Intro
D# Cm G#
Pa pa pa...
A# F7 A#
Why won't you let me be?
[Verse 1]
D#
Well, you told me that you wanted me to be the one
Cm
But all you every wanted was to have some fun
G#
You cheated and you lied
I hope you're satisfied
A# F7 A#
Why won't you let me be?
[Verse 2]
D#
Well, I try to walk away but everytime I do
Cm
You tell me that you're sorry and that you'll be true
G#
I take you back again and then you lie to me again
A# F7 A#
Why won't you let me be?
[Chorus]
A G#
(Why don't you set me free)
Oh, baby, baby, why?
F#
(Why won't you let me be)
Baby, baby why?
G#
Let me know all I want to know
F7 A#
Why won't you let me go?
[Verse 3]
D#
I guess that I will always be in love with you
Cm
And yet I know that you're the kind that can't be true
G#
So let me go my way
Don't try and make me stay
A# F7 A#
Please won't you let me be?
[Ad lib]
D# Cm G#
Pa pa pa...
A# F7 A#
Why won't you let me be?
[Chorus 2]
A G#
(Why don't you set me free)
Oh, baby, baby, why?
F#
(Why won't you let me be)
Baby, baby why?
G#
Let me know all I want to know
F7 A#
Why won't you let me go?
[Verse 4]
D#
I guess that I will always be in love with you
Cm
And yet I know that you're the kind that can't be true
G#
So let me go my way
Don't try and make me stay
A# F7 A#
Please won't you let me be?
[Coda]
D#
Woh oh... yeah, yeah...
Cm G#
Woh oh... yeah, yeah... woh oh
A# F7 A#
Why won't you let me be?
Chords by Apollo & Ireen Cave