I TAKE MY CHANCES (Mary-Chapin Carpenter & Don Schlitz)
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[Actually in C, so capo at the 5th fret; each chord is half a measure.]
G D C C G D C C
[intro]
G D Em C
I took a walk in the rain one day
G D C C
On the wrong side of the tracks
G D Em C
I stood on the rails till I saw that train
G D C C
Just to see how my heart would react
Em Bm C C
Now some people say that you shouldn’t tempt fate
Em D C C
And for them I can not disagree
G D Em C
But I never learned nothing from playing it safe
G G/B C C
I say fate should not tempt me
(C) G D C C G D C C
I take my chances; I don’t mind working without a net
(C) G D C C G D C C
I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get
I sat alone in the dark one night, tuning in by remote
I found a preacher who spoke of the light but there was brimstone in his throat
He’d show me the way according to him in return for my personal check
I flipped the channel back to CNN, and I lit another cigarette
I take my chances; yes, forgiveness doesn’t come with a debt
I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get
G D C C G D C C G D C C G D C C
[guitar solo]
I’ve crossed lines of words and wire, and both have cut me deep
I’ve been frozen out and I’ve been on fire, and the tears are mine to weep
But I can cry until I laugh, or laugh until I cry
So cut the deck right in half, I’ll play from either side
I take my chances; I pay my dollar and I place my bet
I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get
I take my chances; yeah, I don’t cling to remorse or regret
I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get
I take my chances…
[Repeat G D C C; end on G.]
[Concert ad-lib lyrics:]
No remorse, no regrets
I chewed another Nicorette
I ordered up some crepes Suzette
I found Elvis on the Internet
I went camping with a young cadet
He showed me his bayonet
I looked at him and said, «you should get an Erector set»
Who needs a boyfriend, you can get a pet
TAB:
The electric guitar actually plays this in C with no capo. These are the
Right notes; I’m not sure about the exact fingerings.
C G F C G F
E —-0————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B —1——3——1-|——1———|—-1—0——-|—————-|
G 0———4——|—2——-0—0-|—0——-0—2-|——0———|
D ————5—|—-3——-3—|2————0—|—3——-3—3-|
A —————-|—————-|—————-|—-3——-3—|
E —————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Here it is in G, if you want to play it with the capo on the 5th fret:
G D C G D C
E —-7—5——3-|——3———|—-3—2——0-|—————-|
B —8——-7——|—5——-3—3-|—3——-3——|——3———|
G 7————7—|—-5——-5—|4————2—|—5——-5—5—|
D —————-|—————-|—————-|—-5——-5—|
A —————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
E —————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
— Adam Schneider, [email protected]