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Taking You Home

Don Henley
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 I had a good  life
 Before you came
 I had my friends  and my freedom
I  had my name
 Still there was sorrow  and emptiness
 'Til you made me glad
 Oh, in this  love I found strength  I never knew I had
 And this  love
 Is like nothing I have ever known
 Take my hand,  love
 I'm taking you home
 Taking you home
 There were  days, lonely days
 When  the world wouldn't throw me a  crumb
 But I kept  on believing
 That this day would come
 And this  love
 Is like nothing I have ever known
 Take my hand,  love
 I'm taking you home
 I'm taking you  home
 Where we can be  with the ones who really  care
Home,  where we can grow  together
 Keep you in my heart  forever
 And this  love
 Is like nothing I have ever known
 Take my hand
 Taking you home
 I’m taking you  home
 Yes I  am
Taking  you home  (Taking you home)
 Taking you home (fade)
 I have included to fingerings for the G major chord. The second
 one, a barre chord, is intended to be used with the Gsus that
 precedes it.
 This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
 U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
 included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
 experiment with your own chord voicings.

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Readable chord sheet for Taking You Home by Don Henley

[D]  [C]  [D]

I had a [Bm7]good life  [F#m7]
Before you [Bm7]came  [F#m7]
I had my [Em7]friends and my freedom
[D/F#]I had my [G]nam[A]e
Still there was [Bm7]sorrow and emptiness  [F#m7]
'Til you made me [Bm7]glad  [F#m7]
Oh, in [Em7]this love I found [D/F#]strength I never knew I [G]had[A]

And [D]this love  [A]     [Em7]
Is like nothing I have ever [D]known  [A]     [Em7]
Take my [D/F#]hand, love  [G]
I'm taking you [C]home
Taking you [D]home

There wer[Bm7]e days, lonely days
Whe[F#m7]n  the world wouldn't throw me [Bm7]a crumb  [F#m7]
But I [Em7]kept on believing  [D/F#]
That this day would [G]com[Asus4]e

And [D]this love  [A]     [Em7]
Is like nothing I have ever [D]known  [A]     [Em7]
Take my [D/F#]hand, love  [G]
I'm taking you [C]home
I'm taking you [D]  home

Where we can [C/E]be with the ones who [Fsus4]really c[F]are   [Gsus4]          [G]
[D]Home, where we can [C/E]grow together  [Fsus4]         [F]
Keep you in my [Asus4]heart forever

And [D]this love  [A]     [Em7]
Is like nothing I have ever [D]known  [A]     [Em7]
Take my [D/F#]hand  [A]     [G]
Taking you [C]hom[G]e
I’m taking [D]you home
Yes [Em7]I am  [G]
[C]Taking you [D]home (Taking you [Em7]home)

Taking you home (fade)

I have included to fingerings for the G major chord. The second
one, a barre chord, is intended to be used with the Gsus that
precedes it.

This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.

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