Taken Chords by Simply Bushed
Tempo:
128.1 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
C
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[A]
[E] [Em] [D]
[E] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[D] [Em]
She rides the fences on a [A] trusty bay, [Em] she rides them even in the [D] pouring rain.
[Em] Every time he passes [C] by she gets that feeling deep [Em] inside, one day [D] that man's [Em] gonna stray.
Her man belongs to [Am] another girl, [Em] by the girl's face she said she [D] was a fool.
[Em] The one thing that the folks don't [C] like's a woman who's prepared to [Em] fight, especially
[D] if it's for a [E] taken man.
[G] But their love forms strong on the dusty riverside, no one can see them [D] way out there,
[G] beneath
the river gum and the crimson of the sun.
Well the [D] girl's finally [E] got a man, [D]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[D]
[Em] [C]
[Em]
it had to happen one day [A] just by chance.
[Em] They were clodding full of grace and [D] full of romance.
[Em] The man was riding high and [C] hard, he didn't hear the number's [Em] call nor would he [D] tune,
he didn't care of [Em] consequence.
He's watching for the trigger [A] slow and hard, [Em] shot rang out but didn't go [D] too far.
[Em] There's red dust settled on the [C] pair, the blood had flowed from her [Em] hair, I guess that's
[D] why she had to [Em] kill a man.
[G] But their love was lost [C] on the dusty riverside, [G]
no one can see them [D] way out there,
[G] beneath
the river gum and the crimson of the sun.
Well the [D] girl finally [Em] shot a man,
[A] [Em]
[D]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
the town they searched for them to [A] no avail,
[Em] wife she
cried as if she [D] was betrayed.
[Em] Little did they know that [C] day their horses stood upon their [Em] graves and sprang the [D] water
from the [E] river bed.
[G] But their love was lost [C] on the dusty riverside, [G] no one can see them way out [D] there, [G]
beneath
the river gum [C] and the crimson of the [G] sun.
It's where the [D] girl finally [Em] got a man, [C] it's where the [D] girl finally [Em] got a man, [C] it's where
the [D] girl finally [E] lost her man, [C] it's where the [D] girl finally [Em] shot a man.
[A]
[E] [Em] [D]
[E] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[D] [Em]
She rides the fences on a [A] trusty bay, [Em] she rides them even in the [D] pouring rain.
[Em] Every time he passes [C] by she gets that feeling deep [Em] inside, one day [D] that man's [Em] gonna stray.
Her man belongs to [Am] another girl, [Em] by the girl's face she said she [D] was a fool.
[Em] The one thing that the folks don't [C] like's a woman who's prepared to [Em] fight, especially
[D] if it's for a [E] taken man.
[G] But their love forms strong on the dusty riverside, no one can see them [D] way out there,
[G] beneath
the river gum and the crimson of the sun.
Well the [D] girl's finally [E] got a man, [D]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[D]
[Em] [C]
[Em]
it had to happen one day [A] just by chance.
[Em] They were clodding full of grace and [D] full of romance.
[Em] The man was riding high and [C] hard, he didn't hear the number's [Em] call nor would he [D] tune,
he didn't care of [Em] consequence.
He's watching for the trigger [A] slow and hard, [Em] shot rang out but didn't go [D] too far.
[Em] There's red dust settled on the [C] pair, the blood had flowed from her [Em] hair, I guess that's
[D] why she had to [Em] kill a man.
[G] But their love was lost [C] on the dusty riverside, [G]
no one can see them [D] way out there,
[G] beneath
the river gum and the crimson of the sun.
Well the [D] girl finally [Em] shot a man,
[A] [Em]
[D]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
the town they searched for them to [A] no avail,
[Em] wife she
cried as if she [D] was betrayed.
[Em] Little did they know that [C] day their horses stood upon their [Em] graves and sprang the [D] water
from the [E] river bed.
[G] But their love was lost [C] on the dusty riverside, [G] no one can see them way out [D] there, [G]
beneath
the river gum [C] and the crimson of the [G] sun.
It's where the [D] girl finally [Em] got a man, [C] it's where the [D] girl finally [Em] got a man, [C] it's where
the [D] girl finally [E] lost her man, [C] it's where the [D] girl finally [Em] shot a man.
Key:
Em
D
C
G
A
Em
D
C
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She rides the fences on a [A] trusty bay, _ [Em] she rides them even in the [D] pouring rain.
_ [Em] _ Every time he passes [C] by she gets that feeling deep [Em] inside, one day [D] that man's [Em] gonna stray. _
Her man belongs to [Am] another girl, _ [Em] _ by the girl's face she said she [D] was a fool.
_ [Em] The one thing that the folks don't [C] like's a woman who's prepared to [Em] fight, especially
[D] if it's for a [E] taken man.
_ [G] But their love forms strong on the dusty riverside, no one can see them [D] way out there, _
[G] _ beneath
the river gum and the crimson of the sun.
Well the [D] girl's finally [E] got a man, _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ it had to happen one day [A] just by chance. _
[Em] They were clodding full of grace and [D] full of romance.
_ [Em] The man was riding high and [C] hard, he didn't hear the number's [Em] call nor would he [D] tune,
he didn't care of [Em] consequence. _
He's watching for the trigger [A] slow and hard, _ _ [Em] shot rang out but didn't go [D] too far.
_ [Em] There's red dust settled on the [C] pair, the blood had flowed from her [Em] hair, I guess that's
[D] why she had to [Em] kill a man.
_ [G] But their love was lost [C] on the dusty riverside, [G]
no one can see them [D] way out there, _
_ [G] beneath
the river gum and the crimson of the sun.
Well the [D] girl finally [Em] shot a man, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the town they searched for them to [A] no avail, _
_ [Em] wife she
cried as if she [D] was betrayed.
_ _ [Em] Little did they know that [C] day their horses stood upon their [Em] graves and sprang the [D] water
from the [E] river bed. _
[G] But their love was lost [C] on the dusty riverside, [G] no one can see them way out [D] there, _ [G]
beneath
the river gum [C] and the crimson of the [G] sun.
It's where the [D] girl finally [Em] got a man, _ [C] it's where the [D] girl finally [Em] got a man, _ [C] it's where
the [D] girl finally [E] lost her man, _ [C] it's where the [D] girl finally [Em] shot a man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She rides the fences on a [A] trusty bay, _ [Em] she rides them even in the [D] pouring rain.
_ [Em] _ Every time he passes [C] by she gets that feeling deep [Em] inside, one day [D] that man's [Em] gonna stray. _
Her man belongs to [Am] another girl, _ [Em] _ by the girl's face she said she [D] was a fool.
_ [Em] The one thing that the folks don't [C] like's a woman who's prepared to [Em] fight, especially
[D] if it's for a [E] taken man.
_ [G] But their love forms strong on the dusty riverside, no one can see them [D] way out there, _
[G] _ beneath
the river gum and the crimson of the sun.
Well the [D] girl's finally [E] got a man, _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ it had to happen one day [A] just by chance. _
[Em] They were clodding full of grace and [D] full of romance.
_ [Em] The man was riding high and [C] hard, he didn't hear the number's [Em] call nor would he [D] tune,
he didn't care of [Em] consequence. _
He's watching for the trigger [A] slow and hard, _ _ [Em] shot rang out but didn't go [D] too far.
_ [Em] There's red dust settled on the [C] pair, the blood had flowed from her [Em] hair, I guess that's
[D] why she had to [Em] kill a man.
_ [G] But their love was lost [C] on the dusty riverside, [G]
no one can see them [D] way out there, _
_ [G] beneath
the river gum and the crimson of the sun.
Well the [D] girl finally [Em] shot a man, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the town they searched for them to [A] no avail, _
_ [Em] wife she
cried as if she [D] was betrayed.
_ _ [Em] Little did they know that [C] day their horses stood upon their [Em] graves and sprang the [D] water
from the [E] river bed. _
[G] But their love was lost [C] on the dusty riverside, [G] no one can see them way out [D] there, _ [G]
beneath
the river gum [C] and the crimson of the [G] sun.
It's where the [D] girl finally [Em] got a man, _ [C] it's where the [D] girl finally [Em] got a man, _ [C] it's where
the [D] girl finally [E] lost her man, _ [C] it's where the [D] girl finally [Em] shot a man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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