Rent - Take Me Or Leave Me Chords & Tabs

Intro:
F Gm-Am-Bb Am-Gm-F Gm-F Eb Bb x2


F                      Gm-Am-Bb
   Every single day
                    Am-Gm-F
I walk down the street
                   Gm-F
I hear people say
Eb  Bb                  F
"Baby's so sweet"
                 Gm-Am-Bb
Ever since puberty
                     Am-Gm-F
Everybody stares at me

Boys, girls
         Gm-F   Eb  F
I can't help it baby

          Dm
So be kind
               Am7        Bb 
And don't lose your mind
Bb-Am7 Gm7   
    Just remember
        Bb-Eb   F/C     C
That I'm your ba   --  by

F                    Eb       Bb   Bb/C
   Take me for what I am
F                Eb            Bb
   Who I was meant to be
Dm    Am7  Bb             Bb-Am-Gm7
And if you give a damn
              C7
Take me baby
F                 Gm-Am-Bb  Am-Gm-F
   or leave me
                Gm-F  Eb Bb
Take me baby or leave me

F                   Gm-Am-Bb
   A tiger in a cage
                    Am-Gm-F
Can never see the sun
                        Gm-F
This diva needs her stage
Eb      Bb
Baby, let's have fun!
F                          Gm-Am-Bb
   You are the one I choose
                           Am-Gm-F
Folks would kill to fill your shoes
                         Gm-F Eb          F
You love the limelight too, now baby

         Dm
So be mine
               Am7        Bb
And don't waste my time
Bb-Am7  Gm7
   Cryin', "Oh Honeybear
            Bb  Eb               F/C      C
Are you still my, my, my ba   --  y?"


F                    Eb       Bb   Bb/C
   Take me for what I am
F                Eb            Bb
   Who I was meant to be
Dm    Am7  Bb             Bb-Am-Gm7
And if you give a damn
             Bb/C   F7
Take me baby   or leave me
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Bb9           F7
     No way,  can I be what I'm not
Bb9                          F7
     But hey, don't you want your girl hot?
Bb9                 Dm7
     Don't fight, don't lose your head
G7                           C7
   'Cause every night, who's in your bed?
F        Gm-Am-Bb
Who?
       Am-Gm-F
Who's in your bed?
                 Gm-F  Eb Bb
Kiss, pookie


It won’t work!
F                       Gm-Am-Bb
   I look before I leap.
                                  Am-Gm-F
I love margins and discipline.
                     Gm F       Eb    Bb
I make lists in my sleep, ba  - by.
                  F
What’s my sin?

Never quit.
   Gm-Am-Bb
I follow through.
                          Am-Gm-F
I hate mess but I love you.
                             Gm F         Eb    F
What to do with my impromptu ba  - by?
         Dm                   Am7       Bb
So be wise, 'cause this girl satisfies,
Bb-Am-Gm7
  You got a prize, so don't compromise
Bb-Eb                F/C  C
   You're one lucky baby!

F                    Eb       Bb   Bb/C
   Take me for what I am
F                Eb            Bb
   Who I was meant to be
Dm    Am7  Bb             Bb-Am-Gm7
And if you give a damn
             Bb/C   F7
Take me baby   or leave me

Bb9             F7
      That's it!   The straw that breaks my back
Bb9         F7
      I quit,   unless you take it back
Bb9       Dm7
Women, what is it about them?
G7               C7
    Can't live with them or without them!

G                   F          C   C/D
    Take me for what I am
G           F     C                 C/D
    Who I was meant to be
Em      Bm7  C         C-Bm-Am7
And if you give a damn you better
              C/D  Em              Em-Bm7-C  C-Bm-Am7 C/D
Take me baby or leave me
Am7-Bm-C  C-Bm-Am7  Am7-Bm-C/D
Take me baby
                   G Am-Bm-C  Bm-Am-G
Or leave me
                        Am-G F
Guess I'm leaving
F                G G G
  I'm gone!