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Mansun – Take It Easy Chicken Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
B5    B5    B5    B5
B    A    E    D
B    A    E    D
B    A    E    D

[Verse 1]

          B
Yeah, I'm sick of this,
  A
 England's shit
     E             D
It's pissing down, we are drowned
B             A
Star is here, drinking beer,
E                D
Star is scrawled on my wall
    B            A
The C.I.D., they follow me
  E           D
I kidnap Star in my car
  B         A
A TVR we'll drive to Prague
    E                D
And stop at Mars and we'll be

[Chorus]
       Gmaj7    E   B
Taking Sta-a-ar to LA
 Bsus4 B   Bsus4 B

               Gmaj7 E
We'll drive to Ve-e-egas
        B   Bsus4 B   Bsus4 B
for the day
           Gmaj7    E
We want to si - i - it in
     B   Bsus4 B   Bsus4 B
the sun
            Gmaj7
And take it easy,
         E     D
 take it easy, yeah!

[Verse 2]
B               A
Mam's got cake, bellyache
E            D
Feeling sick through Kuwait
B             A
Stole a tank, drove to France
E              D
Star's amazed, in a trance
 B   A
M53, hit a tree
E               D
Crashed my car, I killed Star
B        A
Stowaway on a ship
E               D
Dodge the pigs, what a trip

[Chorus]
       Gmaj7    E   B
Taking Sta-a-ar to LA
 Bsus4 B   Bsus4 B

               Gmaj7 E
We'll drive to Ve-e-egas
         B   Bsus4 B   Bsus4 B
for the day
           Gmaj7    E
We want to si - i - it
       B   Bsus4 B   Bsus4 B
in the sun
            Gmaj7         E
And take it easy, take it easy

[Outro]
        Gmaj7             E
Take it easy, yeah, yeah, yeah!
        Gmaj7    E
Take it easy
        Gmaj7             E
Take it easy, yeah, yeah, yeah!
        Gmaj7     E
Take it easy, yeah!
B5    B5    B5    B5
B    A    E    D
Aaah aaah aaah yeah, yeah!
B    A    E    D
Aaah aaah aaah yeah, yeah!
B    A    E    D
Aaah aaah aaah yeah, yeah!
B    A    E    D
Aaah aaah aaah yeah, yeah!
B

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How to play Take It Easy Chicken: key, chords and progression

These are Take It Easy Chicken chords by Mansun on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Take It Easy Chicken by Mansun is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 7 chords in all: B5, B, A, E, D, Gmaj7 and Bsus4.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – A – E – D (V – IV – I – ♭VII in E major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A5, A, G, D, C, Fmaj7, Asus4 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002) — Gmaj7G B D F♯

Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452) — Bsus4B E F♯

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Take It Easy Chicken chords: questions

What key is Take It Easy Chicken in?

Take It Easy Chicken by Mansun is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Take It Easy Chicken?

Take It Easy Chicken uses 7 chords: B5, B, A, E, D, Gmaj7, Bsus4.

What is the chord progression of Take It Easy Chicken?

The main progression is B – A – E – D (V – IV – I – ♭VII).

Is Take It Easy Chicken easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A5, A, G, D, C, Fmaj7, Asus4 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

How to play Take It Easy Chicken: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Take It Easy Chicken chords: questions

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