Capo on 1st Fret
Intro: E for 4 Bars on Acoustic Guitar or Resonator
Use relative frets (count capoed fret):
[e]| -4---0---8-4-0-----0-------0-------4---0---8-4-0----0-----0---|
[B]| -----------------4--4----4--4---------------------4--4---4--4-|
[G]| --------------------------------------------------------------|
[D]| --------------------------------------------------------------|
[A]| --------------------------------------------------------------|
[E]| --------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
E
You've been singing, that same old song
E
Far too long, far too long
E
Say you'll buy me shiny ring
E
But your words don't mean a thing
Clap & Bass Drum
No more calling me baby
No more loving like crazy
Chorus:
E
Til' you take me down (Take me down)
E
You better take me down (Take me down)
D A
Take me down to the little white church
E
Take me down (Take me down) Take me down (Take me down)
D A
Take me down to the little white church
E
Take me down...
[E] ---4-0----0----------|
[B] ---------4--4--------|
[G] ---------------------|
[D] ---------------------|
[A] ---------------------|
[E] ---------------------|
Verse 2:
E
You can't ride this gravy train,
E
Anymore, anyway
E
There's a price for keeping me
E
I might be cheap, but I ain't free
Clap & Bass Drum:
Now more calling me baby
No more loving like crazy
Chorus:
E
Til' you take me down (take me down)
E
You better take me down (take me down)
D A
Take me down to the little white church
E
Take me down (take me down) Take me down (take me down)
D A
Take me down to the little white church
E
Take me down...
Come on...
Instrumental:
(Chord all by C#m , use A string 4th fret (like a walkdown))
E E A A D C#m D A
E E E E A A D C#m D A]
Stay on E chord but let Bass have a little fun here…
Charming devil (charming devil), silver tongue (silver tongue)
Had your fun, now you're done
Mama warned me 'bout your game
She don't like you anyway
Clap & Bass Drum:
No more calling me baby
No more loving like crazy
2 beats on Drum
No more chicken and gravy
Ain't gonna have your baby!
CHORUS:
E
Til' you take me down (take me down)
E
You better take me down (take me down)
D A
Take me down to the little white church
E
Take me down (take me down)
E
You better take me down (take me down)
D A
Take me down to the little white church
Outro:
E
Take me down to the little white church
(Take me down)
E
Take me down
D A
Take me down to the little white church
E
Take me down, (take me down)
E
You better take me down, (you better take me down)
D A
Take me down to the little white church
Clap & Bass Drum:
Take me down, (Take me down)
You better take me down, (Take me down)
Take me down to the little white church,
Take me down, (Take me down)
You better take me down (Take me down)
E
Take me down to the little white church 1 hit on
E
Take me down to the little white church 1 hit on
E E
Take me down to the little white church
Outro: 2 hits with E