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George Harrison
THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES
(cloud nine)
Am
GAnd now it    begins Ato shine
     that it's shining through
Amand you've found the eyeCms to seBmeEm  
             see all this world
Em/Deach little dEm/C#rop   tChe dawn Fof every A/Eday
don't let it stop  never fade   away
      D  Gyour smile it comes bacAk to me
  Amand what ever you Cmmay saBmyEm  
Em/Ddon't let it Em/C#stop  nCever fFade D7awayG  
Ab/    Db  Db/             Eb  Fm7/Bb  
           As we got to get on in
                Eb/F  
this world together
   Eb/G     Ab      Bbm7  Ab/    C  Ab/   Db  Db/Eb  
Then we might as well Fm7/Bbstart to make some
     Eb/    F         Eb/G     Ab  Ab/    Bb  C  
changes                      Ooooooo
  Chorus:
If  FThat's what it tGakes then I C/Egot to
be Fstrong don't C/Ewant to be wFrong
if Gthat's what it Amtakes  
the Fcloser I Gget into tC/Ehat open doFor
I C/Egot to be Fsure if Gthat's what it Amtakes
And now that it's shinning 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 better be taking all the chances.
Chorus

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Thats What It Takes

by George Harrison

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Em/D

Em/C#

A/E

Fm7/Bb

Eb/G

Bbm7

C/E

George Harrison

THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES

(cloud nine)

G A

And now it begins to shine

that it's shining through

Am Cm Bm Em

and you've found the eyes to see

see all this world

Em/D Em/C# C F A/E

each little drop the dawn of every day

don't let it stop never fade away

D G A

your smile it comes back to me

Am Cm Bm Em

and what ever you may say

Em/D Em/C# C F D7 G

don't let it stop never fade away

Ab Db Db Eb Fm7/Bb

/ /

As we got to get on in

Eb F

this world together

Eb/G Ab Bbm7 Ab C Ab Db Db Eb

/ / /

Fm7/Bb

Then we might as well start to make some

Eb F Eb/G Ab Ab Bb C

/ /

changes Ooooooo

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 shinning 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 better be taking all the chances.

Chorus

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