Chords for Old Crow Medicine Show - Take 'Em Away

Tempo:
70.775 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Em

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Old Crow Medicine Show - Take 'Em Away chords
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[D] [F#m] [D] Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is broken [G] cause my spirit's not [D] free, Lord take away [A] these [D] chains from me.
Some birds [G] feathers are too bright to be caged, I [D] know I'm not that [A] colorful but a bird just the same.
[D] Open up your gate now [G] let me put down my load, [D] so I can feel at ease and go back to my home.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is [G] broken cause my spirit's not [D] free, Lord take [A] away these [D] chains from me.
Sun beating down my legs [G] can't seem to stand, there's [D] a false man at a turn roll [A] with a rifle in his hand.
[D] I got nine [G] children, nothing in the pan, but [D] my wife she died hungry [A] while I was [D] plowing land.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is [G] broken cause my spirit's [D] not free, Lord take away these [D] chains from me.
[G] [Em] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [Em] [D] [D]
Can't see when [G] I go to work, can't see when I get off, [D] how to [A] expect a man not to get [D] lost.
Every year I just keep [G] getting deeper and then, [D] if there's a happy day Lord I haven't seen one yet.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is [G] broken cause my spirit's not [D] free, Lord take away these chains from me.
[A] [D] Land that I love is [G] the land that I'm working, [D] but it's hard to love it all the time [A] when your back is a hurt.
[D] Getting too old [G] now to push this here [D] plow, please let me lay down so I can look at the cloud.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take [A] away these chains from [D] me.
My heart [G] is broken cause my spirit's [D] not free, Lord take away these chains from me.
[G] [D] [F#m] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [D]
Land that [G] I know is where two rivers collide, the [D] Brazos, the Navajo [A] and the big blue sky.
[D] Flood plains, freight [G] trains, watermelon vines, if [Bm] any place on [D] God's green earth this is where I choose to die.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is [G] broken cause my spirit's not [D] free, Lord take away these chains from me.
[G] [Em] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[C#] [D] [N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To start learning Old Crow Medicine Show - Take Em Away chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, D, G, D and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 35 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 71. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] [D] Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is broken [G] cause my spirit's not [D] free, Lord take away [A] these [D] chains from me. _
_ Some birds [G] feathers are too bright to be caged, I [D] know I'm not that [A] colorful but a bird just the same.
[D] Open up your gate now [G] let me put down my load, [D] so I can feel at ease and go back to my home.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is [G] broken cause my spirit's not [D] free, Lord take [A] away these [D] chains from me.
_ _ Sun beating down my legs [G] can't seem to stand, there's [D] a false man at a turn roll [A] with a rifle in his hand.
[D] I got nine [G] children, nothing in the pan, but [D] my wife she died hungry [A] while I was [D] plowing land.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is [G] broken cause my spirit's [D] not free, Lord take away these [D] chains from me. _
[G] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Can't see when [G] I go to work, can't see when I get off, [D] how to [A] expect a man not to get [D] lost.
Every year I just keep [G] getting deeper and then, [D] if there's a happy day Lord I haven't seen one yet.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is [G] broken cause my spirit's not [D] free, Lord take away these chains from me.
_ _ [A] [D] Land that I love is [G] the land that I'm working, [D] but it's hard to love it all the time [A] when your back is a hurt.
[D] Getting too old [G] now to push this here [D] plow, please let me lay down so I can look at the cloud.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take [A] away these chains from [D] me.
My heart [G] is broken cause my spirit's [D] not free, Lord take away these chains from me. _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Land that [G] I know is where two rivers collide, the [D] Brazos, the Navajo [A] and the big blue sky.
[D] Flood plains, freight [G] trains, watermelon vines, if [Bm] any place on [D] God's green earth this is where I choose to die.
Take them away, [G] take them away [D] Lord, take away [A] these chains from me.
[D] My heart is [G] broken cause my spirit's not [D] free, Lord take away these chains from me.
_ [G] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was featured on the O.C.M.S. album.

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