The Doors - Take It as It Comes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Take It as It Comes" 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 as It Comes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Doors

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 as It Comes" smoothly on your guitar.

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

 Em      G
Time to live
 D       Em
Time to lie
 Em      G
Time to laugh
 D       Em
Time to die

Chorus:
Am       F      E   E7
Takes it easy, baby
Am      F      E   E7
Take it as it comes
Am     F        E  E7
Don't move too fast
         Am        F       E  E7
And you want your love to last
                 Am     F        E  E7
Oh, you've been moving much too fast

Time to walk
Time to run
Time to aim your arrows
At the sun

Chorus:
Takes it easy, baby
Take it as it comes
Don't move too fast
And you want your love to last
Oh, you've been moving much too fast

Go real slow
You like it more and more
Take it as it comes
Specialize in having fun

Chorus:
Takes it easy, baby
Take it as it comes
Don't move too fast
And you want your love to last
Oh, you've been moving much too fast

Moving much too fast
Moving much too fast


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 as It Comes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Take It as It Comes" by The Doors.

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