Intro
G# D#4 Fm7 D# C#
[Verse 1]
G# D#
There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring.
Fm D# C#
And, uh, all those late night promises I guess they don't mean a thing.
G# D#
So baby what's the story? Did you find another man ?
Fm
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
D# C# D#
When you don't look back I guess the feeling starts to fade away.
G# Fm
I used to feel your fire but now it's cold inside.
D# C#
And you're back on the street like you didn't miss a beat, yeah.
[Chorus]
Cb F#
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Cb F#
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
Cb A# D#m D#m/C#
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
D#m/C
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
Cb D F#
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.
[Verse 2]
G# D#
Girl before I met you I was F.I.N.E, fine
Fm D# C#
But your love made me a prisoner, yeah my heart's been doing time.
G# D#
You spent me up like money then you hung me out to dry.
Fm
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise,
D# C# D#
'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes.
[Chorus]
Cb F#
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Cb F#
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
Cb A# D#m D#m/C#
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
D#m/C
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
Cb D F#
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go... Guitar!
[Solo]
C# D#m Cb F#
C# D#m Cb
[Bridge]
C# G#
Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own. Yeah, yeah
Cb F#
Yeah, tell me that is better when you're all alone.
F#m Fb D
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch.
A
Tell me that my loving didn't mean that much.
C#
Tell me you ain't dying when you're crying for me.
Cb
Tell me what it takes to let you . . .
. . . everything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice.
Cb D F# F7
Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice. No, no no no.
[Outro]
Cb D F# D#m
'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise. Oh
Cb F#
Let go, let go, let go I don't wanna burn in paradise.
D#m Cb F#
Let it go, let it go, let it go . . . (one million times, fading)