TAKE IT EASY

Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey

Intro

G C/G D7sus4/G
/++++/++++/++++/++++
G C/G D7sus4/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 Em7
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
/++++/++++
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 D C G
/++++ /++++ /++++ /++++
Am C Em D
/++++ /++++ /++++/++++

G
Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load,
D Am
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 Em7
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
Ohhhohhooo, Ohhhohhooo, Ohhhohhooo, Ohhhohhooo, |: 4 times

C G
/++++/++++ /++++/++++ |: 8 times (with guitar solo)

C G G9 C
        Oh, we got it ea  -  sy,
G G9 C Em
we oughta take it ea  -  sy.      



 INTRO
 play this twice:

 e:-3------------|-3-------------|-3--------------|
 B:-0------------|-1-------------|-1--------------|
 G:-0------------|-0-------------|-2--------------|
 D:-0------------|-2-------------|-0--------------|
 A:-2------------|-X-------------|-X--------------|
 E:-3------------|-3-------------|-3--------------|


      1     1    1
     +     +    +      +         +  +  +  +
 |-----------------------------|------------|
 |---3-----3----3--------------|------------|
 |---2^----2^---2^-0-----------|------------|
 |-------------------2-0-------|------------|
 |------------------------1-0--|------------|
 |-----------------------------|-3~~~~~-----|
                                   Well I'm a runnin' down the road...



 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-------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|

{np}
                                      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----------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


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Em Am G D C Em7 G9

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