I Take My Chances

	  		 
{intro} 
 
G        D            Em       C 
I took a walk in the rain one day 
         G         D       C     C 
On the wrong side of the tracks 
    G           D            Em        C 
I stood on the rails till I saw that train 
         G           D            C   C 
Just to see how my heart would react 
     Em          Bm             C             C 
Now some people say that you shouldn't tempt fate 
          Em        D        C   C 
And for them I can not disagree 
      G              D             Em        C 
But I never learned nothing from playing it safe 
       G           G/B       C    C 
I say fate should not tempt me 
 
   (C)       G    D   C    C          G          D      C   C 
I take my chances;      I don't mind working without a net 
   (C)       G    D   C    C        G           D         C   C  
I take my chances;      I take my chances every chance I get 
 
I sat alone in the dark one night, tuning in by remote 
I found a preacher who spoke of the light but there was brimstone in his throat 
He'd show me the way according to him in return for my personal check 
I flipped the channel back to CNN, and I lit another cigarette 
 
I take my chances; yes, forgiveness doesn't come with a debt 
I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get 
 
G  D  C  C    G  D  C  C    G  D  C  C    G  D  C  C 
{guitar solo} 
 
I've crossed lines of words and wire, and both have cut me deep 
I've been frozen out and I've been on fire, and the tears are mine to weep 
But I can cry until I laugh, or laugh until I cry 
So cut the deck right in half, I'll play from either side 
 
I take my chances; I pay my dollar and I place my bet 
I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get 
I take my chances; yeah, I don't cling to remorse or regret 
I take my chances; I take my chances every chance I get 
I take my chances... 
 
{Repeat G D C C; end on G.} 
 
{Concert ad-lib lyrics:} 
  No remorse, no regrets 
  I chewed another Nicorette 
  I ordered up some crepes Suzette 
  I found Elvis on the Internet 
  I went camping with a young cadet 
  He showed me his bayonet 
  I looked at him and said, "you should get an Erector set" 
  Who needs a boyfriend, you can get a pet 
 
 
TAB: 
 
The electric guitar actually plays this in C with no capo.  These are the 
right notes; I'm not sure about the exact fingerings. 
 
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  C       G        F                C       G        F 
E ----0-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B --1-----3-----1-|------1---------|----1---0-------|----------------| 
G 0---------4-----|--2-------0---0-|--0-------0---2-|------0---------| 
D ------------5---|----3-------3---|2-----------0---|--3-------3---3-| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-------3---| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .    
 
Here it is in G, if you want to play it with the capo on the 5th fret: 
 
  G       D        C                G       D        C 
E ----7---5-----3-|------3---------|----3---2-----0-|----------------| 
B --8-------7-----|--5-------3---3-|--3-------3-----|------3---------| 
G 7-----------7---|----5-------5---|4-----------2---|--5-------5--5--| 
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----5-------5---| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
   
 
 
 
- Adam Schneider, [email protected]