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- I TAKE MY CHANCES (Mary-Chapin Carpenter & Don Schlitz)
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- [Actually in C, so capo at the 5th fret; each chord is half a measure.]
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- G D C C G D C C
- [intro]
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- G D Em C
- I took a walk in the rain one day
- G D C C
- On the wrong side of the tracks
- G D Em C
- I stood on the rails till I saw that train
- G D C C
- Just to see how my heart would react
- Em Bm C C
- Now some people say that you shouldn't tempt fate
- Em D C C
- And for them I can not disagree
- G D Em C
- But I never learned nothing from playing it safe
- G G/B C C
- I say fate should not tempt me
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- (C) G D C C G D C C
- I take my chances; I don't mind working without a net
- (C) G D C C G D C C
- I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get
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- I sat alone in the dark one night, tuning in by remote
- I found a preacher who spoke of the light but there was brimstone in his throat
- He'd show me the way according to him in return for my personal check
- I flipped the channel back to CNN, and I lit another cigarette
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- I take my chances; yes, forgiveness doesn't come with a debt
- I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get
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- G D C C G D C C G D C C G D C C
- [guitar solo]
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- I've crossed lines of words and wire, and both have cut me deep
- I've been frozen out and I've been on fire, and the tears are mine to weep
- But I can cry until I laugh, or laugh until I cry
- So cut the deck right in half, I'll play from either side
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- I take my chances; I pay my dollar and I place my bet
- I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get
- I take my chances; yeah, I don't cling to remorse or regret
- I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get
- I take my chances...
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- [Repeat G D C C; end on G.]
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- [Concert ad-lib lyrics:]
- No remorse, no regrets
- I chewed another Nicorette
- I ordered up some crepes Suzette
- I found Elvis on the Internet
- I went camping with a young cadet
- He showed me his bayonet
- I looked at him and said, "you should get an Erector set"
- Who needs a boyfriend, you can get a pet
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- TAB:
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- The electric guitar actually plays this in C with no capo. These are the
- right notes; I'm not sure about the exact fingerings.
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- C G F C G F
- E ----0-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
- B --1-----3-----1-|------1---------|----1---0-------|----------------|
- G 0---------4-----|--2-------0---0-|--0-------0---2-|------0---------|
- D ------------5---|----3-------3---|2-----------0---|--3-------3---3-|
- A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-------3---|
- E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
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- Here it is in G, if you want to play it with the capo on the 5th fret:
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- G D C G D C
- E ----7---5-----3-|------3---------|----3---2-----0-|----------------|
- B --8-------7-----|--5-------3---3-|--3-------3-----|------3---------|
- G 7-----------7---|----5-------5---|4-----------2---|--5-------5--5--|
- D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----5-------5---|
- A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
- E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
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- - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
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