Intro
F C4 Dm7 C A#
[Verse 1]
F C
There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring.
Dm C A#
And, uh, all those late night promises I guess they don't mean a thing.
F C
So baby what's the story? Did you find another man ?
Dm
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
C A# C
When you don't look back I guess the feeling starts to fade away.
F Dm
I used to feel your fire but now it's cold inside.
C A#
And you're back on the street like you didn't miss a beat, yeah.
[Chorus]
Ab D#
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Ab D#
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
Ab G Cm Cm/A#
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
Cm/A
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
Ab Cb D#
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.
[Verse 2]
F C
Girl before I met you I was F.I.N.E, fine
Dm C A#
But your love made me a prisoner, yeah my heart's been doing time.
F C
You spent me up like money then you hung me out to dry.
Dm
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise,
C A# C
'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes.
[Chorus]
Ab D#
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Ab D#
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
Ab G Cm Cm/A#
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
Cm/A
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
Ab Cb D#
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go... Guitar!
[Solo]
A# Cm Ab D#
A# Cm Ab
[Bridge]
A# F
Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own. Yeah, yeah
Ab D#
Yeah, tell me that is better when you're all alone.
D#m Db Cb
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch.
Gb
Tell me that my loving didn't mean that much.
A#
Tell me you ain't dying when you're crying for me.
Ab
Tell me what it takes to let you . . .
. . . everything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice.
Ab Cb D# D7
Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice. No, no no no.
[Outro]
Ab Cb D# Cm
'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise. Oh
Ab D#
Let go, let go, let go I don't wanna burn in paradise.
Cm Ab D#
Let it go, let it go, let it go . . . (one million times, fading)