"CAN'T TAKE IT BACK" - Lucas Carpenter
Written by Lucas Carpenter
Download "Can't Take It Back" on iTunes!
Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/0oflXuYYEvA
Once you get the picking patterns down for each chord they're pretty much the same the whole
song, so to save space I just put the chords over the lyrics...just play the designated
patterns for
each chord!
I only use my thumb(T), index(I), and middle(M) fingers for picking, and I have shown
which fingers
I use for each note under the designated number to make things a bit easier...I hope. :p
If the finger picking is too much of a challenge, or if you're just feeling lazy you can
always just
play the simple versions of the chords listed with the lyrics below...happy playing!
Fmaj7(9)
E:---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|
B:-----------6-----|-----6-----------|-----------6-----|-----6-----------|
G:--------0--------|-----------------|--------0--------|-----------------|
D:-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|
A:-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
M M
|-T---I--MT-I-M-I-|-T---I---T---I---|-T---I--MT-I-M-I-|-T---I---T---I---|
Fmaj7(9) - slightly different pattern used for Chorus
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|
G:--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|
D:-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|
A:-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|
G:--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|
D:-----8---8---8---|-----8---8---8---|-----8---8---8---|-----8---8---8---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-8---------------|-8---------------|-8---------------|-8---------------|
|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|
G:--------7--------|--------7--------|--------7--------|--------7--------|
D:-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|
A:---------8-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|
E:-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|
|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|
End of Chorus: (strum)
E:---------------6-|
B:---------------6-|
G:---------------7-|
D:-5-5--7-7--8-8-8-|
A:-5-5--7-7--8-8-8-|
E:-3-3--5-5--6-6-6-|
BRIDGE: (play 2 times, 2nd time through last chord is played longer, listen for it)
E:---------------10-|-----------------|---------------8-|-----------------|
B:-----------11-----|-----11----------|-----------8-----|-----8-----------|
G:--------10--------|-----------------|--------9--------|-----------------|
D:-----12-------12--|-----12------0---|-----8-------8---|-----8-------0---|
A:-10-------10------|-10------10------|---------10------|---------10------|
E:------------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-8---------------|
M M
|-T---I--M-T-I-M-I-|-T---I---T---I---|-T---I--M-T-IM-I-|-T---I---T---I---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|
G:--------0--------|--------0--------|--------7--------|--------7--------|
D:-----7-------7---|-----0-------0---|-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|
A:-8-------8-------|-7-------7-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|
|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|
G:--------7--------|--------7--------|--------7--------|--------7--------|
D:-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|
A:---------8-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|
E:-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|
|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------6-----|-----------6-----|
G:--------0--------|--------0--------|
D:-----8---8---8---|-----8---8---8---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|
E:-8---------------|-8---------------|
|-T---I--MT-M-I---|-T---I--MT-M-I---|
VERSE 1
Fmaj7(9)
I see you across the way
Your smirk lets me know that you're
Feeling the same way I do,
Fmaj7(9)
Cause I'm about to burst out laughing too
Countless times I've crashed on this couch
Catching up till the sun comes up
But I had my doubts if I was right
Fmaj7(9)
Cause every time we'd just say goodnight
But now we've got some decisions to make
Do we cross the line and never stay the same
CHORUS
Cause we can't take it back,
No we can't take it back
Fmaj7(9)
We can't take it back
No we can't take it back
No we can't take it back
No we can't take it back
Cause with you and me there's no in between
You're either gonna be my bride-to-be
Or my best friend in the end
VERSE 2
Fmaj7(9)
History sits in frames on your desk
Graduations, celebrations, you and your B.F.F. in most
Fmaj7(9)
Always repeating "no, we're just really close"
Well I'd never trade those memories for a one night stand
Cause girls like you are far and few
I can count them on one hand
We drove through life
Fmaj7(9)
Cause up in our conversation we missed the signs
And now we've got some decisions to make
Cause once we cross this line it'll never be the same
CHORUS
Cause we can't take it back,
No we can't take it back
Fmaj7(9)
We can't take it back
No we can't take it back
No we can't take it back
No we can't take it back
Cause with you and me there's no in between
You're either gonna be my bride-to-be
Fmaj7(9)
Or my best friend in the end
BRIDGE
Well, maybe we'll go dancing down the isle
In grocery stores or church cathedrals
I'm content, either way, we can have movie-nights on mondays
And then I'll go
Or we can hold hands in the shadow of a steeple
Standing in front of hundreds of people
All saying "I told you so"
CHORUS
Cause we can't take it back,
No we can't take it back
Fmaj7(9)
We can't take it back
No we can't take it back
No we can't take it back
No we can't take it back
Cause with you and me there's no in between
Cause we can't take it back,
No we can't take it back
Fmaj7(9)
We can't take it back
No we can't take it back
No we can't take it back
No we can't take it back
Cause with you and me there's just no in between
And now you're gonna be my bride-to-be
Yes, you're gonna be my bride-to-be
And my best friend in the end