Take the Hand

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # "Take The Hand" (Todd Rundgren) Intro: Amaj9 //////// Verse: Amaj9 Gmaj9 There's a hand that reaches F#m7 B7 Gmaj9 Reaches from a heart F#m7 Gmaj9Gmaj9/A One that isn't a - ble Gmaj9 F#m7 Gmaj9/Gmaj9/A One that doesn't know just where to F#/C#F#m/C# Start E Ebm C#m B So it starts with Verse 2: A hand so unsure it trembles Gives itself away Strains to find a gesture Something that the heart can easily F#/Ab Say Chorus: C#majEbm7 Fm7Bb7 Take the hand F#maj9 Fm7 Ebm7 Ebm7/Ab It would mean so much to the heart to touch you C#m7 Ebm7 Emaj7 Ebm7 Play the part, would you C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7 Hold the hand, warm the heart, and Verse 3 (chords same as verse 1): Take the hand that's waiting Open it and find There's a heart that's reaching There's a heart that's reaching from Inside Instrumental break (based on chorus chords): CEFBb7 //////// FFEEbm7/Ab //////// CEEmaj7 //////// (key changes to Bb) DEFF7j7 //////// Verse 4: Bbmaj9 Abmaj9 Take the hand that's waiting Gm7 C7 Abmaj9 Open it and find Gm7 Abmaj9/F Abmaj9/Bb There's a heart that's reaching Abmaj9 Gm7 Abmaj9/F Abmaj9/Bb (hold extra bar) There's a heart that's reaching Bbm7 From inside Coda: (CEAbmaj7 / / / / (...inside) -- another ace 60's (OK, it wasn't released until '71) tab from Andrew Rogers