Atomic Tom - Take Me Out

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
take me out – atomic tom
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : michael barnett
email : rockthemike@aol . com
tuning : standard

intro/riff :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – – 7 – – – – – – – |
G | – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

acoustic versions have the riff coming back down the scale at some points in the song :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – – 7 – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – – |
G | – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – 4 – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse :
D F#m
if i was bold enough
Bm G
i would follow you forever but
D A ( intro riff )
darling , please , rescue me , take me out

D F#m
some may say it’s my fate
Bm G
Am i just in time or Am i late?
D A
if you can , understand , then

chorus :
Bm D G ( quick transition from Bm on 2nd fret to D on 5th fret , charging
chords with the lyrics )
take me out
G D F#m
i don’t start , i don’t end , i don’t change on my own
Bm D G
take me out
G D F#m
i don’t lose , i don’t win , i don’t do well alone ( alone , alone , alone )
Bm A D/F# G
love is what you make it , take my heart and break it
Bm D G
take me out , i dont want to stay home
( intro/riff )

verse :
D F#m
you make me dread , you make me sweat
Bm G
but can you make love mean something instead
D A
something real , make me feel , then

chorus :
Bm D G ( quick transition from Bm on 2nd fret to D on 5th fret , charging
chords with the lyrics )
take me out
G D F#m
i don’t start , i don’t end , i don’t change on my own
Bm D G
take me out
G D F#m
i don’t lose , i don’t win , i don’t do well alone ( alone , alone , alone )
Bm A D/F# G
love is what you make it , take my heart and break it
Bm D G Bm
take me out , i dont want to stay home

bridge : ( carry the Bm from the end of the chorus into the bridge )
( Bm ) A
i don’t want to stay here
D/F# G
i don’t want to live half my life and disappear
Bm A
so if you want to take chances , take a chance on me

Bm D G D F#m
take me out
Bm D G D F#m
take me out

chorus :
Bm D G ( quick transition from Bm on 2nd fret to D on 5th fret , charging
chords with the lyrics )
take me out
G D F#m
i don’t start , i don’t end , i don’t change on my own
Bm D G
take me out
G D F#m
i don’t lose , i don’t win , i don’t do well alone ( alone , alone , alone )
Bm A D/F# G
love is what you make it , take my heart and break it
Bm D G
take me out , i dont want to stay home
( intro/riff ) play this over the “i don’t want to stay home”chanting
outro :
Bm , A , D/F# , G
oooooh ohhhhhh ohhhhh