The Take chords by Ray Davies

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Verse 1
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America is made up of many different
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cultures.
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In the Midwest,
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you gotta be tough.
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They say we were headed for
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a storm.
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I'm gonna get me an icon tonight
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I'm gonna find me an icon tonight
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I'm gonna see me an icon tonight
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I'm gonna take me an icon tonight
I met her at a meet -and -greet
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after a show in Minneapolis, St. Paul
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She was the epitome of
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rock cheer
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Long, slim frame
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She must have been 5 '10",
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even without the high heels
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She had flowing natural blonde hair
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that came down to her waist
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And piercing blue eyes
that gave away her Scand
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inavian origins
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She flicked her hair out of her eyes
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as she walked down the corridor
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Her smile was crisp
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like a warm Midwest summer
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But her eyes  were icy cold,
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like a dark Scandinavian winter.
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And when she spoke,
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there was a broodiness in her voice.
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A warm smile, but a chill like ice.
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Because I want you, I'm gonna take you.
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To make you feel good,
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I'm gonna shake you.
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And if I can't come,
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I'm gonna fake for you.
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But if you leave me,
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I'm gonna break you
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I'm gonna fuck me a nightcon tonight
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This is the way it works
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I'm gonna take you
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Break you
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I'm gonna take me a nightcon
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tonight
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Hello, good night to y 'all
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Nice to be here in Minneapolis, St. Paul
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Yeah, Johnny Cash saw his big river
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Then he sat down by the river and cried
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Everybody said, away from that girl
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She's a rock and roll chick
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and where'd she come from?
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Minnesota, Minnesota
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Minnesota, Minnesota
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Feel that power chords
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slam against the wall
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As we rocked in Minneapolis,
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St. Paul
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That's where I my life explode
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Then I sat down by the river and cried
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Put my life in overload
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Took a wrong turn somewhere
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on the road
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Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela
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Give me the storm
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Get me an icon tonight
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I'm gonna find me an icon tonight
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I'm gonna see me an icon tonight
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I'm gonna take me
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an icon tonight
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Minnesota
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And when she spoke,
there was a broodiness in her voice
A warm smile, then a chill like ice
Colder than all the snow in Minnesota
Gotcha