Chords for Al Jarreau 1976 -Take Five
Tempo:
143.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
Am
Bb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Letter Perfect from my first album.
We'd like to do
[N]
Something different for you now.
This is
Sometimes
The words and music
The words and [Eb] music get a little bit mixed together.
You don't know quite what to [E] say.
Except that I want to [N] talk about
I used to visit this girl who lived not too far from me in Milwaukee.
I was working in the breweries.
And I go
I go
I mean
Every morning I would walk by her house and she'd be sitting on the front
Sitting out on the
Sitting on Sewing.
My mama said
I'm gonna whisper this to you.
I hear it because her mother was standing over there.
[Gb]
[D]
[F]
[D] [A] [D]
[Bm] [Am]
[Eb] [D]
I'm gonna whisper this to you.
[D]
No, just stop and take a little [E] time with me.
Just take five, [Dm] just take five.
Just stop be busy and take the time [A] out to see that I'm alive, I'm alive.
Although I'm [Bb] going out on my way, just so [Am] I can have fun,
each day [Gm] not a single word you will say.
It's a [F] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still [Bb] on the rise, I'm coming.
Half [Am] a tingle's got to my feet, but when you smile,
[Gm] there's much to this treat, it's certainly [A] come a way.
Now, [Dm] wouldn't it be better not to be so [A] polite?
Oh, you look good all through the light.
Just start a little conversation now, it's all right.
When you take it [D] five, yeah.
[Bbm] Boom, boom, boom, boom, [Ebm] boom, boom, boom, boom.
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] Boom, [Ebm] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Just stop and take a little time out with me.
Baby, take five.
[Bbm] Just stop be busy and take the time out to see that I'm [Ebm] alive.
Although I'm [B] going out on my way, just so I can have fun,
[C] each day [Abm] not a single word you will say.
It's a [Gb] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still [B] on the rise, I'm coming.
[Bbm] Half a tingle's got to my feet, but when you [Ebm] smile,
there's much to this treat, it's certainly come a [Bb] way.
Now, wouldn't it be better not to be so polite?
Oh, you look [Eb] good all through the light.
Just start a little conversation now, it's all right.
When you take it five, yeah.
[E] Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [Em] boom, boom.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Just [E] stop and take a little time out with me.
Your mama take five.
Stop be busy and take the time out to see that
[Bm] I'm alive.
[C] Although I'm going [G] out on my way, just so I can have fun,
each day not a [Gbm] single word you will say.
[D] It's a [E] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still on the rise, I'm coming.
Half a [Bm] tingle's got to my feet, [Gbm] but when you smile,
there's much to [Bb] this treat, it's certainly come [Bm] a way.
Well, baby, [C] just don't say [Em] I'm on a cliff, do not stand.
But you could all hold your hand,
holding and tugging at the old school brand.
And when you take [Bm] five, you're still fine, [Ebm] you're still [Bbm] fine.
Well, just take [Bbm] five, baby, take [D] five, come on, take five.
[B]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[D] I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two.
Oh, sweet thing, could you take a little bit of time, baby?
Take a little bit of time.
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[E] [Bm]
[A] [D] [Am]
[D] [E] [A]
[Dm] [E] I'm [Gbm] [Dm] going to take a [F] little time girl, [Bb] just take me if [G] you want to.
[D] [D] [Bb]
[D]
[N]
We'd like to do
[N]
Something different for you now.
This is
Sometimes
The words and music
The words and [Eb] music get a little bit mixed together.
You don't know quite what to [E] say.
Except that I want to [N] talk about
I used to visit this girl who lived not too far from me in Milwaukee.
I was working in the breweries.
And I go
I go
I mean
Every morning I would walk by her house and she'd be sitting on the front
Sitting out on the
Sitting on Sewing.
My mama said
I'm gonna whisper this to you.
I hear it because her mother was standing over there.
[Gb]
[D]
[F]
[D] [A] [D]
[Bm] [Am]
[Eb] [D]
I'm gonna whisper this to you.
[D]
No, just stop and take a little [E] time with me.
Just take five, [Dm] just take five.
Just stop be busy and take the time [A] out to see that I'm alive, I'm alive.
Although I'm [Bb] going out on my way, just so [Am] I can have fun,
each day [Gm] not a single word you will say.
It's a [F] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still [Bb] on the rise, I'm coming.
Half [Am] a tingle's got to my feet, but when you smile,
[Gm] there's much to this treat, it's certainly [A] come a way.
Now, [Dm] wouldn't it be better not to be so [A] polite?
Oh, you look good all through the light.
Just start a little conversation now, it's all right.
When you take it [D] five, yeah.
[Bbm] Boom, boom, boom, boom, [Ebm] boom, boom, boom, boom.
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] Boom, [Ebm] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Just stop and take a little time out with me.
Baby, take five.
[Bbm] Just stop be busy and take the time out to see that I'm [Ebm] alive.
Although I'm [B] going out on my way, just so I can have fun,
[C] each day [Abm] not a single word you will say.
It's a [Gb] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still [B] on the rise, I'm coming.
[Bbm] Half a tingle's got to my feet, but when you [Ebm] smile,
there's much to this treat, it's certainly come a [Bb] way.
Now, wouldn't it be better not to be so polite?
Oh, you look [Eb] good all through the light.
Just start a little conversation now, it's all right.
When you take it five, yeah.
[E] Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [Em] boom, boom.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Just [E] stop and take a little time out with me.
Your mama take five.
Stop be busy and take the time out to see that
[Bm] I'm alive.
[C] Although I'm going [G] out on my way, just so I can have fun,
each day not a [Gbm] single word you will say.
[D] It's a [E] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still on the rise, I'm coming.
Half a [Bm] tingle's got to my feet, [Gbm] but when you smile,
there's much to [Bb] this treat, it's certainly come [Bm] a way.
Well, baby, [C] just don't say [Em] I'm on a cliff, do not stand.
But you could all hold your hand,
holding and tugging at the old school brand.
And when you take [Bm] five, you're still fine, [Ebm] you're still [Bbm] fine.
Well, just take [Bbm] five, baby, take [D] five, come on, take five.
[B]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[D] I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two.
Oh, sweet thing, could you take a little bit of time, baby?
Take a little bit of time.
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[E] [Bm]
[A] [D] [Am]
[D] [E] [A]
[Dm] [E] I'm [Gbm] [Dm] going to take a [F] little time girl, [Bb] just take me if [G] you want to.
[D] [D] [Bb]
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[N]
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_ _ _ _ Letter Perfect from my first album.
_ _ _ _ We'd like to _ _ _ do_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Something different for you now. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sometimes_
_ The words and music_
_ _ The words and [Eb] _ music get a little bit mixed together.
You don't know _ quite what to [E] say. _
Except that I want to [N] talk about_
I used to visit this girl who _ lived not too far from me in Milwaukee.
I was working in the breweries.
And I go_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I go_ _ _ _
_ _ _ I mean_
Every morning I would walk by her house and she'd be sitting on the front_
Sitting out _ on the_
_ Sitting on_ Sewing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My mama _ said_
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gonna whisper this to you.
I hear it because her mother was standing over there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna whisper this to you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ No, just stop and take a little [E] time with me.
Just take five, [Dm] just take five.
Just stop be busy and take the time [A] out to see that I'm alive, I'm alive.
Although I'm [Bb] going out on my way, just so [Am] I can have fun,
each day [Gm] not a single word you will say.
It's a [F] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still [Bb] on the rise, I'm coming.
Half [Am] a tingle's got to my feet, but when you smile,
[Gm] there's much to this treat, it's certainly [A] come a way.
Now, [Dm] wouldn't it be better not to be so [A] polite?
Oh, you look good all through the light.
Just start a little conversation now, it's all right.
When you take it [D] five, _ yeah.
_ [Bbm] Boom, boom, boom, boom, [Ebm] boom, boom, boom, _ _ boom.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ Boom, [Ebm] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Just stop and take a little time out with me.
Baby, take five.
_ [Bbm] Just stop be busy and take the time out to see that I'm [Ebm] alive. _
_ Although I'm [B] going out on my way, just so I can have fun,
[C] each day [Abm] not a single word you will say.
It's a [Gb] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still [B] on the rise, I'm coming.
[Bbm] Half a tingle's got to my feet, but when you [Ebm] smile,
there's much to this treat, it's certainly come a [Bb] way.
Now, wouldn't it be better not to be so polite?
Oh, you look [Eb] good all through the light.
Just start a little conversation now, it's all right.
When you take it five, yeah. _ _
[E] _ Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [Em] boom, boom.
_ _ _ _ Boom, boom, _ boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
_ Just [E] stop and take a little time out with me.
Your mama take five.
_ _ Stop be busy and take the time out to see that _
_ [Bm] I'm alive.
[C] _ Although I'm going [G] out on my way, just so I can have fun,
each day not a [Gbm] single word you will say.
[D] It's a [E] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still on the rise, I'm coming.
Half a [Bm] tingle's got to my feet, [Gbm] but when you smile,
there's much to [Bb] this treat, it's certainly come [Bm] a way.
Well, baby, [C] just don't say [Em] I'm on a cliff, do not stand.
But you could all hold your hand,
holding and tugging at the old school brand.
And when you take _ [Bm] five, _ you're still _ fine, _ [Ebm] you're still _ _ [Bbm] fine.
Well, just take _ [Bbm] five, _ baby, take [D] _ five, _ come on, take five.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] I wish my two, _ I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my two. _ _ _
_ _ Oh, sweet thing, _ _ could you take a little bit of time, baby? _
Take a little bit of time. _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Dm] going to take a [F] little time girl, [Bb] just take me if [G] you want to.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ We'd like to _ _ _ do_ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Something different for you now. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sometimes_
_ The words and music_
_ _ The words and [Eb] _ music get a little bit mixed together.
You don't know _ quite what to [E] say. _
Except that I want to [N] talk about_
I used to visit this girl who _ lived not too far from me in Milwaukee.
I was working in the breweries.
And I go_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I go_ _ _ _
_ _ _ I mean_
Every morning I would walk by her house and she'd be sitting on the front_
Sitting out _ on the_
_ Sitting on_ Sewing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My mama _ said_
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gonna whisper this to you.
I hear it because her mother was standing over there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna whisper this to you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ No, just stop and take a little [E] time with me.
Just take five, [Dm] just take five.
Just stop be busy and take the time [A] out to see that I'm alive, I'm alive.
Although I'm [Bb] going out on my way, just so [Am] I can have fun,
each day [Gm] not a single word you will say.
It's a [F] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still [Bb] on the rise, I'm coming.
Half [Am] a tingle's got to my feet, but when you smile,
[Gm] there's much to this treat, it's certainly [A] come a way.
Now, [Dm] wouldn't it be better not to be so [A] polite?
Oh, you look good all through the light.
Just start a little conversation now, it's all right.
When you take it [D] five, _ yeah.
_ [Bbm] Boom, boom, boom, boom, [Ebm] boom, boom, boom, _ _ boom.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ Boom, [Ebm] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Just stop and take a little time out with me.
Baby, take five.
_ [Bbm] Just stop be busy and take the time out to see that I'm [Ebm] alive. _
_ Although I'm [B] going out on my way, just so I can have fun,
[C] each day [Abm] not a single word you will say.
It's a [Gb] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still [B] on the rise, I'm coming.
[Bbm] Half a tingle's got to my feet, but when you [Ebm] smile,
there's much to this treat, it's certainly come a [Bb] way.
Now, wouldn't it be better not to be so polite?
Oh, you look [Eb] good all through the light.
Just start a little conversation now, it's all right.
When you take it five, yeah. _ _
[E] _ Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [Em] boom, boom.
_ _ _ _ Boom, boom, _ boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
_ Just [E] stop and take a little time out with me.
Your mama take five.
_ _ Stop be busy and take the time out to see that _
_ [Bm] I'm alive.
[C] _ Although I'm going [G] out on my way, just so I can have fun,
each day not a [Gbm] single word you will say.
[D] It's a [E] panoramic, monolithic, I'm still on the rise, I'm coming.
Half a [Bm] tingle's got to my feet, [Gbm] but when you smile,
there's much to [Bb] this treat, it's certainly come [Bm] a way.
Well, baby, [C] just don't say [Em] I'm on a cliff, do not stand.
But you could all hold your hand,
holding and tugging at the old school brand.
And when you take _ [Bm] five, _ you're still _ fine, _ [Ebm] you're still _ _ [Bbm] fine.
Well, just take _ [Bbm] five, _ baby, take [D] _ five, _ come on, take five.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] I wish my two, _ I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish my two, I wish _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my two. _ _ _
_ _ Oh, sweet thing, _ _ could you take a little bit of time, baby? _
Take a little bit of time. _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Dm] going to take a [F] little time girl, [Bb] just take me if [G] you want to.
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