For the intro strumming pattern, begin with an upstroke off the beat (= the & of 4), then continue
into the pattern, holding the last strum over the bar line as you go back to the beginning to repeat.
[Chord progression]
Am7/G 302013
D7sus4/G 3x0213
[Intro] (x2)
G Am7/G D7sus4/G
[Verse]
G
Well I'm a runnin' down the road try'n to loosen my load
D C
I've got seven women on my mind
G D
Four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me
C G
One says she's a friend of mine
[Chorus]
Em C G
Take it easy, take it easy
Am C Em
Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
C G
Lighten up while you still can
C G
Don't even try to understand
Am C G
Just find a place to make your stand, and take it easy
[Verse]
G
Well, I'm a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
D C
Such a fine sight to see
G D
It's a girl my lord in a flat-bed Ford
C G
Slowin' down to take a look at me
Em D C G
Come on, ba_by, don't say maybe
Am C Em
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me
C G C G
We may lose and we may win, though we may never be here again
Am C G
So open up I'm climbin' in, so take it easy
[Solo]
G D C
G D C G
Em D C G
Am C G D
[Verse]
G
Well, I'm a runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load
D C
Got a world of trouble on my mind
G D C G
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover, she's so hard to find
[Chorus]
Em C G
Take it easy, take it easy
Am C Em
Don't let the sound of your own wheels make you crazy
C G C G
Come on baby, don't say maybe
Am C G
I gotta know of your sweet love is gonna save me
[Outro]
C
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
G
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
C
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
G
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
C
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
G G7 C
Oh we got it e__e_____asy
G G7 C
We oughta take it e__e_____asy
[Ending]
Em
