Take a Number

Intro:

Dm Dm7 G G

Verse 1:

Dm9

He wants you

G D°/7/ Ab

And look at him, how he wears it on his sleeve

Dm Gm A

He knows you don’t feel the same way

Dm G

But all of that has never stopped him

Em7

From flying off the handle

A7

To try and light your candle

Bb A7

And if I tell it to you straight:

Chorus 1:

Dm A/E F

I wish I wasn’t one of the hundreds of guys

D7/F# G E/G# Bb A

Standing in line, hoping to catch your eye

Dm A/E F D7/F# G E/G# Bb A

It’s just no fun pushing and shoving, hoping you’re loving every little flirt I try

Dm A/C# F/C G/B

So, let me tell you right now that I’m not like him

Bb A E/G# A

Holding tight to a fantasy and counting on a whim

Dm A/E F

Because I know I’ll be just fine

G A Dm G Em7 A

If you never call my number

Dm G Em7 A

While I’m waiting in line

Dm G Em7 A (Interlude)

Chorus 2:

Dm A/E F

I wish I wasn’t one of an army of men

D7/F# G E/G# Bb A

Who again and again make a run for your attention

Dm A/E F D7/F# G

So, I’m done with the “if” and the “then” and the “how” and the “when”

E/G# Bb A

Other questions I won’t even mention

Dm A/C# F/C G/B

I’ll tell you right now: I am not like him

Bb A E/G# A

Bringing all of his fire to a candle still dim

Dm A/E F G A BbM7/D

No, I’ll make sure I’m just fine, ‘cause you’ll never call my number

G A Bb

You’ll never call my number

Intro:

Dm Dm7 G G

Verse 2:

Dm9

I want you

G D°/7/ Ab

And look at me, how I wear it on my sleeve

Dm Gm A

I know you don’t feel the same way

Dm G

But even that just couldn’t stop me

Em7

From joining at the back of the line

Bb A

And saying to myself,

Dm9

“I’ll be just fine”