Whatever It Takes
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C G G# E
[Verse 1]
C G C G
Dr. McGee travelled over land and sea
F G# C G
With a miracle cure of all ailments
C G
For the aches in your bones,
C G
no more moaning or groans
F G# C
He could rapidly heal one’s impalements
E E7 F F7
People with styes came with stars in their eyes
E E7 Am F
To anoint their affairs with his ointment
C G
But they lost all their hair
G
He escaped to Mon Claire
F G#7 G
Where he basks in his gold and enjoyment
[Chorus]
C
Whatever it takes to make a buck
C
Shear the sheep, press your luck
G
In other words
G# E
Just get it while you can
C
Whatever it takes to raise the price
C
Fix the books, my advice
G G# E
Is dollar signs, are what makes the man
[Verse 2]
Am
When the clock is ticking,
Am
and the tide is rolling
F
And you’re buried to the neck
F
You can feel the water boiling
Am
Like you’re cooking in a pot
Am
It’s not only human
F7
To consider what you got
Whether showman or a shoeman
Dm Am
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, talent deserves respect
Dm E
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, you ain’t seen nothing yet
[Chorus]
C
Smile on your face, with charm and grace
C
It’s how we do what we do
G
That’s the huckster in me
G# E
And the sucker in you
C
One slight of hand can make a grain of sand
C
Turn to a pearl
G G7
That’s the hustler in me
G# E7
And we’re running the world
{Verse 3]
Cm
Orlando Higgenbottom was a ladies man
G#
with diamonds encrusted on his cane
G#
He would dazzle all the women of a certain
G7
social standing wealthy sounding names
G7
Gaining all their trust, ogling their bust, he must have promised
G# G#7
She was his one and only
Cm
With his mouth to her ear
Cm
While undoing her brassiere
Cm Cm G#
One hand on her bosom and the other in a jewel cache
G# G# G7
Filling all his pockets on the eve of their wedding day
G7 G7
He’s laughing down inside, she’ll never be the bride
G#
No, thief is ever lonely
F G#
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
F G#
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
G
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
[Chorus]
C
Whatever it takes to feed the wife
C
Milk the bank, fake the life
G G# E
In other words, better get it while you can
C
Whatever it takes to rig the bets
C
Stroke the necks, ease the debts
G G7 G# E
Dollar signs, are what makes the man
[Post-Chorus]
C
Show second best, pocket the rest
C
Any chump here will do
G
That’s the huckster in me
G# E
And the sucker in you
C
One slight of hand can make a grain of sand
C
turn to a pearl
G
That’s the hustler in me
G# E
And we’re running the world
[Outro]
C
Pull the wool
C
Raise the stakes
F
Tip the hand
G#
Take the cake
D
Hustlers and fakes
G# C
Do whatever it takes
How to play Whatever It Takes
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.