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Take A Bow Tab

by Rihanna


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
   
     Oh
                  
How about a round of applause
   
   Yeah
                    
Standing ovation ..
       
Ooh wooh yeah
             
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

VERSE 1
                          
  You look so dumb right now
                          
  Standing outside my house
          
Trying to apologize
            
You’re so ugly when you cry
                  
Please, just cut it out

BRIDGE
                                            
Don’t tell me you’re sorry cause you’re not
                                         
Baby when I know you’re only sorry you got caught

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

VERSE 2
                       
Grab your clothes and get gone
                          
You better hurry up
                       
Before the sprinklers come on
                          
Talking about ‘girl I love you’, ‘you’re the one’
                       
This just looks like the re-run
                  
Please, what else is on

BRIDGE
                                            
Don’t tell me you’re sorry cause you’re not
                                         
Baby when I know you’re only sorry you got caught

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

INTERLUDE
Ooh
                          
And the award for the best lie goes to you
 (no third)                                      
For making me believe that you could be faithful to me
       
Let's hear your speech

LIKE INTRO
                          
How about a round of applause
          
   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.