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The Chainsmokers - Takeaway Chords

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ChordsAm, F, C, Em, G
Strumming↓-↓-↓-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

[Opening]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[C] [Em]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[C] [G]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah [C]yeah [Em]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[C] [G]

[verse 2]
[Am]Hey hey [F]hey, [C]where do you think you’re [G]going
It’s so [Am]late late [F]late, what’s [C]wrong [G]
I said [Am]I can’t [F]stay, do I [C]have to give a [G]reason
It’s just [Am]me me [F]me, it’s what I [C]want [G]
So [Am]how did we get [F]here, [C]three weeks now, we [Em]been so caught up
[Am]Better if we [F]do this on our [C]own

[chorus]
Before I [Am]love you na [F]na na, I’m gonna [C]leave you na [Em]na na
Before I’m [Am]someone you leave [F]behind, I’ll break your [C]heart so you don’t [G]break mine
Before I [Am]love you na [F]na na, I’m gonna [C]leave you na [Em]na na
Even if [Am]I’m not [F]here to stay, I still want [C]your heart [G]

[verse 3]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[C] [Em]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[C] [G]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah [C]yeah [Em]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah [C] [G]your heart for takeaway

[verse 4]
[Am] [F] [C] [Em] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [Em] [Am] [F] [C] [G]
[Am]Fate fate [F]fate, is [C]that what came [G]between us
Or did [Am]we [F]do this on our [C] [G]own
So [Am]how did we get [F]here, I’m [C]asking myself why I’m [G]so caught up
[Am]Better if we [F]do this on our [C]own [G]

[chorus]
Before I [Am]love you na [F]na na, I’m gonna [C]leave you na [Em]na na
Before I’m [Am]someone you leave [F]behind, I’ll break your [C]heart so you don’t [G]break mine
Before I [Am]love you na [F]na na, I’m gonna [C]leave you na [Em]na na
Even if [Am]I’m not [F]here to stay, I still want [C]your heart [G]

[Closing]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[C] [Em]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[C] [G]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah [C]yeah [Em]
Your heart for [Am]takeaway [F]yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[C] [G]

[chorus]
Before I [Am]love you na [F]na na, I’m gonna [C]leave you na [Em]na na
Before I’m [Am]someone you leave [F]behind, I’ll break your [C]heart so you don’t [G]break mine
Before I [Am]love you na [F]na na, I’m gonna [C]leave you na [Em]na na
Even if [Am]I’m not [F]here to stay, I still want [C]your heart [G]

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ArtistThe Chainsmokers
AlbumWorld War Joy
GenresPop, Electronic
Year2019
KeyAm

How to play Takeaway on Guitar (Step-by-step)

The Chainsmokers - Takeaway on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 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.

Takeaway uses these transitions most often: Am → F (38), F → C (38), and C → G (22). 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 Am - F chord transition.

1. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

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

2. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from F to C;

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

3. C → Em chord transition

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

To move from C to Em;

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

4. Em → Am chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

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

5. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

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

6. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

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

7. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

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

Takeaway chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Takeaway.

  • Takeaway includes 150 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Takeaway contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Takeaway connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
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