Biography:
The five-brother singing group Tavares may be best known for such up-tempo hits as the million-selling single "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel," "More Than a Woman," and "Whodunit," but they first came to national attention with the luscious ballad "Check It Out." Their crisp vocalizing and clean-cut, young-men-next-door image made them favorites on TV shows starring Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, and Dick Clark's American Bandstand. In 1974, Tavares
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Don't Take Away the Music (Tavares)
[Intro]
(Strings/Harp) Fdim / Fdim / (Band In) Eb / Eb / Eb / Eb /
Abm6/Eb Abm6-Eb-Eb / Eb / Abm6/Eb Abm6-Eb-Eb / Eb /
Abmaj7 Gm7 / Fm7 / Bb11 (Fm7/Bb) / Bb11 /
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb
(Harmony) Don't take a-way the mu- sic,
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb11
it's the only thing I've got It's my piece of the rock.
[Verse 1]
Eb Fm7/Eb Eb Fm7/Eb Eb
I knew you were always there, You were my song (You were my song)
Fm7/Eb Eb Fm7/Eb
How am I sup-posed to bear it, Now that you're gone
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7
(Would you sepa-rate the words), Oo-ooh, from a sweet mel-ody?
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Bb11
(Baby would you take away) The music from a symph- ony?
[Chorus]
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb
(Harmony) Don't take a-way the mu- sic,
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb11
it's the only thing I've got It's my piece of the rock.
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7
Don't take away the mu- sic, every-thing else is gone,
Bb11
Don't strip my world of its song
[Verse 2]
Eb Fm7/Eb Eb Fm7/Eb Eb
Every time you whispered low, My heart would sing (My heart would sing)
Eb Fm7/Eb Eb Fm7/Eb
Now it's silent like the phone, The phone that never rings
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7
(Memories of love's refrain), Memories keep haunting me
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Bb11
(What are we doing to the song we sang), What happened to our sweet harmony?
[Chorus]
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb
(Harmony) Don't take a-way the mu- sic,
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb11
it's the only thing I've got It's my piece of the rock.
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7
Don't take away the mu- sic, every-thing else is gone,
Bb11
Don't strip my world of its song
[Interlude]
Eb
(Don't take my music) (clap-clap) – ooh ooh ooh (clap-clap)
(Don't take my music) (clap-clap) – ooh ooh ooh (clap-clap)
(Don't take my music) (clap-clap) – ooh ooh ooh (clap-clap)
(Don't take my music) (clap-clap) – ooh ooh ooh (clap-clap)
Eb Bb11 Ebmaj7 Bb11
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohhhh,
(NEW KEY)
E F#m7
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
B11 (F#m7/B)
Since you're not here with me,
My whole life seems out of key
[Chorus]
Am6/E E Am6/E E Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7
Don't take a-way the mu- sic, it's the only thing I've got
B11
It's my piece of the rock
Am6/E E Am6/E E Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7
Don't take away the mu- sic, everything else is gone,
B11
Don't strip my world of its song
Repeat and Fade
[Intro]
(Strings/Harp) Fdim / Fdim / (Band In) Eb / Eb / Eb / Eb /
Abm6/Eb Abm6-Eb-Eb / Eb / Abm6/Eb Abm6-Eb-Eb / Eb /
Abmaj7 Gm7 / Fm7 / Bb11 (Fm7/Bb) / Bb11 /
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb
(Harmony) Don't take a-way the mu- sic,
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb11
it's the only thing I've got It's my piece of the rock.
[Verse 1]
Eb Fm7/Eb Eb Fm7/Eb Eb
I knew you were always there, You were my song (You were my song)
Fm7/Eb Eb Fm7/Eb
How am I sup-posed to bear it, Now that you're gone
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7
(Would you sepa-rate the words), Oo-ooh, from a sweet mel-ody?
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Bb11
(Baby would you take away) The music from a symph- ony?
[Chorus]
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb
(Harmony) Don't take a-way the mu- sic,
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb11
it's the only thing I've got It's my piece of the rock.
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7
Don't take away the mu- sic, every-thing else is gone,
Bb11
Don't strip my world of its song
[Verse 2]
Eb Fm7/Eb Eb Fm7/Eb Eb
Every time you whispered low, My heart would sing (My heart would sing)
Eb Fm7/Eb Eb Fm7/Eb
Now it's silent like the phone, The phone that never rings
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7
(Memories of love's refrain), Memories keep haunting me
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Bb11
(What are we doing to the song we sang), What happened to our sweet harmony?
[Chorus]
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb
(Harmony) Don't take a-way the mu- sic,
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb11
it's the only thing I've got It's my piece of the rock.
Abm6/Eb Eb Abm6 Eb Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7
Don't take away the mu- sic, every-thing else is gone,
Bb11
Don't strip my world of its song
[Interlude]
Eb
(Don't take my music) (clap-clap) – ooh ooh ooh (clap-clap)
(Don't take my music) (clap-clap) – ooh ooh ooh (clap-clap)
(Don't take my music) (clap-clap) – ooh ooh ooh (clap-clap)
(Don't take my music) (clap-clap) – ooh ooh ooh (clap-clap)
Eb Bb11 Ebmaj7 Bb11
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohhhh,
(NEW KEY)
E F#m7
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
B11 (F#m7/B)
Since you're not here with me,
My whole life seems out of key
[Chorus]
Am6/E E Am6/E E Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7
Don't take a-way the mu- sic, it's the only thing I've got
B11
It's my piece of the rock
Am6/E E Am6/E E Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7
Don't take away the mu- sic, everything else is gone,
B11
Don't strip my world of its song
Repeat and Fade
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