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[Intro]
 E   F#m   A   B   F#m   D(x2)
[Verse 1]
 EPlease God give me the F#mstrength to pay mAy debts
 I never meBant to faF#mll this faEr but heDre I am
 And I'm Ebegging you fF#mor a seconAd chance
 I know I lBost conF#mtrol but iEt wont Dhappen again
 EShe's just so F#mbeautiful it Ahurts
 And she don't Bknow how F#mmuch I wEas in lovDe with her
[Bridge]
 BmI never F#masked and I'll Anever Eknow
 BmWhat it F#mtakes to make Aup for all my Efaults
 BmWould you F#mstill love me Awhen I'm olDd?
E
[Chorus]
 EJust to Bmake this F#measier
 F#mOh, I could Arun and Eleave you here
 EAnd I don't Bwant to F#msee your face
 F#mAnd I hate Agoodbyes Danyway
[Intrumental]
E F#m A B F#m E D
[Verse 2]
 EAnd I'm running fF#mrom this home of Amine
 I carry Ball my weight F#min the bags Ebeneath my Deyes
 EAnd I don't have F#manything but Atime
 But I still Bfeel the F#mmemories EI left bDehind
 And then Ea cloud of F#mfaithlessness and Ashame
 I bet you'll Bfind anF#mother man Ewere alDl the same
[Bridge]
 BmI never F#masked and I'll Anever Eknow
 BmWhat it F#mtakes to make the mosAt of all my Efaults
 BmWould you F#mstill love me Aif I gDo?
[Solo Сhords]
D F#m E A E D Dsus2 E
 E   B   F#m   F#m   A   E(x2)
[Chorus]
 EJust to Bmake this F#measier
 F#mOh, I could Arun and Eleave you here
 EAnd I don't Bwant to F#msee your face
 F#mAnd I hate Agoodbyes Eanyway
 EJust to Bmake this F#measier
 F#mOh, I could Arun and Eleave you here
 EAnd I don't Bwant to F#msee your face
 F#mAnd I hate Agoodbyes Eanyway
[Outro]
 E   B   F#m   F#m   A   E(x2)

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What It Takes

by Ed Prosek

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dsus2

[Intro]

E F#m A B F#m D

(x2)

[Verse 1]

E F#m A

Please God give me the strength to pay my debts

B F#m E D

I never meant to fall this far but here I am

E F#m A

And I'm begging you for a second chance

B F#m E D

I know I lost control but it wont happen again

E F#m A

She's just so beautiful it hurts

B F#m E D

And she don't know how much I was in love with her

[Bridge]

Bm F#m A E

I never asked and I'll never know

Bm F#m A E

What it takes to make up for all my faults

Bm F#m A D

Would you still love me when I'm old?

[Chorus]

E B F#m

Just to make this easier

F#m A E

Oh, I could run and leave you here

E B F#m

And I don't want to see your face

F#m A D

And I hate goodbyes anyway

[Intrumental]

E F#m A B F#m E D

[Verse 2]

E F#m A

And I'm running from this home of mine

B F#m E D

I carry all my weight in the bags beneath my eyes

E F#m A

And I don't have anything but time

B F#m E D

But I still feel the memories I left behind

E F#m A

And then a cloud of faithlessness and shame

B F#m E D

I bet you'll find another man were all the same

[Bridge]

Bm F#m A E

I never asked and I'll never know

Bm F#m A E

What it takes to make the most of all my faults

Bm F#m A D

Would you still love me if I go?

[Solo Сhords]

D F#m E A E D Dsus2 E

E B F#m F#m A E

(x2)

[Chorus]

E B F#m

Just to make this easier

F#m A E

Oh, I could run and leave you here

E B F#m

And I don't want to see your face

F#m A E

And I hate goodbyes anyway

E B F#m

Just to make this easier

F#m A E

Oh, I could run and leave you here

E B F#m

And I don't want to see your face

F#m A E

And I hate goodbyes anyway

[Outro]

E B F#m F#m A E

(x2)

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