Intro
E C#m A
Pa pa pa...
B F#7 B
Why won't you let me be?
[Verse 1]
E
Well, you told me that you wanted me to be the one
C#m
But all you every wanted was to have some fun
A
You cheated and you lied
I hope you're satisfied
B F#7 B
Why won't you let me be?
[Verse 2]
E
Well, I try to walk away but everytime I do
C#m
You tell me that you're sorry and that you'll be true
A
I take you back again and then you lie to me again
B F#7 B
Why won't you let me be?
[Chorus]
A# A
(Why don't you set me free)
Oh, baby, baby, why?
G
(Why won't you let me be)
Baby, baby why?
A
Let me know all I want to know
F#7 B
Why won't you let me go?
[Verse 3]
E
I guess that I will always be in love with you
C#m
And yet I know that you're the kind that can't be true
A
So let me go my way
Don't try and make me stay
B F#7 B
Please won't you let me be?
[Ad lib]
E C#m A
Pa pa pa...
B F#7 B
Why won't you let me be?
[Chorus 2]
A# A
(Why don't you set me free)
Oh, baby, baby, why?
G
(Why won't you let me be)
Baby, baby why?
A
Let me know all I want to know
F#7 B
Why won't you let me go?
[Verse 4]
E
I guess that I will always be in love with you
C#m
And yet I know that you're the kind that can't be true
A
So let me go my way
Don't try and make me stay
B F#7 B
Please won't you let me be?
[Coda]
E
Woh oh... yeah, yeah...
C#m A
Woh oh... yeah, yeah... woh oh
B F#7 B
Why won't you let me be?
Chords by Apollo & Ireen Cave