| Cm | F | Bb | Eb | Cm | F | |
| Talking away | , | I don't know what | I'm to say, I'll | say it a | nyway |
| Bb | Eb | Cm | F | Gm | Eb | |
| To | day's another | day to find you, | shying a | way, I'll be | coming for you | love O.K. |
| Bb | F | Gm | Eb | Bb | Dm | Gm | Eb | |
| Take | on | me - | Take on me - | Take | me | on - | Take on me |
| Bb | F | Gm | Eb | Bb | Dm | Gm | Eb | |
| I'll | be | gone - | In a day or | two |
| Cm | F | Bb | Eb | Cm | F | |
| So | needless to s | ay, I'm | odds and ends, but | that's me, | stumbling aw | ay |
| Bb | Eb | Cm | F | Gm | Eb | |
| Slowly learning that | life is O.K., | say after | me, | it's no better to be | safe than sorry. |
| Chorus |
| Cm | F | Bb | Eb | Cm | F | |
| The | things that you | say, | is it live or | just to play, my | worries aw | ay |
| Bb | Eb | Cm | F | Gm | Eb | F | |
| You're a | ll the things I've | got to remember, you | shying a | way, | I'll be coming for you | anyw | ay |
| Chorus |