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Take On Me by A-ha

tags: 1980spop

[Intro chords]
(played over the riff below)
Am
D
G
C
C/B
x2
Am
D
Am
D
[Intro riff] (synth, tabbed out for guitar) *NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO* e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----| B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-| G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-14----14-14-14-------------| B|-------15-------17-17-17-------------------------15----------17-17-17----| G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]
Am
D
We're talking away
G
C
C/B
Well i dont know what im to say
Am
D
Ill say it anyway
G
C
C/B
Today's another day to find you
Am
D
Shying away
Em
C
Ill be coming for your love, ok? [Chorus]
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Take on me (take on me)
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Take me on (take on me)
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Ill be gone
G
D/F
#
C
D
In a day or two... [Verse 2]
Am
D
So needless to say
G
C
C/B
Im odds and ends, but ill be
Am
D
Stumbling away
G
C
C/B
Slowly learning that life is ok
Am
D
Say after me
Em
C
Its no better to be safe than sorry [Chorus]
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Take on me (take on me)
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Take me on (take on me)
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Ill be gone
G
D/F
#
C
D
In a day or two... [Bridge]
Bm
F
Bm
F
Am
D
Theres an arpeggio played on the synth over the second
Bm
. Its quite tricky so if you cant play it, just play the chords. Here it is in tab: *NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO* e|-16----------------------16----------------------16----------------------| B|----17----------------17----17----------------17----17----------------17-| G|-------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----| D|----------18----18----------------18----18----------------18----18-------| A|-------------16----------------------16----------------------16----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat, and fade out over the second
F
. Then fade back in over the
D
, and stop just before the pre-verse. [Pre-Verse chords]
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
G
C
C/B
x2
Am
D
Am
D
[Pre-Verse riff] *NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO* e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-------------------------16-16-17-19-| B|-------15-------17-17-17-------------19-19----------17-17-17-------------| G|----------16-16----------------------------19-16-16----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----| B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-| G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-14----14-14-14-------------| B|-------15-------17-17-17-------------------------15----------17-17-17----| G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 3]
Am
D
Oh, the things that you say
G
C
C/B
Yeah, is it life or just to play
Am
D
My worries away?
G
C
C/B
You're all the things ive got to remember
Am
D
You're shying away
Em
C
Ill be coming for you anyway [Chorus]
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Take on me (take on me)
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Take me on (take on me)
G
D/F
#
Em
C
I'll be gone
G
D/F
#
Em
C
In a day... [Outro]
G
D/F
#
Em
C
(Take on me) Take on me
G
D/F
#
Em
C
(Take me on) Take on me
G
D/F
#
Em
C
Ill be gone
G
D/F
#
Em
C
In a day...
G
D/F
#
Em
Cadd9 *Strum the Cadd9 slowly...*