Taking On The World Chords

by Gun
KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays436

Taking On The World by Gun is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em7, G, Cadd9, Dsus, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Main riff: Em7     G       Cadd9   Dsus 

main riff 
You're holding out your hand, are you falling? 
You're talking to yourself, nobody's there 
There's a burning in your heart like a hunger 
You're crying to yourself, nobody cares 

Cadd9                   Em7 
When you feel that      life is dragging you    down day by day 
                Cadd9 
You've gotta    break away 

You're taking on the world 
main riff 
Taking on the world (And I swear they'll never break me) 
Taking on the world 

main riff 
Precious time, do we know what we're fighting for 
Taking time, so we don't make the same mistakes again 
Take a look on the other side 
Look at what we will leave behind 

Cadd9                   Em7 
When you feel that      life is dragging you    down day by day 
                Cadd9 
You've gotta    break away 

main riff 
You're taking on the world 
Taking on the world (and I swaer they'll never take me) 
Taking on the world 
Taking on the world (and I sear they'll never break me) 
Taking on the world 
Taking on the world 

Am              Cadd9 
its easy to     do 
                Em7             D 
put your        trust in me 

Am                      Cadd9 
comes out of the        blue 

Em7 
we're breaking away 

main riff 
What's love is it wild sorrow? 
Brave face, is your heart breaking? 
Who cares when you cry freedom? 
It's the right place for the right reasons 

You're taking on the world 
main riff 
Taking on the world (and I swaer they'll never take me) 
Taking on the world 
Taking on the world (and I sear they'll never break me) 
Taking on the world (they'll never take me) 
Taking on the world (they'll never change me) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante