Take A Break chords

[INTRO]

[E]Un deux trois quatre Cinq six s[Am]ept huit n[E]euf
[E]Un deux trois quatre Cinq six s[G]ept huit n[D9]euf
[E]One two three four five six sev[Am]en eight ni[B]ne!

[VERSE]

[C#m]My dearest, Angelica "Tomorrow and tomorrow and to[E/B]morrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day”
[C#m/F#]I trust you’ll understand the reference to Another Scottish [A]tragedy without my having to [Ab/C]name the play
[C#m]They think me Macbeth, and ambition is my folly I’m a[E/B] polymath, a pain in the ass, a massive pain
[C#m/F#]Madison is Banquo, Jefferson’s Macduff And [C#m/A]Birnam Wood is Congress on its wa[Ab/C]y to Dunsinane
[C#m]And there you are, an ocean away Do you h[E/B]ave to live an ocean away?
[C#m/F#]Thoughts of you subside Then I get another letter I [C#m/A]cannot put the notion away[Ab]…

[CHORUS]

[E]Take a break I (am on my way) There’s a little surprise before supper And it cannot
[B]Wait (I’ll be there in just a minute, save my plate) Alexander— Okay, okay—
Your son is nine years o[E/C#]ld today And he has something that he’d like to say
He’s been practicing all d[E/F#]ay Philip, take it a[F#]way—

[VERSE]

[N.C.]Daddy, daddy, look—
My name is Philip
I am a poet
I wrote this poem just
To show it
And I just turned nine
You can write rhymes
But you can’t write mine

[E]I practice French And play piano with my mother I have a sister, but I want a little brother
My daddy’s trying to start America’s bank, Un deux trois quatre ci[B]nq!

[CHORUS]

[E]Take a break Hey, our kid is pretty great, Run away with us for the summer Let’s go
[B]Upstate Eliza, I’ve got so much on my plate We can all go stay with my father
There’s a la[E/C#]ke I know…In a nearby park You and I can [E/F#]go when the night gets d[F#]ark… I will try to get away

[VERSE]

[C#m]My dearest Alexander You must get through to Jeff[E/B]erson Sit down with him and compromise
Don’t stop ‘til you ag[C#m/F#]ree Your fav’rite older sister Angelica, re[C#m/A]minds you
There’s someone in your corner all the [Ab/C]way across the sea
[C#m]In a letter I received from you two weeks ago I [E/B]noticed a comma in the middle of a phrase
[C#m/F#]It changed the meaning. Did you intend this? O[C#m/A]ne stroke and you’ve consume[Ab/C]d my waking days It says:

[C#m]"My dearest Angelica” [E9/B]with a comma after "dearest.” You’ve written
[C#m9/Ab]"My dearest, Angelica[C#m/A] .” A[Ab/C]nyway, all this to say

[C#m]I’m coming home this summer At my sister’s invita[E/B]tion I’ll be there with your fam’ly
If you make your way u[C#m/F#]pstate I know you’re very busy I know your work’s [C#m/A]important
But I’m crossing the ocean and I j[Ab/C]ust can’t wait
[C#m]You won’t be an ocean away You will on[E/B]ly be a moment away…
[C#m7/F#]Alexander, come downstairs. [F#m9/A]Angelica’s arriving tod[F#m/B]ay! [B]

[C#m]Angelica! Eliza![E9/B] The Schuyler sisters!
[C#m9/Ab]Alexander I[C#m/A]t’s good to see your face
[C#m]Angelica, tell this man John [E9/B]Adams spends the summer with his family
[C#m9/Ab]Angelica, tell my wife John [C#m/A]Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway
[C#m]You’re not joining us? Wait I[E9/B]’m afraid I cannot join you upstate
[C#m9/Ab]Alexander, I came all thi[C#m/A]s way
[B]She came all this way—All this way—

[CHORUS]

[E]Take a break You know I have to get my plan through Congress Run away with us for the summer Let’s go
[B]Upstate I lose my job if I don’t get my plan through Congress We can all go stay with our father
There’s a la[E/C#]ke I know In a nearby park You and [E/F#]I can go

[F]Take a break and get away-Run away with us for the summer let's go
[C]Upstate Where we can stay we can always stay with my father
If you tak[F/D]e your time, you will make your mark
Close your ey[F/G]es and dream—
When the night gets d[G]ark Take a break.

[Fm]I hav[Bbm]e to g[Fm]et my plan throu[Bbm]gh Congress
[Fm]I can’t[Bbm] stop until I ge[Fm]t this plan throu[C7]gh Congress

[Fm7] [Fm7/Eb] [Fm7/Db]