Jason Aldean

I Took It With Me

Jason Aldean


Tom: A

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                             I Took It With Me - Jason Aldean
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Tabbed by: Niranjan Dixit

The song also sounds great when only power chords are used throughout the pre-chorus and chorus. 
But for the verses, power chords are the best.

Tuning: Standard

Intro (Lead #1):

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Em   022000 OR x79987  E5   022xxx OR x799xx
Bm   x24432 OR 799777  B5   x244xx OR 799xxx
G    320033 OR 355433  G5   355xxx
D    xx0232 OR x57775  D5   xx02xx OR x577xx
A    x02220 OR 577655  A5   x022xx OR 577xxx


Verse I:

       E5
When I passed that city limit sign
  E5                            B5    B5
I knew that I was finally on my own
     E5
So I put my foot down on the gas
   E5                                    B5    B5
To see how fast those wheels could get me going

Pre-Chorus:

G 
Everything about that place made me who I am
A 
But they say once you leave you can't go back again

Chorus:

Bm                           G 
So I took it with me: that cloud of red dust rolling up
     D                               A 
That Georgia blue sky, setting sun, straight up highway forty-one
Bm                        G 
I took it with me: that wild street, that fighting sight
     D 
That born to run on a Friday night
     A                         A 
That standing tall small town pride
          Bm       G      D      A 
I took it with me

Play Lead #1

Verse II:

     E5
They say this world can change you fast
E5                                 B5    B5
And kick you right on back where you belong
  E5
So I roll my sleeves up every day
E5                                        B5    B5
'Cause that's just what you do where I come from

Pre-Chorus:

G 
Everything I ever knew I bottled up inside
         A 
When I need a shot of back home, it ain't hard to find

Chorus:

Bm                           G 
'Cause I took it with me, that cloud of red dust rolling up
     D                               A 
That Georgia blue sky, setting sun, straight up highway forty-one
Bm                        G 
I took it with me, that wild street, that fighting sight
     D 
That born to run on a Friday night
     A                         A 
That standing tall small town pride
          Bm       G      D      A 
I took it with me

Bridge:

    G
I'd be a thousand miles away

But it's still crystal clear
  A
I see that picture in my mind

I keep it right here

Chorus:

Bm                           G 
'Cause took it with me, that cloud of red dust rolling up
     D                               A 
That Georgia blue sky, setting sun, straight up highway forty-one
Bm                        G 
I took it with me, that wild street, that fighting sight
     D 
That born to run on a Friday night
     A                         A 
That standing tall small town pride
          Bm       G      D      A 
I took it with me

Outro:

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Legend:

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend