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************* THE TAKER *************

written by Kris Kristofferson & Shel Shilverstein
performed by Kris Kristofferson.

Capo on the 1st fret.


Verse 1:
            A
	He's a giver,he'll give her
                                                E7
	The kind of attention that she's never known

	He's a helper,he'll help her
                                               A
	To open the doors that she can't on her own

	He's a lover,he'll love her
                                               D
	In ways that she never has been loved before
            E7
	And he's a getter,he'll get her
                                                         A
	By gettin' her into the world she's been hungerin' for


Verse 2:
            A
	He's a charmer,and he'll charm her
                                              E7
	With money and manners that i never learned

	He's a leader,and he'll lead her
                                                A
	Across pretty bridges he's planning to burn

	He's a talker,he'll talk her
                                                 D
	Right of her feet,but he won't talk for long
            E7
	Cause he's a doer,and he'll do her

	The way that i never
                                      A
	And damned if he won't do her wrong



Chorus:
            D
	And he's s taker,he'll take her
                                                             E7
	To places and make her fly higher than she's ever dared to

	He'll take this time before takin' advantage
                             A
	Takin' her easy and slow
            D
	And after he's taken her body and soul
                                                E7
	That she gives him,he'll take her for granted

	Then he'll take off and leave her
                                       A
	Takin' all of her pride as he goes


Chorus.


Thanks to Jan Ekeland for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir.