What It Takes

Tom: G
Intro: G  D4  Em7  D  C

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