Heres What It Takes chords by Steven Page

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Title: Here's What it Takes
Artist: Steven Page
Album: Heal Thyself pt. 1: Instict


Verse:
G+G             D MajorD
Here’s what it takes to survive
G+G               D MajorD
Saturday’s fever means you’re staying alive
     C majorC          D MajorD           C majorC
Of course – an eight-ball of coke, you’re angry and broke
       D MajorD            G+G
My mother misspoke by telling me the truth
G+G             D MajorD
Here’s what it takes to believe
G+G               D MajorD
Drink down the Drano ‘til the demons all leave
    E minorEm   C majorC     D MajorD      G+G
I won’t go – I told you I don’t wanna know

Verse:
G+G             D MajorD
Here’s what it takes to regret
G+G              D MajorD
Wake up sleepwalking in your father’s missteps
      C majorC       D MajorD           C majorC
The fridge door is open again, there’s leftover blame
        D MajorD            G+G
You’re eating a shame and choking on the truth
G+G             D MajorD
Here’s what it takes to be heard
G+G           D MajorD
Angry rejoiners to discouraging words
    E minorEm   C majorC     D MajorD      C majorC
I won’t go – I told you I don’t wanna know


Instrumental:
C majorC FF A#A# D#D# G#G# C#C#


Bridge:
C majorC         F minorFm
What we once kept hidden from our parents
A#A#       D#D#
Now we keep it hidden from our kids
  G#G#       C#C#
No second chances ever in this life
C majorC
Just another chance to make the same mistake twice

Verse:
G+G            D MajorD
Here’s what it takes to deny
G+G             D MajorD
Let’s make a movie ‘bout a hardworking guy
      C majorC          D MajorD
Who wastes time with family and friends
       C majorC            D MajorD
And learns to pretend that when it all ends
          G+G
He’s closer to the truth
G+G            D MajorD
And if the least you can do
G+G               D MajorD
You fail your parents like you think they failed you
     E minorEm   C majorC     D MajorD      G+G
When they go - I told you I don’t wanna know


Outro:
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD

G+G
Here’s what it takes
    D MajorD
Here’s what it takes

Here’s what
G+G
Here’s what it takes
    D MajorD
Here’s what it takes

Here’s what
E minorEm
Here’s what it takes
    C majorC
Here’s what it takes
D MajorD
Here’s what

G+G             D MajorD
Here’s what it takes to forget
G+G               D MajorD
Here’s what I’ll take from you yet
C majorC             D MajorD
Here’s what it takes to bleed
C majorC             D MajorD
Here’s what it takes from you and me

G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G