Van Halen - Take Me Back guitar tab
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From: BROCKMAN@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu
Take Me Back (Deja Vu)
Van Halen (Balance)
Transcribed by: Bob Brockman (brockman@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu)
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Intro. Part 1 (Strum)
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D A/D Am/D G (2x)
e|---2----0----0--------|
B|---3----2----1----3---|
G|---2----2----2----0---|
D|---0----0----0----0---|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Intro. Part 2
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e|------------------2---------------------------0-----|
B|------------------3-------------------------3---2---|
G|------------------2-------------------------2---2---|
D|---------------0--0--2~-0-0-----------------2---2---|
A|---------0--2----------------------0--2-p0--0---0---|
E|---0--2----------------------0--2-------------------|
e|------------------2---------------------------------|
B|------------------3-------------------------3-3-2---|
G|------------------2-------------------------2-2-2---|
D|---------------0--0--2~-0-0-----------------2-2-2---|
A|---------0--2----------------------0--2-p0--0-0-0---|
E|---0--2----------------------0--2-------------------|
Verse 1
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D G A D A G
i thought i saw you from a distance
D G A Asus4 A
i swore i'd found you once again
D G A D A G
touched on that feeling for an instance
D G A Asus4 A
could not recall where or when, oh no
{Repeat Intro. Part 2}
Verse 2
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D G A D A G
some desert island off morocco
D G A Asus4 A
we had a love so hard to find
D G A D A G
oh so full of life, so free and easy
G D/F# Em A
another place, another time, oh
Chorus
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G D G D/F# Asus4 A
take me back
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
i wanna be there with you
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
it happened just like that yeah
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
slip in a dream or two
G D Asus4 A F#m
come on, take me back, oh, deja vu
Bridge 1
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F#m Bm (through in Bsus2 also)
one soul, one mind
F#m D
one light that shines
F#m G
one love so fine
D A
oh, come on, take me back
Verse 3
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D G A D A G
some call it fate, some superstition
D G A Asus4 A
some call it luck, it's all the same
D G A D A G
just one of the mysteries of creation
G D/F# Em A
somethin' you feel but can't explain
Chorus
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G D G D/F# Asus4 A
oh, take me back
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
i wanna be there with you
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
it happened just like that, baby
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
i've fallin' deep into
Bridge 2
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C G
oh girl, come on
C D
i want you to take me there
F C D A
oh, i know, i know, i know, i know....
Chorus
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G D G D/F# Asus4 A
take me back
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
i wanna be there with you
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
it happened just like that yeah
G D G D/F# Asus4 A
slip in a dream or two
G D Asus4 A
come on, take me back, oh, deja vu
~~ Outro starts right here...
Outro
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First repeat strummed section of intro (Part 1 above).
Then:
e|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
B|--5^--3-3-|--5^--3-3-|--5^--3-3--|--5^--3-3---|
G|--3^--3-3-|--2^--2-2-|--3^--3-3-----|--3^--2-2------|
D|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
A|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
E|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
e|--------------|---------------|-----------|------------------10--|
B|--5^--3-3--|--5^--3-3---|--5^--3-3--|--3--5--5^6-5--3--10--|
G|--3^--3-3-----|--2^--2-2------|--3^--3-3--|--2--3--3^4-3--2---9--|
D|--------------|---------------|-----------|-------------------0--|
A|--------------|---------------|-----------|----------------------|
E|--------------|---------------|-----------|----------------------|