Heres What It Takes chords by Steven Page

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Title: Here's What it Takes
Artist: Steven Page
Album: Heal Thyself pt. 1: Instict


Verse:
G             D
Here’s what it takes to survive
G               D
Saturday’s fever means you’re staying alive
     C          D           C
Of course – an eight-ball of coke, you’re angry and broke
       D            G
My mother misspoke by telling me the truth
G             D
Here’s what it takes to believe
G               D
Drink down the Drano ‘til the demons all leave
    Em   C     D      G
I won’t go – I told you I don’t wanna know

Verse:
G             D
Here’s what it takes to regret
G              D
Wake up sleepwalking in your father’s missteps
      C       D           C
The fridge door is open again, there’s leftover blame
        D            G
You’re eating a shame and choking on the truth
G             D
Here’s what it takes to be heard
G           D
Angry rejoiners to discouraging words
    Em   C     D      C
I won’t go – I told you I don’t wanna know


Instrumental:
C F A# D# G# C#


Bridge:
C         Fm
What we once kept hidden from our parents
A#       D#
Now we keep it hidden from our kids
  G#       C#
No second chances ever in this life
C
Just another chance to make the same mistake twice


Verse:
G            D
Here’s what it takes to deny
G             D
Let’s make a movie ‘bout a hardworking guy
      C          D
Who wastes time with family and friends
       C            D
And learns to pretend that when it all ends
          G
He’s closer to the truth
G            D
And if the least you can do
G               D
You fail your parents like you think they failed you
     Em   C     D      G
When they go - I told you I don’t wanna know


Outro:
G D G D C D C D

G
Here’s what it takes
    D
Here’s what it takes

Here’s what
G
Here’s what it takes
    D
Here’s what it takes

Here’s what
Em
Here’s what it takes
    C
Here’s what it takes
D
Here’s what

G             D
Here’s what it takes to forget
G               D
Here’s what I’ll take from you yet
C             D
Here’s what it takes to bleed
C             D
Here’s what it takes from you and me

G D G D Em C D G