Take My Word
© ANeckenderMusic 2012



I woke up with a gun A(Riff)
I had one bullet gone A(Riff)
Couldn’t remember what I’d done A(Riff)
Or if I was on the run A(Riff)
So I tried an open mic D, Am
Told them what I’d heard D, Am
Life’s a bitch and I’m her son A(Riff)
They took my word
Take.........................take................. E, Am(5th), D, Am(1st)
Take my word A(Riff)

I pulled out a guitar
Never felt so good
It had one string gone
And the crowd wanted blood
I just looked the other way
And cooked a blue chord
They knew I was here to stay
They took my word
Take.........................take.................
Take my word

Why don’t you take my word ? C, G
I tell all the lies you never heard C, G
The future is a tomb and we’re both interred C, G
Take my word - take my word - take my word F, G, A(Riff)

One time I was in Rome
The wine tasted fine
How did I get so far from home ?
So far down the line
The Coliseum was a gas
I just drew my sword
They knew I was here to last
They took my word
Take.........................take.................
Take my word
A, B, C#, Eb (Into key: Ab)
Ab, C#, Eb
Why don’t you take my word ? Ab, C#, Eb
I tell the lies you never heard Ab, C#, Eb
This is a tomb and we’re both interred Ab, Cm, C#, Eb
Because a dream forgotten is a dream that is festered
Take my word - take my word - take my word Ab, Cm, C#, Eb..........E(Into Key: A)
A(Riff)
Why do Doctors never take my word ?
Why do lawyers never take my word ?
Why do the police never take my word ?
Why do priests never take my word ?
Fortune tellers will tell you
The future is blurred
But I tell them how it really is
They take my word
Take.........................take.................
Take my word
A, B, C#, Eb (Into key: Ab)
Ab, C#, Eb
Why don’t you take my word ? Ab, C#, Eb
I tell the lies you never heard Ab, C#, Eb
This is a minefield we both entered Ab, Cm, C#, Eb
A dream forgotten is a dream festered
Take my word - take my word - take my word Ab, Cm, C#, Eb..........E(Into Key: A)
A(Riff)