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Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
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Tonight we'll play
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another record
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And pretend that love
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D

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is still in our hearts
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C
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D
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But I notice the absence of affection
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And I think it's slowly
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tearing us apart
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We learn to do the things
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D

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that aren't expected
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We wear the face that they want to see
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G

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But seems you always
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C

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D

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can find something better
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D

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To do than spend some of
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your time with me
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Take the time to love somebody
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Take the time, baby, try to love me
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Can't you see that
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D
D

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I'm the somebody
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C
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That needs your love so des
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C
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perately
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D

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We play our roles to perfection,
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D

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but left out all of the intimacy
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And every time I reach out
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D

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and you say later
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Seems you never have
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enough time for me

Things would be different if I
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thought there was another
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Of course then I'd know
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D

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just how to commit
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G

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But I think our problem is we've
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D
D

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let go of each other
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Caring about things that
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we really don't need
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Take the time to love somebody
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Take the time, baby, try to love me
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Can't you see that
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D

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I'm just somebody
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That needed your love so
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desperately?
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Take the time to love somebody
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Take the time, baby, try to love me
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Em
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Can't you see that I'm somebody that needs
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Eb
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Db
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Ab
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your love so desperately?

Things would be different if I
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Eb
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thought there was another
Ab
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Cause then I'd know
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just how to compete
Eb
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Ab
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But the plague of time has
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Eb
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drawn a little closer
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Eb
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And I fear we may never
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pass this way again
Ab
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Eb
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So take the time to love somebody
Ab
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Eb
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Take the time, baby, try to love me
Ab
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Db
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Eb
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Can't you see that I'm the somebody that
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Eb
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Db
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Ab
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needs your love so desperately
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Eb
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Take the time to love somebody
Ab
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Eb
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Take the time, baby, try to love me
Ab
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Eb
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Can 't you see that I'm just somebody
Fm
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Eb
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Db
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Ab
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that needs your love so desperately?
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Eb
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Take the time to love somebody.
Ab
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Eb
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Take the time, baby, try to love me.
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Can't you see that I'm just somebody...

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • Em

  • Fm

  • Eb

    6

  • Db

    4

  • Ab

    4

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Take The Time To Love Somebody by Bar-Kays is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Take The Time To Love Somebody are Eb, Db, Ab, Fm, F#m, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Db, Ab, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Take The Time To Love Somebody is approximately 90 beats per minute.

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