Jeff Lynne - What Would It Take Chords & Tabs

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                Jeff Lynne – What Would it Take
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Jeff Lynne
What Would it Take (1990)
(Lynne)

From: "Armchair Theatre"

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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 |

  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

  Dm              Bb      C
Oh, what would it take to save me
Dm               Bb      C      [F]
   What would it take to save me now

| F | C/F Bb/F |

     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

   Dm              Bb      C
Woh, what would it take to save me
Dm               Bb      C      [F]
   What would it take to save me now

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

| F | C/F Bb/F |
| F | C/F Bb/F |

Dm               Bb      C      
   What would it take to save me 
Dm               Bb      C       [Cm]
   What would it take to save me [now]

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

| F | C/F Bb/F |

   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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jeff_lynne/what_would_it_take_crd.html ]
  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 |

  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

  Bm              G       A
Oh, what would it take to save me
Bm               G       A      [D]
   What would it take to save me now

| D | A/D G/D |

     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

   Bm              G       A
Woh, what would it take to save me
Bm               G       A       D
   What would it take to save me now

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

| D | A/D G/D |
| D | A/D G/D |

Bm               G       A     
   What would it take to save me 
Bm               G       A       [Am]
   What would it take to save me [now]

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

| D | A/D G/D |

   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

  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