• Song:

    Whatever It Takes Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Lifehouse

Tuning - Half a step down


Intro
eb|--0---3---0---3--|
Bb|--1---1---1---1--|
Gb|--0---0---0---0--|
Db|--3---0---3---0--|
Ab|--3---x---3---x--|
Eb|------3-------3--|

Verse 1
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Bb|--1------------------------------1--|
Gb|--0------------------------------0--|
Db|--3------------------------------0--|
Ab|--3------------------------------x--|
Eb|---------------------------------3--|
  A strangled smile fell from your face

eb|--0-----------------------------3----|
Bb|--1-----------------------------1----|
Gb|--0-----------------------------0----|
Db|--3-----------------------------0----|
Ab|--3-----------------------------x----|
Eb|--------------------------------3----|
  It kills me that I hurt you this way

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Bb|---------1--------------------------1-----|
Gb|---------0--------------------------0-----|
Db|---------3--------------------------0-----|
Ab|---------3--------------------------x-----|
Eb|------------------------------------3-----|
  The worst part is that I didn't even know

Pre-chorus 1
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Bb|-------------1-------------------3------3--|
Gb|-------------2-------------------0------2--|
Db|-------------2-------------------0------0--|
Ab|-------------0-------------------2---------|
Eb|---------------------------------3---------|
  Now there's a million reasons for you to go

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Bb|-------1---------------3--------1----|
Gb|-------2---------------0--------0----|
Db|-------2---------------0--------3----|
Ab|-------0---------------2--------3----|
Eb|-----------------------3-------------|
  But if you can find a reason to stay

Chorus 1
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Bb|--------------------1--------------------3-----|
Gb|--------------------0--------------------0-----|
Db|--------------------2--------------------x-----|
Ab|--------------------3--------------------2-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  I'll do whatever it takes, To turn this around

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Bb|------------------1------------------------------1----|
Gb|------------------2------------------------------0----|
Db|------------------2------------------------------3----|
Ab|------------------0------------------------------3----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
  I know what's at stake, I know that I've let you down

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Bb|-------------------1---------------------------3------|
Gb|-------------------0---------------------------0------|
Db|-------------------2---------------------------x------|
Ab|-------------------3---------------------------2------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
  And if you give me chance,  Believe that I can change

eb|---------------0------------------0-----|
Bb|---------------1------------------1-----|
Gb|---------------2------------------0-----|
Db|---------------2------------------3-----|
Ab|---------------0------------------3-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
  I'll keep us together whatever it takes

eb|--3-----0-----3--|
Bb|--1-----1-----1--|
Gb|--0-----0-----0--|
Db|--0-----3-----0--|
Ab|--x-----3-----x--|
Eb|--3-----------3--|


Verse 2
eb|--------0-------------------------3----|
Bb|--------1-------------------------1----|
Gb|--------0-------------------------0----|
Db|--------3-------------------------0----|
Ab|--------3-------------------------x----|
Eb|----------------------------------3----|
  She said If we're gonna make this work

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Bb|----------1----------------------------1-----|
Gb|----------0----------------------------0-----|
Db|----------3----------------------------0-----|
Ab|----------3----------------------------x-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------3-----|
  You gotta let me inside even though it hurts

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Bb|---------------1--------------------------1----|
Gb|---------------0--------------------------0----|
Db|---------------3--------------------------0----|
Ab|---------------3--------------------------x----|
Eb|------------------------------------------3----|
  Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see

Pre-chorus 2
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Bb|---------1-------------------3-----------------3---|
Gb|---------2-------------------0-----------------2---|
Db|---------2-------------------0-----------------0---|
Ab|---------0-------------------2---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------3---------------------|
  She said like it or not it's the way it's gotta be

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Bb|----------1------------------------3--------1---|
Gb|----------2------------------------0--------0---|
Db|----------2------------------------0--------3---|
Ab|----------0------------------------2--------3---|
Eb|-----------------------------------3------------|
  You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me

Chorus 2
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Bb|--------------------1--------------------3-----|
Gb|--------------------0--------------------0-----|
Db|--------------------2--------------------x-----|
Ab|--------------------3--------------------2-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  I'll do whatever it takes, To turn this around

eb|------------------0------------------------------0----|
Bb|------------------1------------------------------1----|
Gb|------------------2------------------------------0----|
Db|------------------2------------------------------3----|
Ab|------------------0------------------------------3----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
  I know what's at stake, I know that I've let you down

eb|-------------------0----------------------0------|
Bb|-------------------1----------------------3------|
Gb|-------------------0----------------------0------|
Db|-------------------2----------------------x------|
Ab|-------------------3----------------------2------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  And if you give me chance,  And give me a break

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Bb|---------------1------------------3-------------------|
Gb|---------------2------------------0-------------------|
Db|---------------2------------------0-------------------|
Ab|---------------0------------------2-------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------3-------------------|
  I'll keep us together, I know you deserve much better

Bridge
eb|----0----------------------------0--------------3----|
Bb|----1----------------------------1--------------3----|
Gb|----0----------------------------0--------------0----|
Db|----3----------------------------2--------------0----|
Ab|----3----------------------------3--------------2----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------3----|
  But remember the time I told you the way that I felt

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Bb|----1----------------------------1-----------3-----|
Gb|----0----------------------------0-----------0-----|
Db|----3----------------------------2-----------0-----|
Ab|----3----------------------------3-----------2-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------3-----|
  That I'd be lost without you and never find myself

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Bb|------1---------------------1---------------3----|
Gb|------0---------------------0---------------0----|
Db|------3---------------------2---------------0----|
Ab|------3---------------------3---------------2----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------3----|
  Let's hold onto each other above everything else

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Bb|------3-----------1----|
Gb|------2-----------0----|
Db|------0-----------3----|
Ab|------------------3----|
Eb|-----------------------|
  Start over, start over

Chorus 3
eb|----------------------------------------3-------|
Bb|--------------------1-------------------3-------|
Gb|--------------------0-------------------3-------|
Db|--------------------2-------------------5-------|
Ab|--------------------3-------------------5-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3-------|
  I'll do whatever it takes, To turn this around

eb|-----------------1------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------1------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------2------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------3------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------3------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------1------------------------------------|
  I know what's at stake, I know that I've let you down

eb|-------------------0---------------------------0------|
Bb|-------------------1---------------------------3------|
Gb|-------------------0---------------------------0------|
Db|-------------------2---------------------------x------|
Ab|-------------------3---------------------------2------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
  And if you give me chance,  Believe that I can change

eb|---------------0------------------0-----|
Bb|---------------1------------------1-----|
Gb|---------------2------------------0-----|
Db|---------------2------------------3-----|
Ab|---------------0------------------3-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
  I'll keep us together whatever it takes

eb|--3-----0-----3----0--|
Bb|--1-----1-----1----1--|
Gb|--0-----0-----0----0--|
Db|--0-----3-----0----3--|
Ab|--x-----3-----x----3--|
Eb|--3-----------3-------|


Chords used

Cadd4 - x33010
Gsus4 - 3x0013
Am - x02210
G - 320033
D - xx0232
C - x32010
G/B - x2x030
Dm - xx0231
Gm - 355333


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