Take Five Chords by Carmen Mcrae

Tempo:
94.7 bpm
Chords used:

Em

G

Am

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carmen McRae - Take Five chords
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[A]
[E] [G]
[Am]
[Bm]
[Am] [Em] Won't you stop and take a little time out with me?
Just take five
[Am] out to see
[F] Now I'm going away just so I can pass my key [D] day
100%  ➙  95BPM
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
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To start learning Carmen Mcrae - Take Five chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, Em, Am, A, Am, Cm and F in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 47 BPM before aiming for the song's 94 BPM. With A Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ [Em] Won't you stop and take a little time out with me?
Just take five
[Am] _ [Em] Stop your busy day and take the [G] time [Am] out to see
[G] _ I'm [Am] alive _
[F] Now I'm going away just so I can pass my key [D] day
Not a single word do [Em] we say
[C] It's a phantom I'm not [A#] afraid
[F] Our eyes open [Em] neat
I feel tingles down to my feet
[D] When you smile that's much too discreet
Sends me on [C#m] my way
Wouldn't it be better [G] not to be [Am] so polite?
[D] You could [Em] offer a light
Start a little conversation now it's alright
Just take [E] five
[G] Just take _ [E] five _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now I'm [F] going away _
[Em] _ [C] just so I can pass my key day
[Dm] Not a single word do we [Em] say
It's a phantom I'm not afraid
[F] _ Our eyes open neat
[Em] I feel tingles down to my feet
When you smile [D] that's much too [B] discreet
Sends me on [E] my way
Wouldn't it be better [Em] not to be so polite?
[E] I'm gonna offer you a [Em] light
Start a little [G] conversation [C] now it's alright
[G] Just take five
Just [A] take five
[E] You better take five
If [Am] you wanna stay [D] alive
[Em] Every now and then grab five
[Am] _ Not ten, just five
[G] I'm gonna [A] give you [G] five
[Am] _ [G] You better _
[A] You better
[C] You better, [E] better [C] You better _
[A] You [D] better [Am] take five _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _

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