"Whatever It Takes"
By Ron Pope

[INTRO:]
(F, Bb, F, Dm-C-Bb, (Bb) [x2])

[VERSE 1:]
      F (133211@1)   BbIt (x1333x@1)is late,
         F (133211@1)  Dm-C
And I am cold.
          F (133211@1)     BbNothing's (x1333x@1)changed
          F (133211@1)       Dm-C
Except for the snow.
          FI've (133211@1)been waiting on an answer,
Bb (x1333x@1)                     F (133211@1)   Dm-C
Hoping I could call your bluff.
          FI've (133211@1)been giving second chances
Bb (x1333x@1)                  F (133211@1)      Dm-C-Bb
Thinking maybe I gave too much.

[PRE-CHORUS:]
         FWhat (133211@1)you want from me
         C (x32010@1)                            DmIt's (xx0231@1)not something I could give you for free.
    C (x32010@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)         F (133211@1)         C~
And all I know in this life is you can't stop breathing.

[CHORUS:]
   Bb (x1333x@1)         FSo, (133211@1)whatever it takes,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay
     Dm (xx0231@1)  C (x32010@1)  BbWith (x1333x@1)me forever.
           FDon't (133211@1)turn away,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay.
       Dm (xx0231@1)         C (x32010@1)        Bb'Cause (x1333x@1)when we're together, oh I
    F (133211@1)             CSee (x32010@1)stars above the headlights,
               Dm (xx0231@1)    C (x32010@1)  BbAnd (x1333x@1)they don't seem so far away.

FWhatever (133211@1)it takes,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay.

Whatever it takes,
            F, Bb, F, Dm-C
Whatever it takes.

[VERSE 2:]
     F (133211@1)    BbI (x1333x@1)am shamed,
            F (133211@1)  Dm-C
And you are lost.
        F (133211@1)  BbWe (x1333x@1)both ache
                   F (133211@1)  Dm-C
For things we ain't got.
      FI (133211@1)was praying that you'd find me,
Bb (x1333x@1)                       F (133211@1)  Dm-C
Teach me something I don't know.
      FI (133211@1)was praying that you'd find me,
Bb (x1333x@1)                        F (133211@1)  Dm-C-Bb
Praying that you'd guide me home.

[PRE-CHORUS:]
         FWhat (133211@1)you want from me
         C (x32010@1)                            DmIt's (xx0231@1)not something I could give you for free.
    C (x32010@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)         F (133211@1)         C~
And all I know in this life is you can't stop breathing.

[CHORUS:]
   Bb (x1333x@1)         FSo, (133211@1)whatever it takes,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay
     Dm (xx0231@1)  C (x32010@1)  BbWith (x1333x@1)me forever.
           FDon't (133211@1)turn away,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay.
       Dm (xx0231@1)         C (x32010@1)        Bb'Cause (x1333x@1)when we're together, oh I
    F (133211@1)             CSee (x32010@1)stars above the headlights,
               Dm (xx0231@1)    C (x32010@1)  BbAnd (x1333x@1)they don't seem so far away.

FWhatever (133211@1)it takes,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay.

Whatever it takes,
            (INST.)
Whatever it takes.

[INSTRUMENTAL:]
(F, Bb, F, Dm-C, Bb, F, C~)

[REFRAIN:]
    F (133211@1)    BbI'm (x1333x@1)afraid
           F (133211@1)         Dm-C
Of things I don't know.
            F (133211@1)  BbI (x1333x@1)miss your face
         F (133211@1)         Dm-C...
Whenever you're gone.

[CHORUS:]
   Bb (x1333x@1)         FSo, (133211@1)whatever it takes,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay
     Dm (xx0231@1)  C (x32010@1)  BbWith (x1333x@1)me forever.
           FDon't (133211@1)turn away,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay.
       Dm (xx0231@1)         C (x32010@1)        Bb'Cause (x1333x@1)when we're together, oh I
    F (133211@1)             CSee (x32010@1)stars above the headlights,
               Dm (xx0231@1)    C (x32010@1)  BbAnd (x1333x@1)they don't seem so far away.

FWhatever (133211@1)it takes,
               CTell (x32010@1)me you'll stay.

Whatever it takes,
            F, Bb, F, Dm-C [x2]
Whatever it takes.

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