The Eagles Take It Easy Chords

The Eagles – Take It Easy Chords

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Did You Know? Take It Easy was The Eagles first single and is one of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fames - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll

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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Belt

Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Belt (White Belt when played with a version of 'The Driver' Rhythm

Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Belt (White Belt when played with Django chords only)

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White Pick Level

Take It Easy Chords - The Eagles

Chords: 

Django G Chord

Django Em Chord

Django D Chord

Django C Chord

Django A Chord


Key: G major


Original recording tuned down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Strumming Patterns:

'The Driver':

|D    D    D U D U |


Even better 'The Driver' variation: 

|D    D U D U D U |


Tempo: 139 bpm

Intro -

Begin at the verse (intro above white belt level)


Verse -

|G - - - |G - - - |G - D - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |

(Gx2.5)Well I'm a running down the road trying 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


Chorus - 

|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|A - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|- - - |- - - |- - - |- - - |
|A - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |

Take it
(Emx2)easy, take it (C)ea(G)sy
Don't let the
(A)sound of your own (C)wheels drive you (Emx2)crazy
Lighten
(C)up while you still (G)can
Don't even
(C)try to under(G)stand
Just find a
(A)place to make your (C)stand, and take it (Gx2)easy


Break-

|G - - - |G - - - |


Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - D - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |

Well, I'm a (Gx2.5)standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine
(D)sight to (C)see
It's a
(G)girl my lord in a (D)flat-bed Ford
Slowing
(C)down to take a look at (G)me

Chorus 2 -

|Em - - - |Em - - - |- - - |G - - - |
|A - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|A - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |

Come on, (Emx2)baby, don't say (C)may(G)be
I gotta
(A)know if your sweet (C)love is gonna (Emx2)save me
We may
(C)lose and we may (G)win, though we may (C)never be here (G)again
So open
(A)up I'm climbin' (C)in, so take it (Gx2)easy



Middle 8 (solo) - 


|G - - - |G - - - |- D - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|A - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - D - |

Verse 3 -


|G - - - |G - - - |- D - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |A - - - |- - - |

Well, I'm a (Gx2.5)running down the road trying to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble
(D)on my (C)mind
(G)Looking for a lover who (D)won't blow my cover, she's (A)so hard to (G)find


Chorus 3 -

|Em - - - |Em - - - |- - - |- - - |
|- - - |- - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|- - - |- - - |- - - |- - - |
|- - - |- - - |- - - |- - - |

Take it (Emx2)easy, take it (C)ea(G)sy
Don't let the
(A)sound of your own (C)wheels make you (Emx2)crazy
Come on
(C)baby(G)don't say (C)may(G)be
I've gotta (A)know if your sweet (C)love is gonna (D)save me

Ending -

||C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x4
 |C - - - |C - - - |Em

(Cx2)Oh oh oh, (Gx2)oh oh oh x 4
Oh we got it easy,
We aught to take it easy

Final Chord Strum: Em


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Orange Pick Level

Take It Easy Chords - The Eagles

Chords: 

Open G Chord

Open Em Chord

Open D Chord

Open C Chord

Open Am Chord


Key: G major


Original recording tuned down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Strumming Patterns:


'The Driver*' variation: 

|D    D U D U D U |


'The Driver**'variation: 

|(m)    D    D U D U |


Tempo: 139 bpm

Intro -
|
- - - -G|- - - -G|- - - -C|- - - -D|

| U |(m) D D U D U |(m) D D U D U |(m) D D U D U |
|- - - -G|- - - -G|- - - -C|- - - -D|
| (m) D D U D U |(m) D D U D U |(m) D D U D U |(m) D D U D U |
|- - - - |
|(m) D D U D U |
|G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver* / Driver* )

Verse -

|G - - - |G - - - |G - D - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |
- - - |G - - - |

(Gx2.5)Well I'm a running down the road trying 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

Chorus -


|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Am - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Am - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |

Take it (Emx2)easy, take it (C)ea(G)sy
Don't let the (Am)sound of your own (C)wheels drive you (Emx2)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 (Gx2)easy


Break -
|G - - - |G - - - |

Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - D - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |


Well, I'm a (Gx2.5)standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine
(D)sight to (C)see
It's a
(G)girl my lord in a (D)flat-bed Ford
Slowing
(C)down to take a look at (G)me

Chorus 2 -
|Em - - - |D - - - |- - - |G - - - |
|
Am - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|
C - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|
Am - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |


Come on, (Em)ba(D)by, don't say (C)may(G)be
I gotta
(Am)know if your sweet (C)love is gonna (Emx2)save me
We may
(C)lose and we may (G)win, though we may (C)never be here (G)again
So open
(Am)up I'm climbin' (C)in, so take it (Gx2)easy

Middle 8 (solo) -
|- - - |G - - - |G - D - |C - - - |
|- - - |D - - - |- - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |- - - |- - - |- - - |
|Am - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - D - |

Verse 3 -
|G - - - |G - - - |- D - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |Am - - - |G - - - |


Well, I'm a (Gx2.5)running down the road trying to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble
(D)on my (C)mind
(G)Looking for a lover who (D)won't blow my cover, she's (Am)so hard to (G)find

Chorus 3 -

|Em - - - |Em - - |- - - |G - - - |
|Am - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|C - - -|G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Am - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |


Take it (Emx2)easy, take it (C)ea(G)sy
Don't let the
(Am)sound of your own (C)wheels make you (Emx2)crazy
Come on
(C)baby(G)don't say (C)may(G)be
I've gotta
 (Am)know if your sweet (C)love is gonna (G)save me

Ending -
||C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x4
 |C - - - |- - - |Em

(Cx2)Oh oh oh, (Gx2)oh oh oh x 4
Oh we got it easy,
We aught to take it easy


Final Chord Strum: Em

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