Take On Me Chords by A-ha

Take On Me chords by A-ha (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

Capo on 2nd

Intro chords (played over the riff below):

C/B x2

D


Intro riff (synth, tabbed out for guitar):

*NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO*

e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17----------------------------|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------15----17-17-17-15-15-15----|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse:

D
We’re talking away

   C/B
Well i dont know what im to say

  D
Ill say it anyway

 C/B
Today’s another day to find you

D
Shying away

C
Ill be coming for your love, ok?



Chorus:

C
Take  on  me (take on me)

C
Take  me  on (take on me)

C
Ill  be  gone

      C
In a day or two...



Verse:

  D
So needless to say

  C/B
Im odds and ends, but ill be

D
Stumbling away

C/B
Slowly learning that life is ok

D
Say after me

C
Its no better to be safe than sorry



Chorus:

C
Take  on  me (take on me)

C
Take  me  on (take on me)

C
Ill  be  gone

      C
In a day or two...



Bridge:

D


Theres an arpeggio played on the synth over the second Bm. Its quite tricky so if you cant
play it, just play the chords. Here it is in

*NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO*

e|-16----------------------16----------------------16----------------------|
B|----17----------------17----17----------------17----17----------------17-|
G|-------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----|
D|----------18----18----------------18----18----------------18----18-------|
A|-------------16----------------------16----------------------16----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Repeat, and fade out over the second F. Then fade back in over the D, and stop just before
the pre-verse.



Pre-verse chords:

D

C/B x2

D


Pre-verse riff:

*NOT RELATIVE TO THE CAPO*

e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-------------------------16-16-17-19-|
B|-------15-------17-17-17-------------19-19----------17-17-17-------------|
G|----------16-16----------------------------19-16-16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17----------------------------|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------15----17-17-17-15-15-15----|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse:

  D
Oh, the things that you say

   C/B
Yeah, is it life or just to play

  D
My worries away?

    C/B
You’re all the things ive got to remember

    D
You’re shying away

C
Ill be coming for you anyway



Chorus:

C
Take  on  me (take on me)

C
Take  me  on (take on me)

C
I’ll  be  gone

   C
In a day...



Outro:

 C
(Take  on  me) Take on me

 C
(Take  me  on) Take on me

 C
 Ill  be  gone

   C
 In a day...


Cadd9



*Strum the Cadd9 slowly...*


********************************************************************************************

NO CAPO VERSION


D5

2  0  0  2  2  2  4  3  5
3  0  2  3  3  2  5  3  3
4  1  2  2  2  2  6  4  2
4  2  2  0  4  4  6  5  0
2  2  0  x  4  4  4  5  0
x  0  x  x  x  2  x  3  x



Intro chords:

D/C# x2

E



Intro riff:

e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-----2-2-2-0-0-2-0-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------5-3---------------|
G|-------4-4---------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------3---5-5-5-3-3-3---|
G|-------4-4-----------------------4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



Verse:

E
We’re talking away

   D/C#
Well i dont know what im to say

  E
Ill say it anyway

 D/C#
Today’s another day to find you

E
Shying away

D
Ill be coming for your love, ok?



Chorus:

D
Take  on  me (take on me)

D
Take  me  on (take on me)

D
Ill  be  gone

      D
In a day or two...



Verse:

  E
So needless to say

  D/C#
Im odds and ends, but ill be

E
Stumbling away

D/C#
Slowly learning that life is ok

E
Say after me

D
Its no better to be safe than sorry



Chorus:

D
Take  on  me (take on me)

D
Take  me  on (take on me)

D
Ill  be  gone

      D
In a day or two...




Bridge:

E


Heres a simplified version of that arpeggio (see above for full explanation):

e|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
G|-----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1---|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



Pre-verse chords:

E

D/C# x2

E


Pre-verse riff:


e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-----------------4-4-5-7-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------7-7-------5-5-5---------|
G|-------4-4-------------------7-4-4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-----2-2-2-0-0-2-0-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------5-3---------------|
G|-------4-4---------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------3---5-5-5-3-3-3---|
G|-------4-4-----------------------4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



Verse:

  E
Oh, the things that you say

   D/C#
Yeah, is it life or just to play

  E
My worries away?

    D/C#
You’re all the things ive got to remember

    E
You’re shying away

D
Ill be coming for you anyway



Chorus:

D
Take  on  me (take on me)

D
Take  me  on (take on me)

D
I’ll  be  gone

   D
In a day...



Outro:

 D
(Take  on  me) Take on me

 D
(Take  me  on) Take on me

 D
 Ill  be  gone

   D
 In a day...


D5



*Strum the D5 slowly...*

Notes:

- You really need two guitars, one for the chords and one for the various riffs, but if
youre singing then you can leave the riffs out and concentrate on the chords.

 - All the riffs have been tabbed out for a non-capoed guitar - this makes it clearer and
easier to understand - ive put a note above each riff just to remind readers.

- For those of you without a capo and/or limited upper-fret access (if youre using a
traditional acoustic, for example), there is a separate tab catering for this at the bottom
(the capoed version sounds so much better though).

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