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