Meghan Trainor - Takin' It Back: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Takin' It Back" 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 Takin' It Back Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Meghan Trainor

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 "Takin' It Back" smoothly on your guitar.

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

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F#maj7                          G#m7
Takin' it back, takin' it back, back
G#m7                                   A#m7
Back to the bass, they make that good shit
A#m7                        G#m7
Ayy, make you move your hips, I make you feel like

          F#maj7          G#m7                     A#m7      Bmaj7
When the rhythm gets you high, gon' put you in the mood, ah, yeah
       F#maj7           G#m7                     A#m7      Bmaj7
'Cause you can't even lie, kinda makes you wanna move, ah, baby

   A#m7                       G#m7
So when you start to bodyroll, movin' to the beat
A#m7                          C#
If you start to lose control, that's my bad

Chorus:
             F#maj7                          Bmaj7
'Cause we're takin' it back, takin' it back, back
Bmaj7       Fmaj7                     A#m7
Back to the bass, they make that good shit
A#m7                        G#m7
Ayy, make you move your hips, I make you feel like this
             F#maj7                          Bmaj7
'Cause we're takin' it back, takin' it back, back
Bmaj7         Fmaj7               A#m7
Back when the bass, sunrise and faces Ayy, ah, yeah
             Bmaj7
So won't you back that bass for me?

See, I don't know what they're playin' on the radio (Oh-oh)
But if it ain't that old school, it ain't got no soul
(Ain't got no soul)
So let me show you how to do it
Keep on dancin' to the music
And meet me on the dance floor (Meet me on the dance floor)

When you start to body roll
Movin' to the beat (Ah, yeah)
If you start to lose control
That's my bad

Chorus:
'Cause we takin' it back (Takin' it back, back)
Back to the days they made that good shit
Ayy, made you move your hips
And made you feel like this
'Cause we takin' it back (Takin' it back, back)
Back when the bassline wasn't basic
Ayy, ah, yeah
So won't you play that bass for me? (Mm)

Play that bass for me, play that bass for me
Play that, play that, that bass for me, play that bass for me
Play that bass for me, play that bass for me
Play that, play that, that bass for me, play that
'Cause we takin' it back (Play that bass for me)
Takin' it back (Play that bass for me)
'Cause we takin' it back
(Play that bass for me, play that bass for me)
Takin' it back (Play that bass for me)
Takin' it back, back, back
To the days they made that good shit (Play that bass for me) (Ayy)
(Back that bass for me)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

F#maj7

Guitar chord F#maj7

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

Bmaj7

Guitar chord Bmaj7

Bmaj

Guitar chord Bmaj

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 "Takin' It Back" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Takin' It Back" by Meghan Trainor.