Ed Sheeran – Take It Back chords
Chords:
As played at Royal Albert Hall (24/3/2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WJNZB0Dyuw Basically you can repeat the following nearly through the whole song: Dm // Dm // Bb // C A7/C#Dm Bb C A7/C# A A *E----(5)----(1)----(3)------0--------0--------x---5----------------|B-----6------3------5------(5)------(5)-------x---5----------------|G-----7------3------5-------5---or---6--------2---6----------------|D-----7------3------5-------5--------5--------2---7----------------|A-----5------1------3-------4--------4--------0---7----------------|E-----x------x------x-------x--------x--------0---5----------------|I think when Ed Sheeran strums he mostly uses the A,D,G strings only and when he picks the A,G,B strings. [Verse 1]DmI'm not a rapper, I'm a singer with a flowI've got a habit of spitting quicker lyrics you knowBbYou found me ripping the writtensout of the pages they sit inCAnd never once I get bitten,A7/C#cause plagiarism is hiddenDmWhich I would sit on the rhythm,prisoner with a vision Signs of a label, but didn't listen to any criticismBbThought you knew but you didn'tPerk your ears up and listenCStudio with a systemA7/C# And you could say that I'm drivenDmAnd now it's on to the next saga,we drink the best lager I never tried to win you over like your stepfatherBbI do my own thing now, and get respect afterC A7/C#And I'm avoiding cocaine like it was Get CarterDmFor four years I never had a place to staybut it's safe to say that it kept me grounded like a paperweightBbAt 16 years old yeah I moved out of my homeC A7/C#I was Macy Gray I tried to say goodbye andI chokedDmAnd we've been sleeping at the subway station, sleeping with a movie star and adding to the populationBbNot my imagination, I don't want to relaxABut would it hurt your reputation,A *if I put it on wax?I take it back now [Chorus]DmMmh Mmh Mmh MmhBbCome on and take it back nowC A7/C# DmCome on and take it back for usDm Bb Don't you fade into the back love,C A7/C#nooooohh[Verse 2]DmTake it back with the rhythm and bluesand my rap pack I'll be singing the news, trying to act like Jack Black when I repeat the schoolBbI'll make a beat with my feet by just singing a loop,C A7/C#bringing the lyrics to prove that I can fit in these shoesDmAnd keeping the truth through the vocal booth,stars burst out on the scene like an opal fruit,Bbthey try to take aim like beckham when he goes to shoot,Cbut then again that's what they're supposed to do,A7/C#and I'm supposed to be calm,DmI tattooed the lyrics onto my arm, whispering everything that happens is from now on,BbI'll be willing to start again by the end of the song,C A7/C#still they're claiming that I handled it wrong,Dmbut then I never had an enemy, except the NME,but I'll be selling twice as many copies as the magazines will ever be,Bbwith only spectacles ahead of me on festival fees,C A7/C#healthier than a Dalmatian, no pedigree,Dmsinging for the masses,rubber dinghy rapids, I keep this rapping a habit and keep on passioning magic,BbI'm battling with respect,CI don't know if I'll have it,Athis songs from the heart,cover the plaque I'll take it back now [Chorus]DmMmh MmhBbCome on and take it back nowC A7/C# DmCome on and take it back for usDm Bb Don't you fade into the back love,C A7/C#nooooohh[Verse 3] (Pick here! Use A,G,B strings and second version of A/C#) Take it back nowDmI don't ever wanna be perfect,Cause I'm a singer that you never wanna see shirtlessBbI accept the fact that someone's got to win worst-dressed,C A7/C#Taking my first steps into the scene,giving me focusDmPutting on a brave face, like Timothy DaltonConsidering a name change, thinking it was hopelessBbRhyming over recordings,avoiding traditionC Cause everyday some lyricsA7/C#and a melody can be writtenDmNow absence can make your heart breakBut drinking absinthe can change your mind-state, vividly, I need to let my liver beBbAnd I say it again,CLiving life on the edge,A7/C#with a closed hand full of friendsIs good advice from a manDmwho took his life on the road with meand I hope to see him blowing up globallyBbCause that's how it's supposed to bescreaming out vocallyCIt might seem totally impossibleA7/C#achieving life's dreamsDmBut, but I just write schemesI'm never having a stylist, giving me tight jeansBbMadison Square Garden is where I might beBut more likely,CYou'll find me in the backA7/C#room of a dive bar with my matesDmHaving a pint with McDaidDiscussing records we made And every single second knowing that we'll never betrayBbThe way we were raisedRemembering our background Sat downCThat's how we put it outA7/C#It's time to take it back now[Chorus]DmMmh Mmh Mmh MmhBbCome on and take it back nowC A7/C# DmCome on and take it back for usDm Bb Don't you fade into the back love,C A7/C#nooooohh uuuuuuuhhDmMmh Mmh Mmh MmhBbCome on and take it back nowC A7/C# DmCome on and take it back for usDm Bb Don't you fade into the back love,C A7/C#nooooohh[Verse 4] (Strum every chord only once here!)DmMy dreams keep me awake at nightDmwritten in rhymes, and I, deliver the hype am Ijust living the lieBbwith this you must know that the number's just sold woahC A7/C#Will keep me going through the tough times, dream with meDmWe forget 90 percent of it when we wakeDmBut the other 10 per cent it never fadesBbDreaming dreams, day to day goals,CStay awake loads, try to make the cut like theA7/C#paper or razor blade, oh, never give upDmAnd just remember just to hold out moreDmCouple years agoI couldn't just control that thoughtBbYou'd find me buskin' on the streetWhen it was cold outdoorsCAnd now I'm sweating on the stageA7/C# of a sold out tourDm Writing love songs for the sake of it,never to make a hitDmYou can't fake talent and work ethic just to make it quickBbI'm not a rapper I'm a singer, I just take the piss andC A7/C#Most the other guys are kids that pose his little sisterDmhas to babysit, that's just a way it isDmDreams you own, just set your goalsand have the utmost faith in itBbTread your own path, you'll never make it as a follower,C A7/C#you'll never know where you will go or where you'll be tomorrow