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)