I Take My Chances Mary Chapin Carpenter
(intro)
[G]I took a [D]walk in the r[Em]ain one d[C]ay
On the wr[G]ong side o[D]f the tr[C]acks[C]
I st[G]ood on the r[D]ails till I s[Em]aw that tr[C]ain
Just to s[G]ee how my he[D]art would rea[C]ct[C]
Now s[Em]ome people s[Bm]ay that you sho[C]uldn't tempt f[C]ate
And for th[Em]em I can n[D]ot disagr[C]ee[C]
But I [G]never learned n[D]othing from pl[Em]aying it s[C]afe
I say f[G]ate should n[G/B]ot tempt m[C]e[C]
I t[(C)]ake my cha[G]nces;[D] [C] I d[C]on't mind w[G]orking with[D]out a n[C]et[C]
I t[(C)]ake my cha[G]nces;[D] [C] I t[C]ake my ch[G]ances every [D]chance I g[C]et[C]
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](gu[D]ita[C]r s[C]olo)[G] [D] [C] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C]
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 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
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- Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu
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