The Eagles - Take It Easy

guitar backing track

This was Jackson Browne who started writing this song for his first album. Since Browne said he was having trouble completing the track, he turned the song over to Glenn Frey, his upstairs neighbor who finished the song and recorded it with The Eagles. The Eagles played this song live long before they recorded it. Finally the son has been released on May 1, 1972. It peaked at No. 12 on Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also was the opening track on Th Eglaes debut album and it has become one of band's signature songs,

Well I'm a-runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load
I've got seven women on my mind
Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me
One says she's a friend of mine
Take it easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don't even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand, and take it easy
Well, I'm a-standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford
Slowin' down to take a look at me
Come on, baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me
We may lose and we may win, though we will never be here again
So open up I'm climbin' in, so take it easy
Well, I'm a-runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover, she's so hard to find
Take it easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own wheels make you crazy
Come on baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me
Oh, we got it easy
We outghta take it easy
Take It Easy lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.