Take This Waltz
BFF#us4
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 BD#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
FGFF#A#
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#mB/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
EGGD#
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
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
BF#
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#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!"
EGGD#
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
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
BF#
B G#m
La, la, la La, la, la
B D#m/G#m
La, la, la La, la, la
E F#
La, la, la La, la, la
E E D#m C#B D#7/A#
La, la, la La, la, la
G#m
La, la, la La, la, la
C#m G#7 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
CGGus4
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 CE7/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
GAGGB
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
FGAFim
Am
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
Dm Am
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
F6 C Gsus4
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
CG
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 DmC/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!"
FGAFim
Am
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
Dm Am
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
F6 C Gsus4
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
CG
C Am
La, la, la La, la, la
C Em/BAm
La, la, la La, la, la
F G
La, la, la La, la, la
F Em DmC E7/B
La, la, la La, la, la
Am
La, la, la La, la, la
Dm A7 Dm C/E
La, la, la La, la, la
F C/E Dm C E7/G#
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay