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Take It or Leave It Guitar Tablature
INTRO

	FIRST GUITAR			

     A  G# Dm   C			(these chords are for the piano)
e------------------------
B------------------------ 
G----9--8--7------------- 
D---------------10------- 
A------------------------  
E------------------------  

And then

	FIRST GUITAR
			
e------------------------
B----8-8-----------------     THIS IS THE MAIN RIFF
G--9-------9-10-10------- 	 
D------------------------ 
A------------------------  
E------------------------  
	
	SECOND GUITAR

C5  A#5  D5		 (see the chords at the end)

VERSE

It's the same as the second part of the intro
But play it one time before every beginning of verses

C5
Leave me alone
A#5
I'm in control
D5
I'm in control
C5
And girls lie too much
A#5
And boys act too tough
D5
Enough is enough

BRIDGE

	FIRST GUITAR it's still the same

	SECOND GUITAR
C
Well, on the minds 
A#
Of other men
Dm
I know she was...

CHORUS
	FIRST GUITAR always the same

	SECOND GUITAR

         C5
I said, "Just take it or leave it
A#5
And take it or leave it
D5
And take it or leave it
C5
And take it or leave it
A#5
Oh, just take it or leave it
D5
And take it or leave it
D5
Oh, take it" 
C5  
That's right    (keep playing C5 until tne E5 of the second bridge)

SECOND BRIDGE
		   E5  D#5 D5	C5
Oh, he's gonna let you down
	     E5  D#5 D5	  C5 
He's gonna let you down
	     E5  D#5 D5	  C5 
He's gonna let you down
	     E5    D#5  D5	   C5 
He's gonna break your back for a chance
	     E5    D#5  D5	       C5 
He's gonna steal your friends if he can
	     E5  D#5  D5	  (keep playing D5)
He's gonna win someday


VERSE

I fell off the track, now 
I can't go back
I'm not like that

Boys lie too much
Girls act too tough
Enough is enough

BRIDGE

Well on the minds
Of other girls
I know he was...

CHORUS

I said, "Just take it or leave it
And take it or leave it
And take it or leave it
And take it or leave it
Oh, just take it or leave it
And take it or leave it
Oh, take it"

That's right

BREAK AND SOLO

SECOND GUITAR

Play C G# during all the part

FIRST GUITAR

(With heavy distortion)

This solo is very strange so my version is realy not perfect!
    (      (
e------------------11--------------------------------------------
B--13-----13-----13-13-11p13-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
  (   (
e-------------11-11------11-11- - -
B-8--11--13-13------13-13------ - -
G------------------------------ - -
D------------------------------ - -
A------------------------------ - -
E------------------------------ - -

(play it tremolo when there's a ()

SECOND BRIDGE

Oh, he's gonna let you down
He's gonna let you down
He's gonna let you down
He's gonna break your back for a chance
He's gonna steal your friends if he can
He's gonna win someday

Oh, he will...

Finish the same chords as the break

CHORDS USED

   C5   A#5   D5   C   A#   Dm    E5  D#5   G# 
e------------------3----1----5--------------4---
B------------------5----3----6--------------4---
G---5----3----7----5----3----7----9----8----5---
D---5----3----7----5----3----7----9----8----6---
A---3----1----5----3----1----5----7----6----6---
E------------------3----1----5--------------4---
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