The Take chords by
Ray Davies

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Key: A major•

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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An d 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

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Chords

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The original key of The Take by Ray Davies is A major.

The primary chords used in The Take are A, E, Em, F#, F#m, D.

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