Aerosmith - What It Takes: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "What It Takes" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn What It Takes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Aerosmith
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "What It Takes" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G There goes my old girlfriend, D there's another diamond ring. Em And, uh, all those late night promises C I guess they don't mean a thing. So, baby, what's the story? Did you find another man? Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made? When you don't look back D I guess the feelings start to fade away I used to feel your fire But now it's cold inside 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 Tell me how it is that you can sleep, Dm/C in the night Dm/B Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your A# life to the toss of the dice?, C# F Tell me what it takes to let you go. Girl, before I met you I was F.I.N.E, fine But your love made me a prisoner Yeah, my heart's been doing time You spent me up like money Then you hung me out to dry It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise 'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes Chorus C G Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own. 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. Chorus: Tell me what it takes to let you go (Ooh) Tell me how the pain's supposed to go (Oh yeah) Tell me how it is that you can sleep in the night Without thinking you lost everything that was Good in your life to the toss of the dice Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice No, no, no, no, 'cause I don't want to burn in paradise Ooo Let go, let go, let go Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go Let it go, let it go, let it go Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go I don't want to burn, I don't want to burn Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go Yeah You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  C  C#  D  Dm  D#  Em  F  Fm  G  G#  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "What It Takes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What It Takes" by Aerosmith.