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You Took Advantage of Me
Words & Music by Lorenz Hart & Richard RodgersRecorded by Linda Ronstadt, 1984
From the 1928 Broadway show "Present Arms"
G G/F# Em7 C#m7-5 Am7 D9
I'm a sen - ti - men - tal sap, that's all
G G/F# Em7 Edim Am7 D7
What's the use of try - ing not to fall?
G9 Fdim G G7 C C/B Cm7-5
I have no will, you've made your kill
Edim G Em7 Am7 Cdim G
'Cause you took ad - van - tage of me!
G G/F# Em7 C#m7-5 Am7 D9
I'm just like an ap - ple on a bough
G G/F# Em7 Edim Am7 D7
And you're gon - na shake me down some - how
G9 Fdim G G7 C C/B Cm7-5
So, what's the use? You've cooked my goose
Edim G Em7 Am7 Cdim G
'Cause you took ad - van - tage of me!
Bridge:
Em B+ Em7 Em6 B7 Cdim Em
I'm so hot and both - ered that I don't know
Em7 C C/B Am7 Cdim G B7
My el - bow from my ear
Em B+ Em7 Em6 B7 Cdim Em
I suf - fer some - thing aw - ful each time you go
Em7 C C/B Am7 Cdim G D7
And much worse when you're near.
G G/F# Em7 C#m7-5 Am7 D9
Here am I with all my brid - ges burned
G G/F# Em7 Edim Am7 D7
Just a babe in arms where you're con - cerned
G9 Fdim G G7 C C/B Cm7-5
So lock the doors and call me yours
Edim G Em7 Am7 Cdim G
'Cause you took ad - van 0 tage of me.
*Suggested by recent visitor Mark Miller.
...And here's the newly-transcribed alternate version:
G6 E7-9 Am7 D9
I'm a sen - ti - men - tal sap, that's all;
Bm7 Edim Am7 Cdim
What's the use of try - in' not to fall?
D7/9 G7 C Cm
I have no will -- you've made your kill
Em7 Cdim G D7
'Cause you took ad - van - tage of me.
G6 E7-9 Am7 D9
I'm just like an ap - ple on a bough,
Bm7 Edim Am7 Cdim
And you're gon - na shake me down some - how.
D7/9 G7 C9 Cm
So what's the use? You cooked my goose
Em7 Cdim G
'Cause you took ad - van - tage of me.
Bridge:
G F#7 Cdim Em
I'm so hot and both - ered that I don't know
C D7 G B7
My el- bow from my ear;
G F#7 Cdim Em
I suf - fer some - thin' aw - ful each time you go,
C D7 B7
And much worse when you're near.
G6 E7-9 Am7 D9
Here I am with all my brid - ges burned;
Bm7 Edim Am7 Cdim
Just a babe in arms where you're con - cerned,
D7/9 G7 C9 Cm
So lock the doors and call me yours
Em7 Cdim G D7
'Cause you took ad - van - tage of me.
(Instrumental Interlude - 2 verses)_
Bridge:
G F#7 Cdim Em
I'm so hot and both - ered that I don't know
C D7 G B7
My el- bow from my ear;
G F#7 Cdim Em
I suf - fer some - thin' aw - ful each time you go,
C D7 B7
And much worse when you're near.
G6 E7-9 Am7 D9
Here I am with all my brid - ges burned;
Bm7 Edim Am7 Cdim
Just a babe in arms where you're con - cerned,
D7/9 G7 C9 Cm
So lock the doors and call me yours
Em7 Cdim G E7
'Cause you took ad - van - tage of me, yeah,
Em7 Cdim G E7
You took ad - van - tage of me, aw,
Em7 Fdim Am7 Cdim G E7-9 Am7 Cdim G
You took ad - van - tage of me.