{title: Take it easy}
{artist: Eagles}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 140}
{key: G}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[G] [C] [D7sus4]
[G] [C] [D7sus4]
[G]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
well, I'm [G]running down the road, tryin' to loosen my load
I've got seven women [D]on my [C]mind
[G]four that wanna own me, [D]two that wanna stone me
[C]one says she's a friend of [G]mine
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
take it [Em]easy, take it [C]ea-[G]sy
don't let the [Am]sound of your own [C]wheels drive you [Em]crazy
lighten [C]up while you still [G]can, don't even [C]try to under-[G]stand
just find a [Am]place to make your [C]stand and take it [G]easy
[G]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
well, i'm a [G]standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
and such a fine [D]sight to [C]see
it's a [G]girl, my lord, in a [D]flatbed Ford
slowin' [C]down to take a look at [G]me
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
come on, [Em]ba-[D]by, don't say [C]may-[G]be
I gotta [Am]know if your sweet [C]love is gonna [Em]save me
we may [C]lose and we may [G]win, though we will [C]never be here a-[G]gain
so open [Am]up, i'm climbin' [C]in, so take it [G]easy
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{start_of_part: Solo}
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G]
[Em] [D] [C] [G] [Am] [C] [Em] [D]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
well I'm [G]running down the road trying to loosen my load
got a world of trouble [D]on my [Am7]mind
[G]lookin' for a lover who [D]won't blow my cover
she's [C]so hard to [G]find
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 3}
take it [Em]easy, take it [C]ea-[G]sy
don't let the [Am]sound of your own [C]wheels make you [Em]crazy
come on [C]ba-[G]by, don't say [C]may-[G]be
I gotta [Am]know if your sweet [C]love is gonna [G]save me
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Outtro}
[C]oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, [G]oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
[C]oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, [G]oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
oh, we got it [C]ea---[G]sy (oh-oh-oh)
we ought to take it [C]ea---[G]sy (oh-oh-oh)
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{start_of_part: End}
[C] [Em]
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