George Harrison - That's What It Takes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "That's What It Takes" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G             Asus4    A
And now it begins to shine
Am                    Cm      Bm Em
And you've found the eyes to see
G/D          C#m7-5 C       F         A/E D
Each little drop   the dawn of every day

Your smile it comes back to me
And what ever you may say
Em/D         Em/C# C     F    D7  G G#/C#
Don't let it stop never fade away

C#/D#           Fm7/A#
As we got to get on in
              D#/F D#/G G# A#m7 G#/C G#/C# C#/D#
This world together
                     Fm7/A#
Then we might as well start to make some
   D#/F D#/G  G#  G#/A# C
changes

Chorus:
     F             G           C/E
If that's what it takes then I got to
      F          C/E         F
Be strong don't want to be wrong
     G             Am
If that's what it takes
      F       G        C/E       F
The closer I get into that open door
  C/E        F        G             Am
I got to be sure if that's what it takes

And now that it's shining through
And you can see all this world
Don't let it stop, never fade away

If we got to be in this life forever
Then we'd better be taking all the chances

Chorus:
If that's what it takes
(That's what it takes)
Then I've got to be strong
(That's what it takes)
Don't want to be wrong
If that's what it takes
The closer I get
(That's what it takes)
Into that open door
(What it takes)
I've got to be sure
If that's what it takes

That's what it takes, that's what it takes
That's what it takes, that's what it takes
What it takes, that's what it takes
That's what it takes, what it takes
That's what it takes
That's what it takes
That's what it takes


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m7

Guitar chord A#m7

Am

Guitar chord Am

Asus4

Guitar chord Asus4

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "That's What It Takes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "That's What It Takes" by George Harrison.

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