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Sabrina Carpenter - Take You Back Chords

Chord reference Gm, C, F, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Gm]I picked you [C]up ’cause you were [F]shiny and [Dm]new [Gm]Had all the [C]features, even [F]came with [Dm]tattoos

But I [Gm]just figured out now what [C]hindsight means, [F]up until now, never [Dm]had any reason [Gm]to Wish that I [C]didn’t, but now I [F]do, [Dm]the [Gm]hell do I do with all [C]these receipts? [F]Every moment that [Dm]I ever spent on [Gm]you, shoulda just [C]bought a new pair of [F]shoes [Dm]

[Gm](Eh, eh, eh), I wanna [C]take you back, [F]take you back, [Dm]oh [Gm](Oh, oh, oh, oh), I wanna [C]put you back, [F]put you back where I [Dm]found you [Gm](Eh, eh, eh), I wanna [C]take you back, [F]take you back, [Dm]I [Gm](Oh, oh, oh, oh), I wanna [C]put you back, [F]put you back where I [Dm]found you

[Gm](Ah, ah, [C]ah-ah, [F]la la la la), I [Dm]wanna put you [Gm]back, na-na [C](Ah, [F]ah, ah-ah, la la la [Dm]la)

[Gm]Closest I’ve [C]ever come to [F]buyer’s [Dm]remorse If you [Gm]don’t make me [C]happy, then what [F]good are you [Dm]for?

But I [Gm]just figured out now what [C]hindsight means, [F]up until now, never [Dm]had any reason [Gm]to Wish that I [C]didn’t, but now I [F]do, [Dm]the [Gm]hell do I do with all [C]these receipts? [F]Every moment that [Dm]I ever spent on [Gm]you, shoulda just [C]bought a new pair of [F]shoes [Dm]

[Gm](Eh, eh, eh), I wanna [C]take you back, [F]take you back, [Dm]oh [Gm](Oh, oh, oh, oh), I wanna [C]put you back, [F]put you back where I [Dm]found you [Gm](Eh, eh, eh), I wanna [C]take you back, [F]take you back, [Dm]I [Gm](Oh, oh, oh, oh), I wanna [C]put you back, [F]put you back where I [Dm]found you

[Gm](Eh, eh, eh), if it ain’t broke don’t [C]fix it If it [F]is broke, then go get [Dm]rid of it, rid of it [Gm](Oh, oh, oh, oh), if it ain’t broke don’t [C]fix it If it [F]is broke, then go get [Dm]rid of it, say it again [Gm](Eh, eh, eh), f it ain’t broke don’t [C]fix it

If it is broke, then go get rid of it, rid of it [Gm](Oh, oh, oh, oh), if it ain’t broke don’t [C]fix it If it [F]is broke, then go get [Dm]rid of it, say it again

[Gm](Eh, eh, eh), I wanna [C]take you back, [F]take you back, [Dm]oh [Gm](Oh, oh, oh, oh), I wanna [C]put you back, [F]put you back where I [Dm]found you [Gm](Eh, eh, eh), I wanna [C]take you back, [F]take you back, [Dm]I [Gm](Oh, oh, oh, oh), I wanna [C]put you back, [F]put you back where I [Dm]found you

[Gm](Ah, ah, ah-ah, [C]la la la la), I wanna [F]put you back where I [Dm]found you [Gm]Back to where you came [C]from

(Ah, ah, ah-ah, la la la la), [F]no, no, no, [Dm]no (Eh, eh, eh), [Gm](ah, ah, ah-ah, [C]la la la la), I wanna [F]take you [Dm]back, oh no (Oh, oh, oh, oh), (Ah, ah, ah-ah, la la la la)

Artist Sabrina Carpenter
Album Singular: Act II
Genres Pop
Year 2019
Key Gm

How to play Take You Back on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Sabrina Carpenter - Take You Back on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

When you are ready, begin with Gm - C chord transition.

1. Gm → C chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open. Fingering: 3-5-5-3-3-3 Guitar Gm chord diagram Guitar C chord diagram To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0 Guitar C chord diagram
  • To play the starting chord Gm; Place index finger on E string, G string, B string, and E string fret 3. Place middle finger on A string fret 5. Place ring finger on D string fret 5.
  • To move from Gm to C; Move index finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 1.
  • Move middle finger from A string fret 5 to D string fret 2. Move ring finger from D string fret 5 to A string fret 3.
Gm to C

2. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0 Guitar C chord diagram Guitar F chord diagram To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. Fingering: x-x-3-2-1-1 Guitar F chord diagram
  • To move from C to F; Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  • Move middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2. Move ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
C to F

3. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. Fingering: x-x-3-2-1-1 Guitar F chord diagram Guitar Dm chord diagram To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1 Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • To move from F to Dm; Move index finger from B string fret 1 to E string fret 1.
  • Keep middle finger on G string fret 2. Move ring finger from D string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
F to Dm

4. Dm → Gm chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1 Guitar Dm chord diagram Guitar Gm chord diagram To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open. Fingering: 3-5-5-3-3-3 Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • To move from Dm to Gm; Move index finger from E string fret 1 to E string fret 3.
  • Move middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 5. Move ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 5.
Dm to Gm