Take It Back

as played at royal albert hall ( 24/3/2014 ) basically you can repeat the following nearly through the whole song : Dm // Dm // A# // C A7/C# Dm A# C A7/C# A A * E - - - - ( 5 ) - - - - ( 1 ) - - - - ( 3 ) - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - x - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - 6 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - ( 5 ) - - - - - - ( 5 ) - - - - - - - x - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - 7 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 5 - - - or - - - 6 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D - - - - - 7 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A - - - - - 5 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - - - x - - - - - - x - - - - - - x - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | i think when ed sheeran strums he mostly uses the A , D , G strings only and when he picks the A , G , B strings . [ Verse 1 ] Dm i’m not a rapper , i’m a singer with a flow i’ve got a habit of spitting quicker lyrics you know A# you found me ripping the writtens out of the pages they sit in C and never once i get bitten , A7/C# cause plagiarism is hidden Dm which i would sit on the rhythm , prisoner with a vision signs of a label , but didn’t listen to any criticism A# thought you knew but you didn’t perk your ears up and listen C studio with a system A7/C# and you could say that i’m driven Dm and now it’s on to the next saga , we drink the best lager i never tried to win you over like your stepfather A# i do my own thing now , and get respect after C A7/C# and i’m avoiding cocaine like it was get carter Dm for four years i never had a place to stay but it’s safe to say that it kept me grounded like a paperweight A# at 16 years old yeah i moved out of my home C A7/C# i was macy gray i tried to say goodbye and i choked Dm and we’ve been sleeping at the subway station , sleeping with a movie star and adding to the population A# not my imagination , i don’t want to rela x A but would it hurt your reputation , A * if i put it on wax? i take it back now [ Chorus ] Dm mmh mmh mmh mmh A# come on and take it back now C A7/C# Dm come on and take it back for us Dm A# don’t you fade into the back love , C A7/C# nooooohh [ Verse 2 ] Dm take it back with the rhythm and blues and my rap pack i’ll be singing the news , trying to act like jack black when i repeat the school A# i’ll make a beat with my feet by just singing a loop , C A7/C# bringing the lyrics to prove that i can fit in these shoes Dm and keeping the truth through the vocal booth , stars burst out on the scene like an opal fruit , A# they try to take aim like beckham when he goes to shoot , C but then again that’s what they’re supposed to do , A7/C# and i’m supposed to be calm , Dm i tattooed the lyrics onto my arm , whispering everything that happens is from now on , A# i’ll be willing to start again by the end of the song , C A7/C# still they’re claiming that i handled it wrong , Dm but then i never had an enemy , except the nme , but i’ll be selling twice as many copies as the magazines will ever be , A# with only spectacles ahead of me on festival fees , C A7/C# healthier than a dalmatian , no pedigree , Dm singing for the masses , rubber dinghy rapids , i keep this rapping a habit and keep on passioning magic , A# i’m battling with respect , C i don’t know if i’ll have it , A this songs from the heart , cover the plaque i’ll take it back now [ Chorus ] Dm mmh mmh A# come on and take it back now C A7/C# Dm come on and take it back for us Dm A# don’t you fade into the back love , C A7/C# nooooohh [ Verse 3 ] ( pick here! use A , G , B strings and second version of A/C# ) take it back now Dm i don’t ever wanna be perfect , cause i’m a singer that you never wanna see shirtless A# i accept the fact that someone’s got to win worst - dressed , C A7/C# taking my first steps into the scene , giving me focus Dm putting on a brave face , like timothy dalton considering a name change , thinking it was hopeless A# rhyming over recordings , avoiding tradition C cause everyday some lyrics A7/C# and a melody can be written Dm now absence can make your heart break but drinking absinthe can change your mind - state , vividly , i need to let my liver be A# and i say it again , C living life on the edge , A7/C# with a closed hand full of friends is good advice from a man Dm who took his life on the road with me and i hope to see him blowing up globally A# cause that’s how it’s supposed to be screaming out vocally C it might seem totally impossible A7/C# achieving life’s dreams Dm but , but i just write schemes i’m never having a stylist , giving me tight jeans A# madison square garden is where i might be but more likely , C you’ll find me in the back A7/C# room of a dive bar with my mates Dm having a pint with mcdaid discussing records we made and every single second knowing that we’ll never betray A# the way we were raised remembering our background sat down C that’s how we put it out A7/C# it’s time to take it back now [ Chorus ] Dm mmh mmh mmh mmh A# come on and take it back now C A7/C# Dm come on and take it back for us Dm A# don’t you fade into the back love , C A7/C# nooooohh uuuuuuuhh Dm mmh mmh mmh mmh A# come on and take it back now C A7/C# Dm come on and take it back for us Dm A# don’t you fade into the back love , C A7/C# nooooohh [ Verse 4 ] ( strum every chord only once here! ) Dm my dreams keep me awake at night Dm written in rhymes , and i , deliver the hype Am i just living the lie A# with this you must know that the number’s just sold woah C A7/C# will keep me going through the tough times , dream with me Dm we forget 90 percent of it when we wake Dm but the other 10 per cent it never fades A# dreaming dreams , day to day goals , C stay awake loads , try to make the cut like the A7/C# paper or razor blade , oh , never give up Dm and just remember just to hold out more Dm couple years ago i couldn’t just control that thought A# you’d find me buskin’ on the street when it was cold outdoors C and now i’m sweating on the stage A7/C# of a sold out tour Dm writing love songs for the sake of it , never to make a hit Dm you can’t fake talent and work ethic just to make it quick A# i’m not a rapper i’m a singer , i just take the piss and C A7/C# most the other guys are kids that pose his little sister Dm has to babysit , that’s just a way it is Dm dreams you own , just set your goals and have the utmost faith in it A# tread your own path , you’ll never make it as a follower , C A7/C# you’ll never know where you will go or where you’ll be tomorrow