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Capo: 3rd fret
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Intro:
| Em | Em |
| Em | D | Bm | C |
| Em | D | Bm | C |
(...keep me hanging on...)
Chorus:
Em D
Set me free, why don't you babe?
Bm C
Get out my life, why don't you babe?
Em D
'Cause you don't really love me
Bm C
You just keep me hanging on
Rhythmic fill: | Em | D | Bm | C |
Em D
Set me free, why don't you babe?
Bm C
Get out my life, why don't you babe?
Em D
'Cause you don't really need me
Bm C
But you keep me hanging on
Verse:
F
Why do you keep a-comin' around
C G
Playing with my heart?
F
Why don't you get out of my life
C G
And let me make a brand new start?
D
Let me get over you
B7
The way you've gotten over me, yeah
Chorus:
Em D
Set me free, why don't you babe?
Bm C
Get out my life, why don't you babe?
Em D
'Cause you don't really love me
Bm C
You just keep me hanging on
Em D
No you don't really need me
Bm C
You just keep me... hanging on
Verse:
F
You say although we broke up
C G
We still just wanna be friends
F
But how can we still be friends when
C Em D C A
Seeing you only breaks my heart agaaaaaaaaaaain...
(and there ain't nothing I can do about it...)
Bridge:
D Em D
Wow-wow-wow...
D Bm C
Wow-wow-wow-wow...
C Em D
Wow-wow-wow-wow...
D Bm C
Wow-wow-wow... yeah....
Em D
Get out, get out of my life
Bm C
And let me sleep at night
Em D
'Cause you don't really love me
Bm C
You just keep me... (hanging) hanging on
Verse:
F
You say you still care for me
C G
But your heart and soul needs to be free
F
And now that you've got your freedom
C G
You wanna still hold on to me
D
You don't want me for yourself
B7
So let me find somebody else
Chorus:
Em D
Set me free, why don't you babe?
Bm C
Get out my life, why don't you babe?
Em D
'Cause you don't really love me
Bm C
You just keep me hanging on
Em D
Why don't you be a man about it
Bm C
Set me free
Em D
Now you don't care a thing about me
Bm C
You're just using me (hey, abusing me)
Em D
Get out, get out of my life
Bm C
And let me sleep at night
Em D
'Cause you don't really love me
Bm C
You just keep me... hanging on
Outro: repeat
| Em | D | Bm | C |
to fade
