Chords for Goodnight, Texas - "Takin' Your Word For It" // Official Video
Tempo:
139.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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To [A] a certain extent I'll be taking your word for it
Cause it's all I can do
[F#m] [A] You'll be putting your [F#m] faith in me [A] and I
I'll be [E] placing a bet on you
If it's a sure thing that you want
[D] Write a letter [B] to your confidant
[A] Listen to me [F#m] child if you please
Oh there ain't [E] no [A] guarantees
[D] [A]
[Bm]
Oh well I gathered up my nickels and dimes
[D] And I stepped onto the bus
All the passengers were looking at the driver
[B] And he was smiling [E] at us
[A] Well we shimmied from side to side
[D] I said my [B] prayers and enjoyed the ride
[A] Cause there was nothing [F#m] I could do or say
To [B] make that driver drive [E] a particular way
[A] To a certain extent I'll be taking your word [D] for it
Cause it's all I [A] can do
You'll be putting [F#m] your faith in me [B] and I
I'll be placing [E] a bet on you
[A] If it's a sure thing that you need
[D] Cut your [B] finger and watch it [A] bleed
Listen to me child if you please
Oh there ain't no [E] guarantees
[Am]
[D] [A]
[Am]
[B] [E]
[A]
[E] [D] [B]
[A] [F#m]
[B] [A]
I gathered up a couple of [D] dollars
And I headed for the bar [A] downtown
Stopped a big young Annalee up
[B] And I get us a [E] bottle of brown
[A] Yeah but Crazy Chester and his four piece band
[D] Had her dancing [B] with another man
[A] And there was nothing [F#m] I could say or do
To [B] make sure that she didn't [E] go home with you
To [A] a certain extent I'll be taking your word for [D] it
Cause it's all I [A] can do
You'll be putting your [F#m] faith in me [F#] and I
I'll be placing [E] a bet [E] on you
[A] If it's a sure thing you think you've found
[D] [E] Everything [B] comes back around
[F#] [A]
Listen to [F#m] me child if you please
[B] Oh there ain't no [A] guarantees
Listen to me [F#m] child if you please
Oh there ain't [E] no [A] guarantees
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [B]
[Am] [A]
[F#m] [B] [C#]
[A] [C] [A]
[E] [F#m] [B]
[F#] [Bm] [A]
[A] [C#]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#m] [N]
Cause it's all I can do
[F#m] [A] You'll be putting your [F#m] faith in me [A] and I
I'll be [E] placing a bet on you
If it's a sure thing that you want
[D] Write a letter [B] to your confidant
[A] Listen to me [F#m] child if you please
Oh there ain't [E] no [A] guarantees
[D] [A]
[Bm]
Oh well I gathered up my nickels and dimes
[D] And I stepped onto the bus
All the passengers were looking at the driver
[B] And he was smiling [E] at us
[A] Well we shimmied from side to side
[D] I said my [B] prayers and enjoyed the ride
[A] Cause there was nothing [F#m] I could do or say
To [B] make that driver drive [E] a particular way
[A] To a certain extent I'll be taking your word [D] for it
Cause it's all I [A] can do
You'll be putting [F#m] your faith in me [B] and I
I'll be placing [E] a bet on you
[A] If it's a sure thing that you need
[D] Cut your [B] finger and watch it [A] bleed
Listen to me child if you please
Oh there ain't no [E] guarantees
[Am]
[D] [A]
[Am]
[B] [E]
[A]
[E] [D] [B]
[A] [F#m]
[B] [A]
I gathered up a couple of [D] dollars
And I headed for the bar [A] downtown
Stopped a big young Annalee up
[B] And I get us a [E] bottle of brown
[A] Yeah but Crazy Chester and his four piece band
[D] Had her dancing [B] with another man
[A] And there was nothing [F#m] I could say or do
To [B] make sure that she didn't [E] go home with you
To [A] a certain extent I'll be taking your word for [D] it
Cause it's all I [A] can do
You'll be putting your [F#m] faith in me [F#] and I
I'll be placing [E] a bet [E] on you
[A] If it's a sure thing you think you've found
[D] [E] Everything [B] comes back around
[F#] [A]
Listen to [F#m] me child if you please
[B] Oh there ain't no [A] guarantees
Listen to me [F#m] child if you please
Oh there ain't [E] no [A] guarantees
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [B]
[Am] [A]
[F#m] [B] [C#]
[A] [C] [A]
[E] [F#m] [B]
[F#] [Bm] [A]
[A] [C#]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#m] [N]
Key:
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F#m
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To [A] a certain extent I'll be taking your word for it
Cause it's all I can do
[F#m] _ _ [A] You'll be putting your [F#m] faith in me [A] and I
I'll be [E] placing a bet on you
If it's a sure thing that you want
_ [D] _ Write a letter [B] to your confidant
_ [A] _ Listen to me [F#m] child if you please
Oh there ain't [E] no _ [A] guarantees
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh well I gathered up my nickels and dimes
[D] And I stepped onto the bus
_ _ _ All the passengers were looking at the driver
[B] And he was smiling [E] at us
[A] _ _ Well we shimmied from side to side
_ [D] I said my [B] prayers and enjoyed the ride
[A] Cause there was nothing [F#m] I could do or say
To [B] make that driver drive [E] a particular way
[A] To a certain extent I'll be taking your word [D] for it
Cause it's all I [A] can do
_ _ You'll be putting [F#m] your faith in me [B] and I
I'll be placing [E] a bet on you
[A] _ If it's a sure thing that you need
[D] _ Cut your [B] finger and watch it [A] bleed
Listen to me child if you please
Oh there ain't no [E] _ guarantees
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ I gathered up a couple of [D] dollars
And I headed for the bar [A] downtown
_ _ _ Stopped a big young Annalee up
[B] And I get us a [E] bottle of brown
_ [A] Yeah but Crazy Chester and his four piece band
[D] _ Had her dancing [B] with another man
[A] And there was nothing [F#m] I could say or do
To [B] make sure that she didn't [E] go home with you
To [A] a certain extent I'll be taking your word for [D] it
Cause it's all I [A] can do
_ _ You'll be putting your [F#m] faith in me [F#] and I
I'll be placing [E] a bet [E] on you
[A] _ If it's a sure thing you think you've found
[D] _ [E] Everything [B] comes back _ _ around
[F#] _ _ _ [A]
Listen to [F#m] me child if you please
[B] Oh there ain't no _ [A] guarantees _ _ _
Listen to me [F#m] child if you please
Oh there ain't [E] no _ [A] guarantees _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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To [A] a certain extent I'll be taking your word for it
Cause it's all I can do
[F#m] _ _ [A] You'll be putting your [F#m] faith in me [A] and I
I'll be [E] placing a bet on you
If it's a sure thing that you want
_ [D] _ Write a letter [B] to your confidant
_ [A] _ Listen to me [F#m] child if you please
Oh there ain't [E] no _ [A] guarantees
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh well I gathered up my nickels and dimes
[D] And I stepped onto the bus
_ _ _ All the passengers were looking at the driver
[B] And he was smiling [E] at us
[A] _ _ Well we shimmied from side to side
_ [D] I said my [B] prayers and enjoyed the ride
[A] Cause there was nothing [F#m] I could do or say
To [B] make that driver drive [E] a particular way
[A] To a certain extent I'll be taking your word [D] for it
Cause it's all I [A] can do
_ _ You'll be putting [F#m] your faith in me [B] and I
I'll be placing [E] a bet on you
[A] _ If it's a sure thing that you need
[D] _ Cut your [B] finger and watch it [A] bleed
Listen to me child if you please
Oh there ain't no [E] _ guarantees
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ I gathered up a couple of [D] dollars
And I headed for the bar [A] downtown
_ _ _ Stopped a big young Annalee up
[B] And I get us a [E] bottle of brown
_ [A] Yeah but Crazy Chester and his four piece band
[D] _ Had her dancing [B] with another man
[A] And there was nothing [F#m] I could say or do
To [B] make sure that she didn't [E] go home with you
To [A] a certain extent I'll be taking your word for [D] it
Cause it's all I [A] can do
_ _ You'll be putting your [F#m] faith in me [F#] and I
I'll be placing [E] a bet [E] on you
[A] _ If it's a sure thing you think you've found
[D] _ [E] Everything [B] comes back _ _ around
[F#] _ _ _ [A]
Listen to [F#m] me child if you please
[B] Oh there ain't no _ [A] guarantees _ _ _
Listen to me [F#m] child if you please
Oh there ain't [E] no _ [A] guarantees _ _ _ _
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