Mary Chapin Carpenter

^G (in ^D tro ^C ) ^{C G D C C
G} I took a ^D walk in the r ^Em ain one d ^C ay
On the wr ^G ong side o ^D f the tr ^C acks ^C
I st ^G ood on the r ^D ails till I s ^Em aw that tr ^C ain
Just to s ^G ee how my he ^D art would rea ^C ct ^C
Now s ^Em ome people s ^Bm ay that you sho ^C uldn't tempt f ^C ate
And for th ^Em em I can n ^D ot disagr ^C ee ^C
But I ^G never learned n ^D othing from pl ^Em aying it s ^C afe
I say f ^G ate should n ^G/B ot tempt m ^C e ^C
I t ^C ake my cha ^G nces; ^{D C} I d ^C on't mind w ^G orking with ^D out a n ^C et ^C
I t ^C ake my cha ^G nces; ^{D C} I t ^C ake my ch ^G ances every ^D chance I g ^C et ^C
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 (gu ^D ita ^C r s ^C olo) ^{G D C C G D C C G D C C}
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.
^{C G F C G F}
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Here it is in G, if you want to play it with the capo on the 5th fret:
^{G D C G D C}
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- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com