Muse - Take a Bow: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Take a Bow" 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 a Bow Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Muse

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 a Bow" smoothly on your guitar.

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

    C   G#+        C   G#+
Corrupt,   You Corrupt
          C         Fm/G#         C
Bring corruption to all that you touch
C    G#+          C  G#+
Hold,   You'll behold
       C         Fm/G#            C  Fm/G#
And beholden for all that you've done

F     C#+        F   C#+
Spell,  Cast a spell
         F           A#m/C#      F A#m/C#
Cast a spell on the country you run
A#   F#+          A# F#+
Risk,   you will risk
          A#             D#m/F#          A# D#m/F#
You will risk all their lives and their souls

D#  B+          D# B+
Burn, you will burn
          D#      G#m/B            D#     G#m/B
You will burn in hell yeah you'll burn in hell
D#      G#m   D#     G#m            D#
Burn in hell Burn in hell for your sins

D#  G#m/B A#7sus4 A#7
Ooh ooh     ooh
         D#           B          G#m
And our freedom's consuming is itself
A#   D#m/F#   F7sus4 F7
What we've become
   A#m      F#         D#m
Is contrary to what we want
        F
Take a bow

Death, you bring death
And destruction to all that you touch
Pay, you must pay
You must pay for your crimes against the earth

And Hex, feed the Hex
Feed the Hex on the country you love
And beg, you will beg
You will beg for their lives and their souls

And burn, you will burn
You will burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell
You'll burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell
For your sins



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#+

Guitar chord C#+

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#+

Guitar chord F#+

F7

Guitar chord F7

F7sus4

Guitar chord F7sus4

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#+

Guitar chord G#+

B

Guitar chord B

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 a Bow" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Take a Bow" by Muse.