Paul McCartney - Take It Away: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Take It Away" 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.
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Learn Take It Away Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Paul McCartney
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 Away" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: A E A D A Take it away, wanna hear you play E A D A Till the lights go down A E A D A Take it away, don't you wanna stay E D Till there's no one else around Take it away, wanna hear you play Till the lights go down Take it away, don't you wanna stay Till there's no one else around Fmaj9 Gmaj7 A/B B7 Lonely driver, out on the road Em7 A7sus4 D Am7/F# With a hundred miles to go Fmaj9 Gmaj7 A/B B7 Sole survivor, carrying the load Em7 A7sus4 D E Switches on his radio oh Chorus In the audience, watching the show With a paper in his hand Some important impresario Has a message for the band Take it away, wanna hear you play Till the lights go down Take it away, don't you wanna stay Till there's no one else around F#m Bm You never know who may be listening to you You never know who may be listening to you You never know who may be listening to you A Take it away D Am7/F# Take it away After hours, late in the bar By a darkened corner seat Faded flowers wait in a jar Till the evening is complete You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A7  Am7  A7sus4  D  E  Em7  F#  F#m  Gmaj7  Gmaj  B  Bm  B7  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 Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Take It Away" by Paul McCartney.