Sabrina Carpenter - Take You Back Chords

ChordsGm, C, F, Dm

Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,E keys to play this song with easier chords.

Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram

[Opening]
[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

[chorus]
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]

[chorus]
[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

[verse 2]
[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)

[verse 3]
[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?

[chorus]
[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

[chorus]
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

[verse 4]
[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

[Closing]
(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)

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ArtistSabrina Carpenter

AlbumSingular: Act II

GenresPop

Year2019

KeyGm

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.

Take You Back uses these transitions most often: Gm → C (33), C → F (32), and F → Dm (32). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Gm - C chord transition.

1. Gm → C chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0

To move from Gm to C;

While playing Gm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

2. C → F chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.

To move from C to F;

Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
Place pinky on D string fret 3.

3. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1

To move from F to Dm;

While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

4. Dm → Gm chord transition

To move from Dm to Gm;

Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
Place pinky on E string fret 3.

Take You Back chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Take You Back.

Take You Back includes 129 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
Take You Back contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
These transition patterns show how Take You Back connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
After Gm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (9%).
- Gm → C: 15%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → Gm: 1%