Tory Lanez – The Take Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Tory Lanez – The Take Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of The Take by Tory Lanez on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G           Em
Take you down
C                  D
What I’m about
G                  Em
Take you down
C                  D
What I’m about
G
Take you down
Em                          C
I really wanna take you down
D
And show you what I’m about
G
Can I take you down?
Em
Your body, body, oh
C                          D
Your body, body up and down

[Verse 1]
G                                                                            Em
I’m gonna put you in seven positions for seventy minutes, you get it, babe
C                                                                                                   D
You got a lot on your mind, and I wanna ease it up and lick it and slip it in
G                                                                 Em
You do a light scream on that ice cream when I scoop it and dip it in
C                                                                                                 D
Unzippin’ the tight jeans and that feminine hygiene is magnificent
G
Tryna show you, girl, I’m different
Em
I get to lickin’, and stickin’, and lickin’, and stickin’ it
C
‘Til the pussy get too wet and it’s drippin’
D
And splittin’ both them legs like dividends

G Em
If it ends up how I want it, then you’ll end up sittin’ all over my bottom lip, baby
C
The feelin’ of fckin’ you, feelings all up in you
D
Make it hard for you to bottle ’em, baby
G
This dick is too big just to swallow it, baby
Em
But still you do it like it’s Thanksgiving
C
And you gobblin’, gobblin’, gobblin’, gobblin’, baby
D
Like what’s a goon to a goblin, baby?
G
That pussy hotter than the summer June in Metropolis, baby
Em
No hidin’ it, baby
C                                                                 D
She know what it is when I come around
Let me take you down

[Pre-Chorus]
G                                                                 Em                                                 C
It ain’t my first time, but baby girl, let’s get it in, yeah (Let it’s get in, yeah)
D
Bump and grind, already know (Already know, oh)
G                                                                                 Em
I wanna take you down again (Take you down again)
C                                                 D
Hit that rewind button, oh-oh (Oh-oh)

[Chorus]
G
Now let me take you down
Em                                 C                                                 D
Really wanna take you down, you down, you down (Ooh)
G                                                                 Em
Take you down (I do), right now (Right now)
C                                 D
You know I know how (Oh-woah)

[Verse 2]
G
Come put that shit all on top of me, baby
Em
I’m the one they feelin’, so they copy me, baby
C
Got it copywritten, that’s my property, baby
D
And the way that she whip it, it’s drivin’ me crazy (Huh)
G
Think I’ve been hittin’ the lottery, baby
Em
Buy you a Wraith, I’ma give you my safe
C
Put you in apartments, you parkin’ in places
D                                                                 G
Yeah, that’s the real-life Monopoly, baby
Em                                                 C
We got all night to get it right, babe
D                 G
So let me play
Em                                                 C
We got our whole damn life, baby
D                       C                                 D
So here we are, all alone in this room
G                                                 Em
Girl, you know what I came to do
C                                                                           D
Know you got me on your radio playin’, old school CB
C
It’s just me and you

[Pre-Chorus]
G                                                                                                                  Em
It ain’t my first time, but baby girl, let’s get it in, yeah (Oh-woah, we don’t need)
C                                                                 D
Bump and grind, already know (You already know)
G                                                 Em
I wanna take you down again (Oh-woah)
C                                 D
Hit that rewind button, oh-oh

[Chorus]
G
Now let me take you down
Em                                                                 C                                               D
Really wanna take you down (I wanna take you down), you down, you down (Ooh)
G                                                 Em
Take you down, right now (Right now)
C                                                 D
You know I know how (I know how), ooh

[Outro]
Ooh, yeah, love
G                                                                 Em
I promise not to give it to nobody, babe (You know I)
C                                                                                 D
And promise you won’t give it to nobody, babe (Know I)
G                                                                               Em
And promise when you promise, keep them promises (Yeah, yeah)
I promise not to give it to nobody, babe (Ooh, woah)
G                                                                 Em
And promise you won’t give it to nobody, babe (Oh)
C                                                                                 D
And promise when you promise, keep them promises (Woah)
G                                                                                 Em
I promise not to give it to nobody, babe (If you feel me, let me hear you say)

C                                                                                                 D
I promise not to give it to nobody, babe (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
G                                                                           Em
And promise you won’t give it to nobody, babe (Ooh)
C                                                                                                D
And promise when you promise, keep them promises (Woah)
G                                                                                                   Em
I promise not to give it to nobody, babe (Keep your promises)
C                                                                       D
I promise not to give it to nobody, babe
G                                                         Em
And promise you won’t give it to nobody, babe
C                                                                                     D
And promise when you promise, keep them promises

How to play The Take: key, chords and progression

To play The Take by Tory Lanez, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: G, Em, C and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Em – C – D (I – vi – IV – V in G major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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The Take chords: questions

What key is The Take in?

The Take by Tory Lanez is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in The Take?

The Take uses 4 chords: G, Em, C, D.

What is the chord progression of The Take?

The main progression is G – Em – C – D (I – vi – IV – V), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression.

Is The Take easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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