This Is What It Takes Tab by
Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes

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Key: C major
Intro 1
C
C

G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

E|----------------------------------|-----------------0----------------| B|-------1---3-----------1---3------|-------1---3-------------1h3------| G|-----0---------0---0-----------0--|---0-----------2-------2-------0--| D|---2-----------------0------------|-----2---------------2------------| A|-3---------------2----------------|-0--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C
C

G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

E|----------------------------------|-----------------0----------------| B|-------1---3-----------1---3------|-------1---3----------------------| G|---0-----------0---0-----------0--|---0------------------------------| D|-----2---------------0------------|-----2---------2------------------| A|-3---------------2----------------|-0--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1
C
C

G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

I watch your troubled eyes as you rest
Fsus2
Fsus2

G
G

C
C

And I fall in love with every breath
G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

Wonder if those eyes are really shut
Fsus2
Fsus2

G
G

C
C

And am I the one you're dreaming of
PreChorus 1
Fsus2
Fsus2

Gsus4
Gsus4

'Cause underneath the darkness
C
C

G/B
G/B

There's a light that's trying so hard
Am7
Am7

to be seen
Fsus2
Fsus2

G
G

And I know this, cause I'm noticed
C
C

G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

A little bit shining through the seams
Chorus 1
C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

And if this is what it takes
G
G

C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

G
G

Then let me be the one to bear the pain
C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

Oh if this is what it takes
C
C

Dm
Dm

C/E
C/E

F
F

I'll break down these walls that are in our way
G
G

If this is what it takes
Interlude 1
C
C

G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

E|----------------------------------|-----------------0----------------| B|-------1---3-----------1---3------|-------1---3-------------1--------| G|---0-----------0---0-----------0--|---0-----------2-------2----------| D|-----2---------------0------------|-----2---------------2------------| A|-3---------------2----------------|-0--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F6/9
F6/9

G
G

C
C

E|----------------------------------|-----------------0----------------| B|-------1---------------0----------|-------1---3-----1----------------| G|---0-------0-------0-------0------|---0-------------0----------------| D|-----0---------------0------------|-----2-----------2----------------| A|----------------------------------|-3---------------3----------------| E|-1---------------3----------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
C
C

G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

You keep on telling me I'm wasting time
Fsus2
Fsus2

G
G

C
C

But to call it wasting time, oh that's a crime
And you think it's crazy
G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

what I'm trying to do
Fsus2
Fsus2

G
G

C
C

Well baby I'm a fool for you
PreChorus 2
Fsus2
Fsus2

G
G

'Cause underneath the darkness
C
C

G/B
G/B

There's a light that's trying so hard
Am7
Am7

to be seen
Fsus2
Fsus2

G
G

And I know this, cause I'm noticed
C
C

G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

A little bit shining through the seams
Chorus 2
C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

And if this is what it takes
G
G

C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

G
G

Then let me be the one to bear the pain
C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

Oh if this is what it takes
C
C

Dm
Dm

C/E
C/E

F
F

G
G

I'll break down these walls/ that are in our way
Bridge 1
Fsus2
Fsus2

'Cause if you don't understand yet
G
G

Then I'll ne ver let you forget
Am
Am

C
C

That you don't have to do this on your own
Fsus2
Fsus2

I'll be your shoulder to lean on
G
G

I'll be your right when you feel wrong
Am
Am

C
C

So come on take my hand we're moving on
Chorus 3
C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

And if this is what it takes
G
G

C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

G
G

Then let me be the one to bear the pain
C
C

Dm
Dm

Am
Am

Oh if this is what it takes
C
C

Dm
Dm

C/E
C/E

F
F

I'll break down these walls that are in our way
G
G

If this is what it takes
Outro 1
C
C

G/B
G/B

Am7
Am7

E|----------------------------------|-----------------0----------------| B|-------1---3-----------1---3------|-------1---3-------------1--------| G|---0-----------0---0-----------0--|---0-----------2-------2----------| D|-----2---------------0------------|-----2---------------2------------| A|-3---------------2----------------|-0--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F6/9
F6/9

G
G

C
C

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------1---------------0----------|-------1---3----------------------| G|---0-------0-------0-------0------|---0-------------0----------------| D|-----0---------------0------------|-----2-----------2----------------| A|----------------------------------|-3---------------3----------------| E|-1---------------3----------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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