Intro
C G4 Am7 G F
[Verse 1]
C G
There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring.
Am G F
And, uh, all those late night promises I guess they don't mean a thing.
C G
So baby what's the story? Did you find another man ?
Am
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
G F G
When you don't look back I guess the feeling starts to fade away.
C Am
I used to feel your fire but now it's cold inside.
G F
And you're back on the street like you didn't miss a beat, yeah.
[Chorus]
Eb A#
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Eb A#
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
Eb D Gm Gm/F
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
Gm/E
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
Eb Gb A#
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah.
[Verse 2]
C G
Girl before I met you I was F.I.N.E, fine
Am G F
But your love made me a prisoner, yeah my heart's been doing time.
C G
You spent me up like money then you hung me out to dry.
Am
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise,
G F G
'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes.
[Chorus]
Eb A#
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Eb A#
Tell me how's the pain supposed to go.
Eb D Gm Gm/F
Tell me how it is that you can sleep, in the night
Gm/E
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your
Eb Gb A#
life to the toss of the dice?, Tell me what it takes to let you go... Guitar!
[Solo]
F Gm Eb A#
F Gm Eb
[Bridge]
F C
Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own. Yeah, yeah
Eb A#
Yeah, tell me that is better when you're all alone.
A#m Ab Gb
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch.
Db
Tell me that my loving didn't mean that much.
F
Tell me you ain't dying when you're crying for me.
Eb
Tell me what it takes to let you . . .
. . . everything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice.
Eb Gb A# A7
Tell me who's to blame for thinking twice. No, no no no.
[Outro]
Eb Gb A# Gm
'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise. Oh
Eb A#
Let go, let go, let go I don't wanna burn in paradise.
Gm Eb A#
Let it go, let it go, let it go . . . (one million times, fading)