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box (Take back the toys)
F
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E
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Am
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I sink the pebbles and boulders and
A5
A5

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blocks (Take back the toys)
Verse 8
C5
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B5
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2

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A
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So take back the toys that you've

given me (Take back the toys)
G
G

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I never knew what to do with them

anyway (Take back the toys)
E
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Am
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I never knew how to break out the box
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(Take back the toys)
F
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E
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I guess the tables served on the
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rocks (Take back the toys)

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Chords

  • C5

    3

  • B5

    2

  • A

  • G5

    3

  • F

  • Dm

  • E

  • Am

  • G

  • A5

  • F5

  • D5

    5

Capo: 2

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The original key of Take Back the Toys by The Hives is B minor.

The primary chords used in Take Back the Toys are D5, C#5, B, A5, G, Em.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D5, C#5, B, A5, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Take Back the Toys is approximately 130 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Take Back the Toys using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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