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{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] {end_of_part} {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 {end_of_verse} {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] {end_of_chorus} {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 {end_of_verse} {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 {end_of_chorus} {start_of_part: Solo} [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [Am] [C] [Em] [D] {end_of_part} {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 {end_of_verse} {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) {end_of_part} {start_of_part: End} [C] [Em] {end_of_part}