What It Takes Complete chords by Aerosmith

Intro:

G D4 Em7 D C


Verse 1:


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.


Chorus:


 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            Dm/C
   Tell me how it is  that you can sleep, in the night

         Dm/B
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.


Verse 2:


G                                      D
Girl before I met you I was F.I.N.E, fine

G                           D
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,

D         C                                                   D
'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes.

Chorus:


 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            Dm/C
   Tell me how it is  that you can sleep, in the night

         Dm/B
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... Guitar!

Solo Base
C  Dm  B  F

C  Dm  B


Bridge:


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#
  Tell me what it takes to let you . . .
 . . . everything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice.

  A#                C#                    F
  Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice.    No, no no no.


Outro:


 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)