Intro
D A4 Bm7 A G
[Verse 1]
D A
There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring.
Bm 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 ?
Bm
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 Bm
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]
F C
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
F C
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
F E Am Am/G
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
Am/F#
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
F Ab 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
Bm 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.
Bm
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]
F C
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
F C
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
F E Am Am/G
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
Am/F#
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
F Ab C
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go... Guitar!
[Solo]
G Am F C
G Am F
[Bridge]
G D
Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own. Yeah, yeah
F C
Yeah, tell me that is better when you're all alone.
Cm A# Ab
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch.
Eb
Tell me that my loving didn't mean that much.
G
Tell me you ain't dying when you're crying for me.
F
Tell me what it takes to let you . . .
. . . everything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice.
F Ab C B7
Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice. No, no no no.
[Outro]
F Ab C Am
'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise. Oh
F C
Let go, let go, let go I don't wanna burn in paradise.
Am F C
Let it go, let it go, let it go . . . (one million times, fading)