Ed Sheeran - Take It Back

as played at royal albert hall ( 24/3/2014 )

basically you can repeat the following nearly through the whole song :
Dm // Dm // A# // C A7/C#

Dm A# C A7/C# A A *
E – – – – ( 5 ) – – – – ( 1 ) – – – – ( 3 ) – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – x – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – 6 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – ( 5 ) – – – – – – ( 5 ) – – – – – – – x – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – 7 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – or – – – 6 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – 7 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – x – – – – – – x – – – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

i think when ed sheeran strums he mostly uses the A , D , G strings only and when he picks the A , G , B strings .

[ verse 1 ]

Dm
i’m not a rapper , i’m a singer with a flow
i’ve got a habit of spitting
quicker lyrics you know
A#
you found me ripping the writtens
out of the pages they sit in
C
and never once i get bitten ,
A7/C#
cause plagiarism is hidden
Dm
which i would sit on the rhythm ,
prisoner with a vision
signs of a label , but didn’t listen to any criticism
A#
thought you knew but you didn’t
perk your ears up and listen
C
studio with a system
A7/C#
and you could say that i’m driven
Dm
and now it’s on to the next saga ,
we drink the best lager
i never tried to win you over
like your stepfather
A#
i do my own thing now , and get respect after
C A7/C#
and i’m avoiding cocaine like it was get carter
Dm
for four years i never had a place to stay
but it’s safe to say that it kept me grounded like a paperweight
A#
at 16 years old yeah i moved out of my home
C A7/C#
i was macy gray i tried to say goodbye and
i choked
Dm
and we’ve been sleeping at the subway station , sleeping with a movie star and adding to the population
A#
not my imagination , i don’t want to rela
x A
but would it hurt your reputation ,
A *
if i put it on wax?
i take it back now

[ chorus ]

Dm
mmh mmh mmh mmh
A#
come on and take it back now
C A7/C# Dm
come on and take it back for us
Dm A#
don’t you fade into the back love ,
C A7/C#
nooooohh

[ verse 2 ]
Dm
take it back with the rhythm and blues
and my rap pack i’ll be singing the news ,
trying to act like jack black when i repeat the school
A#
i’ll make a beat with my feet by just singing a loop ,
C A7/C#
bringing the lyrics to prove that i can fit in these shoes
Dm
and keeping the truth through the vocal booth ,
stars burst out on the scene like an opal fruit ,
A#
they try to take aim like beckham when he goes to shoot ,
C
but then again that’s what they’re supposed to do ,
A7/C#
and i’m supposed to be calm ,
Dm
i tattooed the lyrics onto my arm , whispering everything that happens is from now on ,
A#
i’ll be willing to start again by the end of the song ,
C A7/C#
still they’re claiming that i handled it wrong ,
Dm
but then i never had an enemy , except the nme ,
but i’ll be selling twice as many copies as the magazines will ever be ,
A#
with only spectacles ahead of me on festival fees ,
C A7/C#
healthier than a dalmatian , no pedigree ,
Dm
singing for the masses ,
rubber dinghy rapids ,
i keep this rapping a habit
and keep on passioning magic ,
A#
i’m battling with respect ,
C
i don’t know if i’ll have it ,
A
this songs from the heart ,
cover the plaque
i’ll take it back now

[ chorus ]

Dm
mmh mmh
A#
come on and take it back now
C A7/C# Dm
come on and take it back for us
Dm A#
don’t you fade into the back love ,
C A7/C#
nooooohh

[ verse 3 ] ( pick here! use A , G , B strings and second version of A/C# )

take it back now
Dm
i don’t ever wanna be perfect ,
cause i’m a singer that you
never wanna see shirtless
A#
i accept the fact that someone’s got to win worst – dressed ,
C A7/C#
taking my first steps into the scene ,
giving me focus
Dm
putting on a brave face , like timothy dalton
considering a name change ,
thinking it was hopeless
A#
rhyming over recordings ,
avoiding tradition
C
cause everyday some lyrics
A7/C#
and a melody can be written
Dm
now absence can make your heart break
but drinking absinthe can change your mind – state , vividly ,
i need to let my liver be
A#
and i say it again ,
C
living life on the edge ,
A7/C#
with a closed hand full of friends
is good advice from a man
Dm
who took his life on the road with me
and i hope to see him blowing up globally
A#
cause that’s how it’s supposed to be
screaming out vocally
C
it might seem totally impossible
A7/C#
achieving life’s dreams
Dm
but , but i just write schemes
i’m never having a stylist , giving me tight jeans
A#
madison square garden is where i might be
but more likely ,
C
you’ll find me in the back
A7/C#
room of a dive bar with my mates
Dm
having a pint with mcdaid
discussing records we made
and every single second knowing
that we’ll never betray
A#
the way we were raised
remembering our background
sat down
C
that’s how we put it out
A7/C#
it’s time to take it back now

[ chorus ]

Dm
mmh mmh mmh mmh
A#
come on and take it back now
C A7/C# Dm
come on and take it back for us
Dm A#
don’t you fade into the back love ,
C A7/C#
nooooohh uuuuuuuhh

Dm
mmh mmh mmh mmh
A#
come on and take it back now
C A7/C# Dm
come on and take it back for us
Dm A#
don’t you fade into the back love ,
C A7/C#
nooooohh

[ verse 4 ] ( strum every chord only once here! )

Dm
my dreams keep me awake at night
Dm
written in rhymes , and i , deliver the hype Am i
just living the lie
A#
with this you must know that the number’s just sold woah
C A7/C#
will keep me going through the tough times , dream with me
Dm
we forget 90 percent of it when we wake
Dm
but the other 10 per cent it never fades
A#
dreaming dreams , day to day goals ,
C
stay awake loads , try to make the cut like the
A7/C#
paper or razor blade , oh , never give up
Dm
and just remember just to hold out more
Dm
couple years ago
i couldn’t just control that thought
A#
you’d find me buskin’ on the street
when it was cold outdoors
C
and now i’m sweating on the stage
A7/C#
of a sold out tour
Dm
writing love songs for the sake of it ,
never to make a hit
Dm
you can’t fake talent and work ethic just to make it quick
A#
i’m not a rapper i’m a singer , i just take the piss and
C A7/C#
most the other guys are kids that pose his little sister
Dm
has to babysit , that’s just a way it is
Dm
dreams you own , just set your goals
and have the utmost faith in it
A#
tread your own path , you’ll never make it as a follower ,
C A7/C#
you’ll never know where you will go or where you’ll be tomorrow