Taking On The World Chords by Gun

Tempo:
98.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gun - Taking On The World chords
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[Em] [G]
[D] [Em] [G]
[D] [Em] You're holding [G] out your hand
[D] Are [Em] you falling?
[G]
[D] [Em] You're talking [G] to yourself [D] [Em] Nobody's there
[G]
There's [D] [Em] a [G] burning in your heart [D] like [Em] a [G] hunger
[D] [Em] There's [G] something on your mind [D] nobody [Em] cares
[G]
[D] [C] You're holding out your hand
When you feel that life is dragging [Em] you down
Day by day
You've got [C] to break away
You're taking on the [Em] world
[D]
Taking on [Em] the world
[D] [C]
[B] And [Em] I swear they'll [C] never break [D] you [Em] down
Taking on the world
[D] [C]
Rest [Em] your style
[G] You [C] [Dm] [Em]
know [G] what will fight [C] your heart
[D] [E] Take your time
[Gm] [C] [D] So [E] we don't [G] make the same [C] mistakes [D] again
[Em]
Take [G] a look [C] on the other [G] side
[Em]
Look at what [C] people leave [D] behind
[C]
When you feel that life [Em] is dragging you down
Day by day
You've [D] got to [C] break away
[G] Taking on the world
Taking [C] [D] [Em] on the [G] world
[C] And [D] [Em] I swear [D] they'll [C] never break [G] me
Taking [Em] on the world
[D] [Am] Taking [G] on the world
[C] [G] Taking on the world
[D] And [E] I swear [C] they'll never break [G] me
Taking [Em] on the [G] world
[D] [A]
[Am] See [C] that it do
[Em] Put your trust in [D] me
[Am]
Dot [C] out the blue
We're breaking [G]
away
What's
[A] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [F#] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [F#]
[G] [Gm] [Em]
the game?
Wild sorrow
Great faith is your heart breaking
Who [C] cares when you [G] cry freedom
It's the right [C] time for the [G] right reason
Taking on the world
Taking on the world
[D] Taking [Em] on the world
And I swear they'll [D] never take [G] me
Taking on the world
They'll [D] never break [G] me
Taking on the world
They'll never [C] change me
I'm taking on the [G] world
Taking [Em] on the world
[G]
[A] Taking [Em] on the [G] world
[D] [G] [Em] Taking on the world
[G] [D] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Gun - Taking On The World chords, practice playing Em, D, Em, G, D, C, G and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 98. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] You're holding [G] out your hand
[D] Are [Em] you falling?
[G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] You're talking [G] to _ yourself [D] _ [Em] Nobody's there
[G] _ _
There's [D] _ [Em] a [G] burning in your heart [D] like [Em] a [G] hunger _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] There's [G] something on your mind _ [D] nobody [Em] cares
[G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] You're holding out your hand
When you feel that life is dragging [Em] you down
Day by day
You've got [C] to break away _ _
You're taking on the [Em] world
[D] _ _ _
Taking on [Em] the world
[D] _ _ [C] _
_ [B] And [Em] I swear they'll [C] never break [D] you [Em] down
Taking on the world
[D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ Rest _ _ [Em] your style
[G] You [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em]
know [G] what will fight [C] your heart
[D] _ [E] Take your time
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] So [E] we don't [G] make the same [C] mistakes [D] again
_ [Em]
Take [G] a look [C] on the other [G] side
_ [Em]
Look at what [C] people leave [D] behind
_ [C]
When you feel that life [Em] is dragging you down
Day by day
You've [D] got to [C] break _ away
_ [G] Taking on the world
Taking [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] on the [G] world
[C] And _ [D] _ [Em] I swear [D] they'll [C] never break [G] me
Taking [Em] on the world
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] Taking [G] on the world
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] Taking on the world
_ [D] And _ _ [E] I swear [C] they'll never break [G] me
Taking [Em] on the [G] world
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Am] _ See [C] that it do
_ [Em] Put your trust in _ [D] me
_ _ [Am] _
_ Dot [C] out the blue
We're breaking [G]
away
_ _ What's _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ the game?
_ Wild sorrow
_ Great faith is your heart breaking
Who [C] cares when you [G] cry freedom
It's the right [C] time for the [G] right reason
Taking on the world
_ Taking _ _ on the world
_ [D] Taking _ _ [Em] on the world
And I swear they'll [D] never take [G] me
Taking on the world
They'll [D] never break [G] me
Taking on the world
They'll never [C] change me
I'm taking on the [G] world _ _
_ Taking [Em] on the world
[G] _ _ _
_ [A] Taking [Em] on the [G] world _ _
_ [D] _ [G] [Em] Taking on the world
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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