Take The Hand

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:49:41 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers 

 
Subject: ./n/nazz/take_the_hand.crd

                            "Take The Hand"
                            (Todd Rundgren)

Intro:

	
 Amaj9
	 / / / /   / / / /

Verse:

	
 Amaj9               
 Gmaj9
	There's a hand that reaches
	
 F#m7     
 B7    
 Gmaj9
	Reaches from a heart
	    
 F#m7      
 Gmaj9/
 E 
 Gmaj9/
 A
	One that isn't    a - ble
	
 Gmaj9 
 F#m7      
 Gmaj9/
 E 
 Gmaj9/
 A
	One that doesn't know    just where to
        
 F#/
 C#   
 F#m/
 C#
	Start

Link:

	
 E 
 Ebm 
 C#m     
 B
	So it starts with

Verse 2:

	A hand so unsure it trembles
	Gives itself away
	Strains to find a gesture
	Something that the heart can easily
	
 F#/
 C#   
 Ab
	Say

Chorus:

	
 C#maj7 
 Ebm7 
 Fm7  
 Bb7
	Take   the hand
	         
 F#maj9  
 Fm7         
 Ebm7     
 Ebm7/
 Ab
	It would mean so much to the heart to touch you
	
 C#m7 
 Ebm7 
 Emaj7  
 Ebm7
	Play the part,  would you
	
 C#m7     
 F#7    
 Bm7      
 E7
	Hold the hand, warm the heart, and

Verse 3 (chords same as verse 1):

	Take the hand that's waiting
	Open it and find
	There's a heart that's reaching
	There's a heart that's reaching from
	Inside

Instrumental break (based on chorus chords):

	
 C#maj7   
 Ebm7  
 Fm7   
 Bb7
	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
	
 F#maj9 
 Fm7    
 Ebm7 
 Ebm7/
 Ab
	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
	
 C#m7     
 Ebm7 
 Emaj7
	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

	(key changes to 
 Bb)

	 
 Dm7     
 Em7  
 Fmaj7   
 F7
	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

Verse 4:

	
 Bbmaj9               
 Abmaj9
	Take the hand that's waiting
	
 Gm7  
 C7    
 Abmaj9
	Open it and find
	           
 Gm7      
 Abmaj9/
 F 
 Abmaj9/
 Bb
	There's a heart that's reaching
	
 Abmaj9     
 Gm7      
 Abmaj9/
 F 
 Abmaj9/
 Bb [hold extra bar]
	There's a heart that's reaching
	      
 Bbm7
	From inside

Coda:

	(
 Bbm7)        
 Cm7         
 Ebmaj7        
 Fm7   
 Gm7   
 Abmaj7
	  /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /
	(...inside)


-- another ace 60's (OK, it wasn't released until '71) tab from Andrew Rogers