"Whatever It Takes"
By Ron Pope
[INTRO:]
(F, A#, F, Dm-C-A#, (A#) [x2])
[VERSE 1:]
F A#
It is late,
F Dm-C
And I am cold.
F A#
Nothing's changed
F Dm-C
Except for the snow.
F
I've been waiting on an answer,
A# F Dm-C
Hoping I could call your bluff.
F
I've been giving second chances
A# F Dm-C-A#
Thinking maybe I gave too much.
[PRE-CHORUS:]
F
What you want from me
C Dm
It's not something I could give you for free.
C A# F C~
And all I know in this life is you can't stop breathing.
[CHORUS:]
A# F
So, whatever it takes,
C
Tell me you'll stay
Dm C A#
With me forever.
F
Don't turn away,
C
Tell me you'll stay.
Dm C A#
'Cause when we're together, oh I
F C
See stars above the headlights,
Dm C A#
And they don't seem so far away.
F
Whatever it takes,
C
Tell me you'll stay.
Whatever it takes,
F, A#, F, Dm-C
Whatever it takes.
[VERSE 2:]
F A#
I am shamed,
F Dm-C
And you are lost.
F A#
We both ache
F Dm-C
For things we ain't got.
F
I was praying that you'd find me,
A# F Dm-C
Teach me something I don't know.
F
I was praying that you'd find me,
A# F Dm-C-A#
Praying that you'd guide me home.
[PRE-CHORUS:]
F
What you want from me
C Dm
It's not something I could give you for free.
C A# F C~
And all I know in this life is you can't stop breathing.
[CHORUS:]
A# F
So, whatever it takes,
C
Tell me you'll stay
Dm C A#
With me forever.
F
Don't turn away,
C
Tell me you'll stay.
Dm C A#
'Cause when we're together, oh I
F C
See stars above the headlights,
Dm C A#
And they don't seem so far away.
F
Whatever it takes,
C
Tell me you'll stay.
Whatever it takes,
(INST.)
Whatever it takes.
[INSTRUMENTAL:]
(F, A#, F, Dm-C, A#, F, C~)
[REFRAIN:]
F A#
I'm afraid
F Dm-C
Of things I don't know.
F A#
I miss your face
F Dm-C...
Whenever you're gone.
[CHORUS:]
A# F
So, whatever it takes,
C
Tell me you'll stay
Dm C A#
With me forever.
F
Don't turn away,
C
Tell me you'll stay.
Dm C A#
'Cause when we're together, oh I
F C
See stars above the headlights,
Dm C A#
And they don't seem so far away.
F
Whatever it takes,
C
Tell me you'll stay.
Whatever it takes,
F, A#, F, Dm-C [x2]
Whatever it takes.
End on F
