Take 'em As They Come Chords
Take 'em As They Come by Bruce Springsteen is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Dsus2, D, Dsus4, Gsus2, Gmaj7no3rd, G, Bm, Em and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(Fig. #1)
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
e|-0--2--3--2--0h2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x--x--x--x--x---------------------------------------------------------|
(Fig. #2)
Gsus2 Gmaj7no3rd G Gmaj7no3rd Gsus2
e|-0--2--3--2--0h2----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------|
One..One, two, three, four!
D
Last night I dreamed he was runnin' through the outlands
G
Tears streaming, your pretty face all a wreck
Bm
I held your daddy's gun in my trembling hands
G
Down the highway another stranger comes
D (Fig #1)
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
(Fig #1)
Little girl put on your best dress
(Fig. #2)
Cause we're going out on the town tonight
Bm
Better bring along your switchblade
(Fig. #2)
'Cause for sure some fool's gonna wanna fight
D (Fig. #1)
You've got to take 'em baby as they come
G
You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come girl
Bm G
Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl
(Fig. #1)
Take 'em baby as they come
(Fig. #1)
God, save the rider in the black night
(Fig. #2)
Save the man who taught that it was right
Bm
To do what they have done, girl
G
TO become what we have become
(Fig. #1)
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
(Fig. #1)
Little girl gone are the days
(Fig. #2)
Faded away into a clear blue night
Bm
And all the vows we made
(Fig. #2)
Lie shattered and broken in the morning light
(Fig. #1)
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
G
You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come girl
Bm G
Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl
(Fig. #1) G
Take 'em baby as they come
Em G
I know your heart is breaking, I can feel it too girl
Em A
Though my finger on the trigger's shakin'
(Fig. #1)
Here, I swear to you girl
(Fig. #1)
If I could take all your sorrow
(Fig. #2)
So that you'd never cry, girl, or be blue
Bm G
Come tomorrow, that's what I'd do for you, little one
(Fig. #1)
I swear I'll take 'em baby as they come
G
Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl
Bm G
Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl
(Fig. #1)
Take 'em baby as they come
G
Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl
Bm G
Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl
(Fig. #1)
Take 'em baby as they come
G
Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl
Bm G
Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl
(Fig. #1)
Take 'em baby as they come
(drums)
(Fig. #1)