James Arthur - Take It Or Leave It: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Take It Or Leave It" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Take It Or Leave It Guitar Chords and Lyrics by James Arthur

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Take It Or Leave It" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      B
Yeah, all the highs and lows
F#/A#
The loss of inhibitions
G#m                 E
I'm under the throws of all my bad decisions

B                            F#/A#
Everybody's asking questions I don't know
G#m                             E
Secretly, I'm desperate to stay in control
B                             F#/A#        G#m
I will give you my confession, I'm alone, oh

    E                       B       F#/A#
So take it or leave it, my voice is nearly broken
G#m      E
Drowning in slow motion
       B        F#/A#                       G#m
'Cause, oh, I'm down and hopeless, it's true
    E                        B        F#/A#
So take it or leave it, I'm numb, my body's frozen
G#m          E
And all my doors are closing
  B         F#/A#                  G#m
My light is dying slowly, it's true
    E
So take it or leave it all

People come and go
It takes a lot to faze me, living on the road
Been through so many stages

Everybody's asking questions I don’t know
Secretly I’m desperate to stay in control
I will give you my confession, I'm alone, oh

Chorus

          G#m
'Cause I'm right here
    E                    B F#
So take it or leave it all
          G#m
'Cause I'm right here
    E
So take it or leave it all

Maybe you're my medicine
Like a sort of adrenaline
All my lies, all my sins
I wish I would've been a better friend
I'm just trying to find a way to win
Maybe I want too many things
And I hope it'll all make sense in the end

My voice is nearly broken (I hope),
drowning in slow motion
'Cause, oh, I'm down and hopeless,
it's true (I hope)
And I hope it'll all make sense in the end
Now my body's frozen (I hope)
And all my doors are closing
(It'll all make sense in the end)
My light is dying slowly, it's true (I hope)
It'll all make sense in the end


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Take It Or Leave It" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Take It Or Leave It" by James Arthur.