Take This Waltz
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Intro: (B) . . |(F#sus4) . . |(F#) . . |. . . |
(B) (G#m)
Now in Vienna there‘s ten pretty women
(B) (D#m)/a# (G#m)
There‘s a shoulder where Death comes to cry
(E) (F#)
There‘s a lobby with nine hundred windows
(E) (E) (D#m) (C#m) (B) (D#7)/a#
There‘s a tree where the doves go to die
(G#m)
There‘s a piece that was torn from the morning
(C#m) (G#7) (C#m) . . |. . (B)/d# |
And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
(E) (B)/d# (C#m) (B)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
(D#7)/g (G#m)
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(C#)/f (E) . . |. . . |
Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws
(F#) . . |(G#m) . . |(F#)/a# . . |(F#) . . |
(B) (D#m)/a# (G#m)
Oh I want you, I want you, I want you
(B) (G#m)
On a chair with a dead magazine
(E) (F#)
In the cave at the tip of the lily
(E) (E) (D#m) (C#m) (B) (D#7)/a#
In some hallways where love‘s never been
(G#m)
On a bed where the moon has been sweating
(C#m) (G#7) (C#m) . . |. . (B)/d# |
In a cry filled with footsteps and sand
(E) (B)/d# (C#m) (B)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
(D#7)/g (G#7)/f#
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(E6) (Fm7)-5 . . |. . . |
Take its broken waist in your hand
(Edim) . . |(Gdim) . . |(G#m) . . |(D#) . . |
(G#m)
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
(C#m) (G#m)
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
(E6) (B) . . |. . . |(F#sus4) . . |(F#) . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
(B) (G#m)
There‘s a concert hall in Vienna
(B) (D#m)/a# (G#m)
Where your mouth had a thousand reviews
(E) (F#)
There‘s a bar where the boys have stopped talking
(E) (E) (D#m) (C#m) (B) (D#7)/a#
They‘ve been sentenced to death by the blues
(G#m)
Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture
(C#m) (G#7) (C#m) . . |. . (B)/d# |
With a garland of freshly cut tears?
(E) (B)/d# (C#m) (B)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
(D#7)/g (G#m)
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(C#m) (E) . . |. . . |
Take this waltz it‘s been dying for years
(B) . . |. . . |(F#) . . |. . . |
(B) (D#m)/a# (G#m)
There‘s an attic where children are playing
(B) (G#m)
Where I‘ve got to lie down with you soon
(E) (F#)
In a dream of Hungarian lanterns
(E) (E) (D#m) (C#m) (B) (D#7)/a#
In the mist of some sweet afternoon
(G#m)
And I‘ll see what you‘ve chained to your sorrow
(C#m) (G#7) (C#m) . . |. . (B)/d# |
All your sheep and your lilies of snow
(E) (B)/d# (C#m) (B)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
(D#7)/g (G#7)/f#
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(E6) (Fm7)-5 . . |. . . |
With its "I‘ll never forget you, you know!"
(Edim) . . |(Gdim) . . |(G#m) . . |(D#) . . |
(G#m)
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
(C#m) (G#m)
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
(E6) (B) . . |. . . |(F#sus4) . . |(F#) . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
(B) (G#m)
And I‘ll dance with you in Vienna
(B) (D#m)/a# (G#m)
I‘ll be wearing a river‘s disguise
(E) (F#)
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
(E) (E) (D#m) (C#m) (B)
My mouth on the dew of your thighs
(B) (G#m)
And I‘ll bury my soul in a scrapbook
(B) (D#m)/a# (G#m)
With the photographs there, and the moss
(E) (F#)
And I‘ll yield to the flood of your beauty
(E) (E) (D#m) (C#m) (B) (D#7)/a#
My cheap violin and my cross
(G#m)
And you‘ll carry me down on your dancing
(C#m) (G#7) (C#m)
To the pools that you lift on your wrist
(C#m) (B)/d# (E) (B)/d# (C#m) (B)
Oh my love, Oh my love
(D#7)/g (G#m)
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(C#m) (E) . . |. . . |
It‘s yours now, it‘s all that there is
(B) . . |. . . |(F#) . . |. . . |
(B) (G#m)
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(B) (D#m)/a# (G#m)
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(E) (F#)
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(E) (E) (D#m) (C#m) (B) (D#7)/a#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(G#m)
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(C#m) (G#7) (C#m) (C#m) (B)/d#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(E) (B)/d# (C#m) (B) (D#7)/g
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
Guitarist friendly version
You‘d have to downtune one half step to play along with the record.
Chords:
(Gsus4): 320013
(Em)/b: x22000
(E7)/b: x20100
(C)/e: 032010 or xx2010
(E7)/g#: 420100
(D)/f#: 200232
(G)/b: x20003
(A7)/g: 3x2020
(F6): xx3231 or 100211
(F#m7)-5: 202212 or xx3444
(Fdim): xx3434
(G#dim): xx6767
Intro: (C) . . |(Gsus4) . . |(G) . . |. . . |
(C) (Am)
Now in Vienna there‘s ten pretty women
(C) (Em)/b (Am)
There‘s a shoulder where Death comes to cry
(F) (G)
There‘s a lobby with nine hundred windows
(F) (F) (Em) (Dm) (C) (E7)/b
There‘s a tree where the doves go to die
(Am)
There‘s a piece that was torn from the morning
(Dm) (A7) (Dm) . . |. . (C)/e |
And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
(F) (C)/e (Dm) (C)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
(E7)/g# (Am)
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(D)/f# (F) . . |. . . |
Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws
(G) . . |(Am) . . |(G)/b . . |(G) . . |
(C) (Em)/b (Am)
Oh I want you, I want you, I want you
(C) (Am)
On a chair with a dead magazine
(F) (G)
In the cave at the tip of the lily
(F) (F) (Em) (Dm) (C) (E7)/b
In some hallways where love‘s never been
(Am)
On a bed where the moon has been sweating
(Dm) (A7) (Dm) . . |. . (C)/e |
In a cry filled with footsteps and sand
(F) (C)/e (Dm) (C)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
(E7)/g# (A7)/g
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(F6) (F#m7)-5 . . |. . . |
Take its broken waist in your hand
(Fdim) . . |(G#dim) . . |(Am) . . |(F) . . |
(Am)
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
(Dm) (Am)
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
(F6) (C) . . |. . . |(Gsus4) . . |(G) . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
(C) (Am)
There‘s a concert hall in Vienna
(C) (Em)/b (Am)
Where your mouth had a thousand reviews
(F) (G)
There‘s a bar where the boys have stopped talking
(F) (F) (Em) (Dm) (C) (E7)/b
They‘ve been sentenced to death by the blues
(Am)
Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture
(Dm) (A7) (Dm) . . |. . (C)/e |
With a garland of freshly cut tears?
(F) (C)/e (Dm) (C)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
(E7)/g# (Am)
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(Dm) (F) . . |. . . |
Take this waltz it‘s been dying for years
(C) . . |. . . |(G) . . |. . . |
(C) (Em)/b (Am)
There‘s an attic where children are playing
(C) (Am)
Where I‘ve got to lie down with you soon
(F) (G)
In a dream of Hungarian lanterns
(F) (F) (Em) (Dm) (C) (E7)/b
In the mist of some sweet afternoon
(Am)
And I‘ll see what you‘ve chained to your sorrow
(Dm) (A7) (Dm) . . |. . (C)/e |
All your sheep and your lilies of snow
(F) (C)/e (Dm) (C)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
(E7)/g# (A7)/g
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(F6) (F#m7)-5 . . |. . . |
With its "I‘ll never forget you, you know!"
(Fdim) . . |(G#dim) . . |(Am) . . |(F) . . |
(Am)
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
(Dm) (Am)
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
(F6) (C) . . |. . . |(Gsus4) . . |(G) . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
(C) (Am)
And I‘ll dance with you in Vienna
(C) (Em)/b (Am)
I‘ll be wearing a river‘s disguise
(F) (G)
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
(F) (F) (Em) (Dm) (C)
My mouth on the dew of your thighs
(Am)
And I‘ll bury my soul in a scrapbook
(C) (Em)/b (Am)
With the photographs there, and the moss
(F) (G)
And I‘ll yield to the flood of your beauty
(F) (F) (Em) (Dm) (C) (E7)/b
My cheap violin and my cross
(Am)
And you‘ll carry me down on your dancing
(Dm) (A7) (Dm)
To the pools that you lift on your wrist
(Dm) (C)/e (F) (C)/e (Dm) (C)
Oh my love, Oh my love
(E7)/g# (Am)
Take this waltz, take this waltz
(Dm) (F) . . |. . . |
It‘s yours now, it‘s all that there is
(C) . . |. . . |(G) . . |. . . |
(C) (Am)
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(C) (Em)/b (Am)
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(F) (G)
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(F) (Em) (Dm) (C) (E7)/b
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(Am)
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(Dm) (A7) (Dm) (Dm) (C)/e
La, la, la... La, la, la...
(F) (C)/e (Dm) (C) (E7)/g#
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
