TAKE IT EASY
EAGLES
INTRO:
G C/G Am7/G
G C/G Am7/G
G G
Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load,
D C
I've got seven women on my mind.
G D
Four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me,
C G
one says she's a friend of mine.
Em C G
Take it easy, take it ea - sy,
Am C Em
don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.
C G C G
Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand,
Am C G
just find a place to make your stand and take it easy.
G
Well, I'm a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
D C
and such a fine sight to see:
G D
it's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford
C G
slowin' down to take a look at me.
Em D C G
Come on, ba - by, don't say may - be.
Am C Em
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me.
C G C G
We may lose and we may win though we will never be here again.
Am C G
So open up, I'm climbin' in, so take it easy.
guitar solo
G D C
G D C G
Em C G
Am C G
G
Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load,
D C
got a world of trouble on my mind.
G D
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover,
C G
she's so hard to find.
Em C G
Take it easy, take it ea - sy,
Am C Em
don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.
C G C G
Come on, ba - by, don't say may - be.
Am C G
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me.
C G
C G
C G G9 C
Oh, we got it ea - sy,
G G9 C
we oughta take it ea - sy.
(end on) Em
CHORDS:
C/G 3x2013
Am7/G 3x0213
G9 30212x
Electric Part
GUITAR 2
(clean electric)
INTRO
play this twice:
e:-3------------|-3-------------|-3--------------|
B:-3------------|-1-------------|-1--------------|
G:-0------------|-0-------------|-2--------------|
D:-0------------|-2-------------|-0--------------|
A:--------------|---------------|----------------|
E:--------------|---------------|----------------|
1 1 1
+ + + + + + + +
|-----------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------------|------------|
|---7-----7----7--------------|------------|
|---7^----7^---7^p5-----------|------------|
|-------------------7p5-------|------------|
|-----------------------6p5-2-|-3~~~~~-----|
Well I'm a runnin' down the road...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/take_it_easy_tab.html ]
After the 1st verse play this:
1 1 1
+ + + +
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---7-----7----7---7--------------|
|---7^----7^---7^--7^p5-----------|
|-----------------------7p5-------|
|---------------------------6p5-3-|
Well, I'm a standin'...
SOLO:
G D7
|-------3-3---3----3-3-3-3|--------3-3-3--------------|----------------------|
|-------3-3---3----3-3-3-3/5-------3-3-3--3\1--0-0-0--|--1/3----3----3/1-----|
|-2/4-------4-------------|----4----------4\2--0-0-0--|--2/4----4----4/2---0-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
C G
|--------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-1------|----------------1-------------1----1///3---3-----------3\1----0--|
|-2---0--|----------------0-------------0----2///4-------4~~~~---4\2----0--|
|--------|------0--0--2-------------2-----------|--------------------------|
|--------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D C G
1 1
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------|-------10------------------------8-----10^---10^--|
|-----2///////11-------11~~~~-11\9--7--7/9-----9-------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
Em
1 1 1 1
|-----------------------------10/12--|---12-------12--12--10h12--|
|--10^---10^----10^--10^p8----10/12--|---12-------12--12--10h12--|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D C G
1 1/2 1 hold bend - - -
|---12---10h12---10-----------------|-------------------------10---|
|---12---10h12---10-----10----------|---------8---10--8---10^------|
|------------------------9^p7-------|---7h8h9---9------------------|
|---------------------------------9-|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Am C
- - - - - - release bend
|------------------------------7-8-7-----------|
|-(10)^----(10)^p8--8----8/10---------10---8---|
|---------------------9--------------------7b9-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Em
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8-------8--------8------------5----------10h12-----10h12-----10h12---10h12--|
|-----7b9-------7b9----7p5-------5----------11h12-----11h12-----11h12---11h12--|
|----------------------------7--------7----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
|--------------------------|
|-10h12p10--10--/20~~~-----|
|-11h12p11--11--/21~~~-----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
OUTRO:
C Em
1 1
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--7^--7--5-----7^~~~~~~~~~---|
|------------7----------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
