What It Takes Chords
by Aerosmith
What It Takes by Aerosmith is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D4, Em7, D, C, Em, A#, F, A, Dm, B7, C#, Bb, Fm, D# and G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G D4 Em7 D C
G D
There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring.
Em D C
And, uh, all those late night promises I guess they don't mean a thing.
G D
So baby what's the story? Did you find another man ?
Em
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
D C D
When you don't look back I guess the feeling starts to fade away.
G Em
I used to feel your fire but now it's cold inside.
D C
And you're back on the street like you didn't miss a beat, yeah.
A# F
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
A# F
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
A# A Dm C
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
B7
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
A# C# F
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.
G D
Girl before I met you I was F.I.N.E, fine
Em C
But your love made me a prisoner, yeah my heart's been doing time.
G D
You spent me up like money then you hung me out to dry.
Em
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise,
C
'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes.
A# F
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
A# F
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
A# A Dm C
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
B7
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
A# C# F
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.
{Solo:} C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb
C G
Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own. Yeah, yeah
A# F
Yeah, tell me that is better when you're all alone.
Fm D# C#
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch.
G#
Tell me that my loving didn't mean that much.
C
Tell me you ain't dying when you're crying for me.
A# C# F
Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice. No, no no no.
A# F
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
A# F
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
A# A Dm C
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
B7
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
A# C# F
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.
A# C# F Dm
'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise. Oh
A# F
Let go, let go, let go I don't wanna burn in paradise.
Dm A# F
Let it go, let it go, let it go . . . (one million times, fading)