– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
take it or leave it – the strokes
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : tom murphy

tuning : standard

A G# Dm C

C A# Dm ( riff ) x2

C * A# * Dm *
leave me alone , i’m in control , i’m in control
C * A# * Dm *
and girls act too much , and boys act too tough , enough is enough
C A#6 Dm
we’re on the minds of other men i know she was

C * A# *
i said just take it or leave it , and take it or leave it
Dm
and take it or leave it , and take it or leave it
C * A# *
oh just take it or leave it , and take it or leave it
Dm C
oh take it . . . i said . .

A G# Dm C A G# Dm C
oh he’s gonna let you down , he’s gonna let you down
A G# Dm C A G# Dm C
he’s gonna let you down , and gonna break your back , for a chance
A G# Dm C A G# Dm C
and gonna steal your friends , if he can , he’s gonna win someday

C A# Dm ( riff )

C * A# * Dm *
i fell off the track , now i can’t go back , i’m not like that
C * A# * Dm *
boys act too much , girls act too tough , enough is enough .
C A#6 Dm
well on the minds of other girls i know he was .

C * A# *
i said just take it or leave it , and take it or leave it
Dm
and take it or leave it , and take it or leave it
C * A# *
oh just take it or leave it , and take it or leave it
Dm
oh take it

solo : C * G# C * G# C * G# ( 16bars )

A G# Dm C A G# Dm C
i said , he’s gonna let you down , he’s gonna let you down
A G# Dm C A G# Dm C
he’s gonna let you down , and gonna break your back , for a chance
A G# Dm C A G# Dm
and gonna steal your friends , if he can , he’s gonna win someday

C * G# C * G# C * G#

riff :

C A# Dm – x2
E | – – 0 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 0 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 0 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 0 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 0 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 0 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 0 – |
B | – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – |
G | – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 2 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – – – 2 – |
D | – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – |
A | – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

C * A# * Dm * A#6
E | – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer – on
| p pull – off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x mute note
| B bend
| pb pre – bend
| br bend release
| pbr pre – bend release
| brb bend release bend

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *