What it takes    (video)    (midi)    (sample)

 

    G - D - Em - C

 

        G                                                       D

1. There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring,

                  Em                                              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 ?

                      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,

                       C

    and you're back on the street like you didn't miss a beat, yeah.

 

Bb                                                  F

    Tell me what it takes to let you go,

Bb                                                        F

    tell me how the pain’s supposed to go ?

Bb                       A                        Dm             C

    Tell me how it is that you can sleep in the night

              G

without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your life

                            Bb    

to the toss of the dice?

                         C#                    F

Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.

 

      G                                      D

2. 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.

 

+ CHORUS     + C - Dm - Bb - F     - C - Dm - Bb

 

C                                               G

    Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own, yeah, yeah.

 

 

 

 

Bb                                          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.

 

Bb                                                  F

    Tell me what it takes to let you go,

Bb                                                        F

    tell me how the pain’s supposed to go ?

Bb                       A                        Dm             C

    Tell me how it is that you can sleep in the night

              G          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your life

 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

to the toss of the dice?

Bb                            C#                         F      - Dm

    Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice. 

 

Bb                                   C#              F      - Dm - Bb

    'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise !

                                 F

    Let go, let go, let go, I don't wanna burn in paradise !

 

             Dm                            

    Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go,

            Bb

    let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go,

            F

    let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go. (repeat last 3 lines 3x) ….

 

    (Aerosmith)