Ed Sheeran - Take It Back Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
[Opening]
[Dm]I’m not a rapper; I’m a singer with a flow I’ve got a habit of spitting quicker lyrics you know
You found me [Bb]ripping the written’s out of the pages they sit in
and [C]I never want to get bitten because plagiarism is hidden
Watch [Dm]how I sit on the rhythm, prisoner with
a vision Signs of LA, but didn’t listen to any criticism
[Bb]Thought you knew but you didn’t so perk your ears up and listen
[C]Studio with a system and you could say that I’m driven
[Dm]And now it’s on to the next saga we drink the best lager, I never tried to win you over
like your stepfather
[Bb]I do my own thing now, and get respect after
[C]And I’m avoiding cocaine like it was Get Carter
[section 2]
[Dm]For four years I never had a place to stay but it’s safe to say that it kept me grounded
like a paperweight
[Bb]At 16 years old I moved out of my home
[C]I was Macy Gray I tried to say goodbye and I choked
[Dm]And we’ve been sleeping at the subway station,
sleeping with a movie star and adding to the population
[Bb]Not my imagination, I don’t want to relax
[C]But would it hurt your reputation, if I put it on wax? So take it back now…
[chorus]
[Dm]Come on and take it back [Bb]now
[C]Come on and take it back now
[Dm]Don’t you fade into the back now [Bb] [C]
[section 3]
[Dm]Take it back with the rhythm and blues and my back pack I’ll be singing the news,
trying to act like Jack Black when I bring them to school
[Bb]I’ll make a beat with my feet by just singing a loop,
[C]bringing the lyrics to prove that I can fit in these shoes,
[Dm]and keeping the truth through the vocal booth, stars burst out on the scene like an opal fruit,
[Bb]they try and take aim like Beckham when he goes to shoot,
[C]but then again that’s what they’re supposed to do,
and [Dm]I’m supposed to be calm,I tattooed the lyrics onto my arm, whispering everything
that happens is from now on,
[Bb]I’ll be willing to start again at the end of the song,
[C]still they think I handled it wrong,
[Dm]but then I never had an enemy, except for NME, but I’ll be selling twice as many copies
as the magazines will ever be,
[Bb]and got me spectacles ahead of me and festival fees,
[C]to help me with a Dalmatian, no pedigree
[Dm]singing for the masses, rubber dinghy rapids, keep this rapping a habit and keep on
passioning magic,
[Bb]I’m battling for the respect,
[C]I don’t know if I’ll have it, this songs from the
Heart, grabbing the plaque I’ll take it back now
[chorus]
[Dm]Come on and take it back [Bb]now
[C]Come on and take it back now
[Dm]Don’t you fade into the back now [Bb] [C]
Take it back now
[section 4]
[Dm]I don’t ever want to be perfect, Cause I’m a singer that you never want to see shirtless
[Bb]I accept the fact that someone has to win the worst-dressed,
[C]Taking my first steps into the scene, giving me focus
[Dm]Putting on a brave face, like Timothy Dalton, considering a name change, thinking it was hopeless
[Bb]Rhyming over recordings Avoiding tradition
[C]Cause every day some lyrics and a melody can be written
[Dm]Now absence can make your heart ache But drinking absinthe can change your mind-state, vividly,
I need to let my liver be
[Bb]And I say it again,
[C]Living life on the edge, with a closed hand full of friends
[Dm]Is good advice from a man who took his life on the road with me
And I hope to see him blowing up globally
[Bb]Cause that’s how it’s supposed to be screaming out vocally
[C]Might seem totally impossible achieving life’s dreams
[Dm]But, but I just write schemesI’m never having a stylist, giving me tight jeans
[Bb]Madison Square Garden is where I might be, But more likely,
[C]You’ll find me in the back room of a dive bar with my mates
[Dm]Having a pint with McDaid, Discussing records we made And every single second knowing
that we’ll never betray
[Bb]The way we were raised Remembering our background
[C]Sat down That’s how we put it out; it’s time to take it back now
[chorus]
[Dm]Come on and take it back [Bb]now
[C]Come on and take it back now
[Dm]Don’t you fade into the back now [Bb] [C]
[Closing]
[Dm]My dreams keep me awake at night, Written in rhymes, and lies, deliver the hype
Am I just living the lie
[Bb]With this you must know that the number’s just sold woah
[C]Will keep me going through the tough times, dream with me
[Dm]We forget 90 per cent of it when we wake But the other 10 per cent it never fades
[Bb]Dreaming dreams, day to day goals Stay awake loads,
try to [C]make the cut like the paper or razor blade,
never give [Dm]up And just remember just to hold out more A couple years ago I couldn’t just control
that thought
You’d find me [Bb]buskin’ on the street when it was cold outdoors
And now I’m [C]sweating on the stage With the sold out tours
Writing [Dm]love songs for the sake of it never to make a
Hit, You can’t fake talent and work ethic just to make it quick
[Bb]I’m not a rapper I’m a singer, I just take the piss and
[C]Most of these other guys are guys that pose His little sister has to
[Dm]babysit, that’s just a way it is Dreams you
Own, just set your goals, and have the utmost faith in it
tread your own [Bb]path You’ll never make it as a follower,
[C]you’ll never know where you will go or where you will be tomorrow [Dm]
How to play Take It Back on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Ed Sheeran - Take It Back on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Take It Back uses these transitions most often: Bb → C (27), C → Dm (27), and Dm → Bb (27). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Dm - Bb chord transition.
1. Dm → Bb chord transition
To move from Dm to Bb;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
2. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C;
- While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
Take It Back chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Take It Back.
- Take It Back includes 81 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Take It Back contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Take It Back connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
- Dm → Bb: 9%
After Bb, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).- Bb → C: 20%