Still Taking Chances Chords

KeyF#m CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays454

Still Taking Chances by Michael Murphey is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#m. It uses the chords F#m, Dmaj7, B, E, Bm, D, A, E/D, E/C# and E/B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F#m
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Verse 
F#m                                          Dmaj7 
I knew when I met you something was going to happen 
   F#m                                            B 
My life was all unbalanced nothing had been going right 
         E                                             F#m 
You said what's a lonesome cowboy like you doing in the city 
       Bm                 D                     E 
I said I don't know but I guess I'll find out tonight 
A 
Still taking chances taking candy from strangers 
D 
Speeding up on curves ignoring the dangers 
A 
Feel like a fool learning new dances 
   E                               E/D  E/C#   E/B 
It keeps me on my toes 
A 
Still taking chances ain't scaared of winning 
D 
Swinging for the bleachers in the 9th inning 
A                       E                   D 
Still taking chances before chances take me away 
                       F#m 
Before chances take me away 
F#m 
Maybe I should have thought it over 
                               Dmaj7 
When you said will you join me later 
F#m                                B 
I said honey I dopn't know if it's right 
E                                                 F#m 
But when you turned and walked down the street I followed 
            Bm                D              E 
I felt like I was following a truckload of dynamite 
A 
Still taking chances taking candy from strangers 
D 
Speeding up on curves ignoring the dangers 
A 
Feel like a fool learning new dances 
   E                         E/D  E/C#   E/B 
It keeps me on my toes 
A 
Still taking chances ain't scared of winning 
D 
Swinging for the bleachers in the 9th inning 
A                       E                   D 
Still taking chances before chances take me away 
                       F#m 
Before chances take me away 

Solo 
E                                   F#m 
Been three years now since we got together 
           Bm 
You took a chncae on me 
        D                           E 
Now I'm out here taking chances for you 
A 
Still taking chances taking candy from strangers 
D 
Speeding up on curves ignoring the dangers 
A 
Feel like a fool learning new dances 
   E                      E/D  E/C#   E/B 
It keeps me on my toes 
A 
Still taking chances ain't scared of winning 
D 
Swinging for the bleachers in the 9th inning 
A                       E                   D 
Still taking chances before chances take me away 
                       F#m 
Before chances take me away 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante