Intro
D# A#4 Cm7 A# G#
[Verse 1]
D# A#
There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring.
Cm A# G#
And, uh, all those late night promises I guess they don't mean a thing.
D# A#
So baby what's the story? Did you find another man ?
Cm
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
A# G# A#
When you don't look back I guess the feeling starts to fade away.
D# Cm
I used to feel your fire but now it's cold inside.
A# G#
And you're back on the street like you didn't miss a beat, yeah.
[Chorus]
Gb C#
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Gb C#
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
Gb F A#m A#m/G#
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
A#m/G
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
Gb A C#
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.
[Verse 2]
D# A#
Girl before I met you I was F.I.N.E, fine
Cm A# G#
But your love made me a prisoner, yeah my heart's been doing time.
D# A#
You spent me up like money then you hung me out to dry.
Cm
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise,
A# G# A#
'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes.
[Chorus]
Gb C#
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Gb C#
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
Gb F A#m A#m/G#
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
A#m/G
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
Gb A C#
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go... Guitar!
[Solo]
G# A#m Gb C#
G# A#m Gb
[Bridge]
G# D#
Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own. Yeah, yeah
Gb C#
Yeah, tell me that is better when you're all alone.
C#m Cb A
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch.
Fb
Tell me that my loving didn't mean that much.
G#
Tell me you ain't dying when you're crying for me.
Gb
Tell me what it takes to let you . . .
. . . everything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice.
Gb A C# C7
Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice. No, no no no.
[Outro]
Gb A C# A#m
'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise. Oh
Gb C#
Let go, let go, let go I don't wanna burn in paradise.
A#m Gb C#
Let it go, let it go, let it go . . . (one million times, fading)