Carpenter Mary Chapin - I Take My Chances guitar chord

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 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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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, schneider@pobox.com