Intro
A E4 F#m7 E D
[Verse 1]
A E
There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring.
F#m E D
And, uh, all those late night promises I guess they don't mean a thing.
A E
So baby what's the story? Did you find another man ?
F#m
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
E D E
When you don't look back I guess the feeling starts to fade away.
A F#m
I used to feel your fire but now it's cold inside.
E D
And you're back on the street like you didn't miss a beat, yeah.
[Chorus]
C G
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
C G
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
C B Em Em/D
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
Em/C#
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
C Eb G
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.
[Verse 2]
A E
Girl before I met you I was F.I.N.E, fine
F#m E D
But your love made me a prisoner, yeah my heart's been doing time.
A E
You spent me up like money then you hung me out to dry.
F#m
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise,
E D E
'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes.
[Chorus]
C G
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
C G
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
C B Em Em/D
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
Em/C#
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
C Eb G
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go... Guitar!
[Solo]
D Em C G
D Em C
[Bridge]
D A
Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own. Yeah, yeah
C G
Yeah, tell me that is better when you're all alone.
Gm F Eb
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch.
A#
Tell me that my loving didn't mean that much.
D
Tell me you ain't dying when you're crying for me.
C
Tell me what it takes to let you . . .
. . . everything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice.
C Eb G F#7
Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice. No, no no no.
[Outro]
C Eb G Em
'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise. Oh
C G
Let go, let go, let go I don't wanna burn in paradise.
Em C G
Let it go, let it go, let it go . . . (one million times, fading)