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Take It Easy

The song "Take It Easy" by Eagles: 1) Tells the story of a man traveling down the road trying to clear his mind. He encounters a girl in Winslow, Arizona who catches his eye. 2) Includes lyrics advising the listener to "take it easy" and not let worries consume them. 3) Features an extended guitar solo section that captures the carefree, laidback vibe of the song.

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Take It Easy

The song "Take It Easy" by Eagles: 1) Tells the story of a man traveling down the road trying to clear his mind. He encounters a girl in Winslow, Arizona who catches his eye. 2) Includes lyrics advising the listener to "take it easy" and not let worries consume them. 3) Features an extended guitar solo section that captures the carefree, laidback vibe of the song.

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TAKE IT EASY

EAGLES

INTRO:
G C/G Am7/G
G C/G Am7/G

G G
Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load,
D C
I've got seven women on my mind.
G D
Four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me,
C G
one says she's a friend of mine.
Em C G
Take it easy, take it ea - sy,
Am C Em
don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.
C G C G
Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand,
Am C G
just find a place to make your stand and take it easy.

G
Well, I'm a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
D C
and such a fine sight to see:
G D
it's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford
C G
slowin' down to take a look at me.
Em D C G
Come on, ba - by, don't say may - be.
Am C Em
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me.
C G C G
We may lose and we may win though we will never be here again.
Am C G
So open up, I'm climbin' in, so take it easy.

guitar solo
G D C
G D C G
Em C G
Am C G

G
Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load,
D C
got a world of trouble on my mind.
G D
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover,
C G
she's so hard to find.
Em C G
Take it easy, take it ea - sy,
Am C Em
don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.
C G C G
Come on, ba - by, don't say may - be.
Am C G
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me.

C G
C G
C G G9 C
Oh, we got it ea - sy,
G G9 C
we oughta take it ea - sy.

(end on) Em

CHORDS:

C/G 3x2013
Am7/G 3x0213
G9 30212x

Electric Part
GUITAR 2
(clean electric)

INTRO
play this twice:

e:-3------------|-3-------------|-3--------------|
B:-3------------|-1-------------|-1--------------|
G:-0------------|-0-------------|-2--------------|
D:-0------------|-2-------------|-0--------------|
A:--------------|---------------|----------------|
E:--------------|---------------|----------------|

1 1 1
+ + + + + + + +
|-----------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------------|------------|
|---7-----7----7--------------|------------|
|---7^----7^---7^p5-----------|------------|
|-------------------7p5-------|------------|
|-----------------------6p5-2-|-3~~~~~-----|
Well I'm a runnin' down the road...

After the 1st verse play this:

1 1 1
+ + + +
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---7-----7----7---7--------------|
|---7^----7^---7^--7^p5-----------|
|-----------------------7p5-------|
|---------------------------6p5-3-|
Well, I'm a standin'...

SOLO:

G D7

|-------3-3---3----3-3-3-3|--------3-3-3--------------|----------------------|
|-------3-3---3----3-3-3-3/5-------3-3-3--3\1--0-0-0--|--1/3----3----3/1-----|
|-2/4-------4-------------|----4----------4\2--0-0-0--|--2/4----4----4/2---0-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|

C G
|--------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-1------|----------------1-------------1----1///3---3-----------3\1----0--|
|-2---0--|----------------0-------------0----2///4-------4~~~~---4\2----0--|
|--------|------0--0--2-------------2-----------|--------------------------|
|--------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|

D C G
1 1
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------|-------10------------------------8-----10^---10^--|
|-----2///////11-------11~~~~-11\9--7--7/9-----9-------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|

Em
1 1 1 1
|-----------------------------10/12--|---12-------12--12--10h12--|
|--10^---10^----10^--10^p8----10/12--|---12-------12--12--10h12--|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|

D C G
1 1/2 1 hold bend - - -
|---12---10h12---10-----------------|-------------------------10---|
|---12---10h12---10-----10----------|---------8---10--8---10^------|
|------------------------9^p7-------|---7h8h9---9------------------|
|---------------------------------9-|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|

Am C

- - - - - - release bend
|------------------------------7-8-7-----------|
|-(10)^----(10)^p8--8----8/10---------10---8---|
|---------------------9--------------------7b9-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Em
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8-------8--------8------------5----------10h12-----10h12-----10h12---10h12--|
|-----7b9-------7b9----7p5-------5----------11h12-----11h12-----11h12---11h12--|
|----------------------------7--------7----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D
|--------------------------|
|-10h12p10--10--/20~~~-----|
|-11h12p11--11--/21~~~-----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

OUTRO:
C Em
1 1
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--7^--7--5-----7^~~~~~~~~~---|
|------------7----------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

This is how i play the solo in Take it Easy, it's not exact but it sounds good

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3---3---3-5-3-----------3---------------1-|
|-2/4-----4---4-------4/2-0-2/4---4-2-0-2-0-----0-|
|-------------------------------------------0h2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------5-----------3-3-3/7-7-7--------------12-12-10-12-10---------|
|-------3-------5/7---7-5-3-3h5-------------8-10-8-10/12----------------12-10-8-|
|-0-2/4---4-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------10----------------7-8-7------------------------------------10-|
|-----8-10-8-10/12----12-10-8-8-8/10-------10-8--------10/12-12-12-12-12-10-8----|
|-8/9--------------------------------------------8/9-9---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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