Title: Take Me to the Top
Artist: Cheap Trick
Music and Words by: R. Nielsen and R. Zander
Album: The Doctor
Year: 1986
During the intro/interludes, play the E major barre chord at the 7th fret on the A
string for a more accurate sound. During the verses and choruses play the standard open E
major chord.
The chords in brackets are not essential to play the song.
Intro/Interlude
E A E B E x2
Verse
E (B) F#
We go back a long long way
(B) E (B) F# (B)
And it seems like yesterdaay
A (E)
When the words are spoken
B
Or whispered in your ear
Intro/Interlude
E A E B E x1
(Take Me to the Top)
Verse
E (B) F#
Things have changed since we first met
(B) E (B) F#
You alone are more than I expect
(B) A
But the good outweighs the bad
(E) B
By 110 per cent
Chorus
A
You take me to the top
E
You're everything I've got
B
You catch me if I'm falling
D A
Oh all the way
E
You take me to the top
B D
You catch me if I'm falling oh
Verse
E (B) F#
Some things go in circles
(B) E (B) F#
Something's in the air
(B) A (E) B (E)
You know just what I'm feeling
A
You can make the difference
(E) B
You know I really care
Chorus
A
You take me to the top
E
You're everything I've got
B
You catch me if I'm falling
D A
Oh all the way
E
You take me to the top
B D
You catch me if I'm falling oh
A
Oh ah ah oh
Bridge
E
If I could dream a dream
F#
With a happy end
G#m
You'd be in it every night
A
Again and again
B
Right here by my side
C#m B
You'd never go away
But when I'm awake
I sing I say
Chorus
A
You take me to the top
E
You're everything I've got
B
You catch me if I'm falling
D A
Oh all the way
E
You take me to the top
B D
You catch me if I'm falling oh
A
Oh ah ah oh
The ending cycles the chorus over and over