Rihanna — Take A Bow (ver 5) Chords
INTRO (piano motif occurs throughout song)
E — — — 7 — — — 2 | — — — 5 = 4 2 0 | — — — 7 — — — 2 | — — — 5 = 4 2 0 |
B — — 5 — — — 0 — | — — 2 2 = — — — | — — 5 — — — 0 — | — — 2 2 = — — — |
G — 4 — — — — — — | — 1 — — — — — — | — 4 — — — — — — | — 1 — — — — — — |
D 2 — — — — 4 — — | — — — — — — — — | 2 — — — — 4 — — | — — — — — — — — |
A — — — — 2 — — — | 4 — — — — — — — | — — — — 2 — — — | 4 — — — — — — — |
E — — — — — — — — | — — — — — — — — | — — — — — — — — | — — — — — — — — |
E — — — 7 — — — 2 | — — — 5 = 4 2 0 | — — — 7 — — 2 0 | — — — — — — — — |
B — — 5 — — — 0 — | — — 2 2 = — — — | — — 5 — — 0 — — | 3 = = = = = = = |
G — 4 — — — — — — | — 1 — — — — — — | — 4 — — — — — — | 2 = = = = = = = |
D 2 — — — — 4 — — | — — — — — — — — | 2 — — — 4 — — — | — — — — — — — — |
A — — — — 2 — — — | 4 — — — — — — — | — — — — — — — — | — — — — — — — — |
E — — — — — — — — | — — — — — — — — | — — — — — — — — | — — — — — — — — |
INTRO
E B
Oh
C#m A E
How about a round of applause
B C#m
Yeah
A E B
Standing ovation ..
C#m A
Ooh wooh yeah
E B D
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
VERSE 1
E B C#m A
You look so dumb right now
E B C#m A
Standing outside my house
E B
Trying to apologize
C#m A
You're so ugly when you cry
E B D
Please, just cut it out
BRIDGE
E B C#m A
Don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not
E B D
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught
CHORUS
E B
But you put on quite a show
C#m A
Really had me going
E B
But now it's time to go
C#m A
Curtains finally closing
E B
That was quite a show
C#m A
Very entertaining
F#m G# A
But it's over now
A E/G# D
Go on and take a bow
VERSE 2
E B/D# C#m A
Grab your clothes and get gone
E B C#m A
You better hurry up
E B/D# C#m A
Before the sprinklers come on
E B C#m A
Talking about 'girl I love you', 'you're the one'
E B/D# C#m A
This just looks like the re—run
E B D
Please, what else is on
BRIDGE
E B C#m A
Don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not
E B D
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught
CHORUS
E B
But you put on quite a show
C#m A
Really had me going
E B
But now it's time to go
C#m A
Curtains finally closing
E B
That was quite a show
C#m A
Very entertaining
F#m G# A
But it's over now
A E/G# D
Go on and take a bow
INTERLUDE
Ooh
A B C#m F#m
And the award for the best lie goes to you
A5 (no third) B C#m
For making me believe that you could be faithful to me
D
Let's hear your speech
LIKE INTRO
E B C#m A
How about a round of applause
E B D
Standing ovation
CHORUS
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining but it's over now
Go on and take a bow
But it's over now
NOTE: This version corrects several chord changes, notably the subdominant 7th chord
terminates each section. Accompaniment at the chorus transitions from eighth note
to straight quarter notes.