Chord Chart for Take a Bow by Rihanna | Resound School of Music

"Take a Bow" by Rihanna (Chord Chart)

Song Info

Key: E major
Chord Family: E

Skills: Basic Strumming, Barre Chords, "Textured" Strum, Open Chords

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INTRO
/E-B-/C#m7-A/                      
   Oooo…How about a round of applause?  	  		
/E-B-/C#m7-A/ 
      Ya - Standing Ovation…
/E-B-/C#m7-A/ 
      Oooooo
/E-B-/C#m7-Dsus2/ 
      Ya


VERSE 1
E           B            C#m7  A
  You look so dumb right now,
E          B          C#m7    A
  Standin' outside my house,
E           B
Tryin' to apologize,
C#m7             A
You’re so ugly when you cry,
  E          B/D#    Dsus2
Please, just cut it out. 


CHORUS
     E                     B                  C#m7   A
And don’t tell me you’re sorry 'cause you’re not,
             E                B             Dsus2
Baby when I know you’re only sorry you got caught,
         E              B
But you put on quite a show
     C#m7           A
You really had me goin',
     E                B
But now it’s time to go
 C#m7               A
Curtain’s finally closin'
 E                B
That was quite a show
C#m7        A      F#m7
Very entertainin',
          E/G#  A
But it’s over now (but it's over now),
A          E/G#   Dsus2
Go on and take a bow, ohh ohh.


VERSE 2
 E           B              C#m7        A
  Grab your clothes and get gone (get gone),
                 E               B            C#m7       A
You better hurry up before the sprinklers come on (come on),
               E                 B
Talkin’ 'bout girl, I love you, you’re the one,
C#m7                  A
This just looks like the re-run,
E              B/D#     Dsus2
  Please, what else is on.


CHORUS
     E                     B                  C#m7   A
And don’t tell me you’re sorry 'cause you’re not,
             E                B             Dsus2
Baby when I know you’re only sorry you got caught,
         E              B
But you put on quite a show
     C#m7           A
You really had me goin',
     E                B
But now it’s time to go
 C#m7               A
Curtain’s finally closin'
 E                B
That was quite a show
C#m7        A      F#m7
Very entertainin',
          E/G#  A
But it’s over now (but it's over now),
A          E/G#   Dsus2
Go on and take a bow, ohh ohh.


BRIDGE
A         B           C#m7               F#m7
And the award for the best liar goes to you (goes to you),
       E/G#  A               B               C#m7
For makin'  me believe that you could be faithful to me,
      Dsus2
Let's hear your speech out,
E              B           C#m7   A
  How about a round of applause,
E      B/D#      Dsus2
   A standin' ovation. 


CHORUS   
         E              B
But you put on quite a show
     C#m7           A
You really had me goin',
     E                B
But now it’s time to go
 C#m7               A
Curtain’s finally closin'
 E                B
That was quite a show
C#m7        A      F#m7
Very entertainin',
          E/G#  A
But it’s over now (but it's over now),
A          E/G#   Dsus2
Go on and take a bow, ohh ohh.
 F#m7        E/G#   A
  But it's over now.

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