Intro: D ---  C---- G----D (see chord formations at bottom)

(D) It's a song on the (C) radio

It's your (G)  picture on the wall of my bed (D)room

It's any (D) one of a million (C) memories

Girl, (G) everything takes me back but (D) you

It's every (D) place that we've (C) ever been

It's (G) runnin' into someone we both (D) knew

Or it's the (D) face of a total (C) stranger

Girl, (G)  everything takes me back but (D) you

I've (C) called you up, I've (D) begged and pleaded, left (G) love letters at your (D) door

Though I (C) broke your heart, you (D) gotta believe it (G) hurt me even (D) more

So (C) what's it gonna take, (D) what you wanna hear girl I (G) think I paid my (D) dues

And it (C) might be just, but it (D) don't seem fair

That (C) everything (G) takes me back but (D) you....hmm..(D)- (C) -(G)- (D)

(D) It's the sound or it's the (C) silence

It's the (G) thought that what I've done I can't un(D)do

Or it's the (D) dream I can't put (C) behind me

Girl (G) everything takes me back but (D) you

I've (C) called you up, I've (D) begged and pleaded, left (G) love letters at your (D) door

Though I (C) broke your heart, you (D) gotta believe it (G) hurt me even (D) more

So (C) what's it gonna take, (D) what you wanna hear girl I (G) think I paid my (D) dues

And it (C) might be just, but it (D)  just ain't fair

That (C) everything (G) takes me back but (D) you

It's the (D) night or it's the (C)  morning

It's the (G) thunder rollin' in before it (D) rains

Or it's a (D) long, long, long, long stretch of (C) highway

Girl it's (G) nothin' and it's everything, (D) yeah it's everything

Yeah (C) everything (G) takes me back but (D) you

Girl, (C) everything (G) takes me back but (D) you


The tuning is drop D---(lower the bottom E string 1 step to D)- hit it often to get the 
low bass sound in the song I don't know the exact chord names so what I'm calling D, C, 
and G are as follows

D- 000230
C- 020030
G- 500003