Cage the Elephant - Take it or leave it
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Tuning: E A D G
[Intro] Bass comes in at around 0:07
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---7-5---0-----5.--------------|-5---7-5---0-----5.------7\------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---7-5---0-----5.--------------|-5---7-5---0---------------------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5.----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 1] "Baby you should know ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------| \
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5-----------------| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x3)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-5---7-5---0-----5.--------------|-5---7-5---0-----5.------7\------| /
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5-----------------|/
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3---5-3---0---------------------|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|
E|-------------3h5.----------------|-------------3h5-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---7-5---0-----5.------7\------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-3~----------3---3~----------3.--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-----3.------3---3~------3---0---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 1] "Oh, why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3---3---3~----------|-----------------5~----------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1~----------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.--7.------5.------------| (Listen to get the timing of this
E|-3~----------3~------3---3---3---|---------------------------------| variations on the chorus)
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3~------3---3-------|-----------------5~----------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1~----------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.--7.------5.----7.------5.-----|
E|-3~----------3~------3---3---3---|----------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3~------3---3-------|-----------------5~----------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1~----------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.------7-5.------7.------|
E|-3~----------3~------3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Interlude]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3---5-3---0---------------------|-3---5-3---0---------------------|
E|-------------3.------------------|-------------3h5.----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---7-5---0-----5.--------------|-5-----5.--5-----5.--------------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3.------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 2] "Maybe I should pack my things ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------| \
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5-----------------| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-5---7-5---0-----5.--------------|-5---7-5---0-----5.------7\------| /
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5-----------------|/
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---7-5---0-----5.--------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|-3---5-3---0-----3.--------------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-------------3h5-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---7-5---0-----5.------7\------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------3h5-----------------|-3~----------3---3~----------3.--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-----3.------3---3~------3---0---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 2] "Oh, why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3---3---3~----------|-----------------5---5.------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1---1.------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.--7.------5.------------| (Listen to get the timing of this
E|-3~----------3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------| variations on the chorus)
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3---3---3.----------|-----------------5~----------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1---1.------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.--7.------5.----7.------5.-----|
E|-3~----------3---3---3---3---3---|----------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3---3---3~----------|-----------------5---5.------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1---1.------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.------7-5.------7.------|
E|-3~----------3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Bridge]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5~--|---------------------------------|\
A|-3~----------5~--3~--------------|-3~----------5~--3~--------------| \
E|-------3~--------------3~--------|-------3~--------------3~--------| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-----------------------------7~--|---------------------------------| /
A|-5~----------7~--5~--------------|-5-----------7~--5~------7\------| /
E|-------5~--------------5~--------|-------5~------------------------|/
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------------------------------|-3/------15v-------------\-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------------------------------|-5/------17v-------------\-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------------------------------|-3/------15v-------------\-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5/------17v---------------------|-5.------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 3] "Oh, why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3---3---3~----------|-----------------5~----------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1---1.------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.--7.------5.------------| (Listen to get the timing of this
E|-3~------3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------| variations on the chorus)
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3---3---3.----------|-----------------5~----------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1---1.------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.--7.------5.----7.------5.-----|
E|-3~----------3---3---3---3---3---|----------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3---3---3~----------|-----------------5---5.------5---|
E|-----------------------------0---|-1---1.------1-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7.----5.------7-5.------7.------|
E|-3~------3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7.----5.------7-5.------7.------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7.----5.------7-5.--------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| . Staccato
| v Vibrato
| ~ Let ring
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