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Jeff Lynne – What Would it Take
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Written by: Jeff Lynne
From: "Armchair Theatre" (1990)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
F C/F Bb/F F C/F Bb/F F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3-----------3-2-|----2-0-----0---|------------3-2-|----2-0-----0---|
A|----------3-----|--3-------1---3-|----------3-----|--3-------1---3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
F (t)1-3-3-2-1-1
C/F (t)1-3-3-0-1-0
Bb/F (t)1-x-3-3-3-x
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[Intro] (see above)
| F | C/F Bb/F | F | C/F Bb/F |
[Verse]
F C/F Bb/F
Remember what you told me
F C/F Bb/F
That you would always be there
F C/F Bb/F
If you change your mind now
[Chorus]
Dm Bb C
Oh, what would it take to save me
Dm Bb C [ F ]
What would it take to save me now
[Interlude]
| F | C/F Bb/F |
[Verse]
F C/F Bb/F
Here comes another night
F C/F Bb/F
And all the stars are shining
F C/F Bb/F
Could I make it right
[Chorus]
Dm Bb C
Woh, what would it take to save me
Dm Bb C [F]
What would it take to save me now
[Middle 8]
Cm Ab Eb Bb | Cm Ab | Eb Bb |
Ooooohhh, What would it take
Cm Ab Eb Bb | Cm Ab | Eb Bb | [ F ]
Ooooohhh, What would it take to save me
[Interlude]
| F | C/F Bb/F |
| F | C/F Bb/F |
[Chorus]
Dm Bb C
What would it take to save me
Dm Bb C [ Cm ]
What would it take to save me [now]
[Middle 8]
Cm Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb
Now-ow-ow, What would it take (What would it take to save me now)
Cm Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb
Whoh-oh-oh, What would it take (What would it take to save me now)
[ F ]
To save me
[Interlude]
| F | C/F Bb/F |
[Verse]
F C/F Bb/F
Of all the things I do
F C/F Bb/F
And everywhere they take me
F C/F Bb/F
You know what I go through
[Chorus] + coda
Dm Bb C
Oh, what would it take to save me
Dm Bb C [ Dm ]
What would it take to save me now
Dm Bb C
What would it take to save me
Dm Bb C F [break] C/F Bb/F F
What would it take to save me now - -ow -ow -ow
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Or, a little easier, with capo 3rd fret
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0-----------0---|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
A|----------0---4-|--0-4-2-----2-0-|----------0---4-|--0-4-2-----2-0-|
E|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
D x-x-0-2-3-2
A/D x-x-0-2-2-0
G/D x-x-0-0-0-3
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Capo 3rd fret
[Intro] (see above)
| D | A/D G/D | D | A/D G/D |
[Verse]
D A/D G/D
Remember what you told me
D A/D G/D
That you would always be there
D A/D G/D
If you change your mind now
[Chorus]
Bm G A
Oh, what would it take to save me
Bm G A [ D ]
What would it take to save me now
[Interlude]
| D | A/D G/D |
[Verse]
D A/D G/D
Here comes another night
D A/D G/D
And all the stars are shining
D A/D G/D
Could I make it right
[Chorus]
Bm G A
Woh, what would it take to save me
Bm G A D
What would it take to save me now
[Middle 8]
Am F C G | Am F | C G |
Oh-ooh-oh, what would it take
Am F C G | Am F | C G |[ D ]
Oh-ooh-oh, what would it take to save me
[Interlude]
| D | A/D G/D |
| D | A/D G/D |
[Chorus]
Bm G A
What would it take to save me
Bm G A [ Am ]
What would it take to save me [now]
[Middle 8]
Am F C G Am F C G
Now-ow-ow, What would it take (What would it take to save me now)
Am F C G Am F C G
Whoh-oh-oh, What would it take (What would it take to save me now)
[ D ]
To save me
[Interlude]
| D | A/D G/D |
[Verse]
D A/D G/D
Of all the things I do
D A/D G/D
And everywhere they take me
D A/D G/D
You know what I go through
[Chorus] + coda
Bm G A
Oh, what would it take to save me
Bm G A [ Bm ]
What would it take to save me now
Bm G A
What would it take to save me
Bm G A D [break] A/D G/D D
What would it take to save me now - -ow -ow -ow