Bon Jovi – If That’s What It Takes
186 bpm 4/4 Strumming [These Days 1995]
Intro
F F.. a# A# A# F F.. a# A# A#
F F.. a# A# A# F F.. a# A# A#
Prelude
F F C C/C#
I-iii… played the part of a broken heart upon a
Dm Dm Am Am
shelf… I played that part so lonely and so
A# A# A#m A#m
well… Thought that love belonged to someone
F F C C
else… Not me and you…
F F C C/C#
Yea-aaa… I know that you've been shattered…
Dm Dm
You’ve been bruised…
Am Am
and we both know what it feels
A# A#
like when you lose…
A#m A#m
but I'd bet my life on the roll of the dice for
Dm Dm * Dm (Dm)
you-uuu-uuu… If that's what it takes…
Refrain
A# C.. dm Dm Dm
That's what I'd do… Tonight’s the night…
A# C.. f F F
I'm gonna prove it to you… Do I have to
Dm Dm
breakdown… Baby just to break through…
C C
If that's what it takes…
A# A#
and that's what I'd do…
F F * A#m (A#m)(A#m)
If that's what it takes…
Verse
F F C C/C#
I-iii… bet you counted all the tears I bet you've
Dm Dm Am Am
cried… I bet you swore you'd never let love back
A# A# A#m A#m
inside… 'cause it hurts you way too bad to say
F F
goodbye…
C C/C#
Now there'll be times when I might put us to the
Dm Dm Am Am
test… and it's hard for broken hearts to
A# A#
just forget…
A#m A#m
but I'm driving blind I'll lay it all
Dm Dm
on the line for you-uuu-uuu…
Dm Dm
If that's takes…
Chorus
A# C.. dm Dm Dm
That's what I'd do… Tonight’s the
A# C.. f F F
night… I'm gonna prove it to you… Do I have to
Dm Dm C C
breakdown… Baby just to break through-hhh-hhh---
C C A# A#
---hhh… If that's what it takes… That's what I'd do…
F F A#m A#m
If that's what it takes…
Solo
F F C C/C# Dm Dm Am Am
Oh yea-aaa…
A# A# A#m A#m F F C C
Bridge
Gm Gm
So when you feel like jumping…
A# A#
Just when your heart starts pumping…
F F
When you're standing on that ledge…
Dm Dm
Staring over the edge…
Gm Gm
I'll be there to talk you down…
A# A#
I'll be there before you hit the
(Dm) (Dm) Dm (Dm)
ground-ddd-ddd-ddd… If that's
Middle 8
A# C.. dm Dm Dm
what it takes… That's what I'd do… Tonight’s the
A# C.. f F F
night… I'm gonna prove it to you… Do I have to
Dm Dm C C
breakdown… Baby just to break through-hhh-hhh---
C C
---hhh… If that's what it takes…
A# C
That's what I'd do…
Dm Dm
If we take the time to do it right…
A# C
I know we'll pull through…
F F
If it took all my life…
Dm Dm
I'd prove it to you…
C C
If that's what it takes…
A# A#
That's what I'd do…
F F A#m A#m
If that's what it takes-sss-sss…
F F.. a# A# C
I’d do… anything baby…
Outro (fade ending)
A# C.. dm Dm Dm
Oh-hhh yea-aaa… I’d do-ooo
A#
anything you want me to…
C.. f F F
baby if it was being you-uuu…
A# C
It’s alright… alright… alright…
Dm Dm Dm Dm
alright… alright…
A# C.. dm Dm Dm A# C.. f F F
A# C Dm Dm Dm Dm
A# C.. dm Dm Dm A# C.. f F F
A# C Dm Dm Dm Dm
A# C.. dm Dm Dm A# C.. *f