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