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Intro: D A/C#
 
D A/C#
Hey, yea, ohoh (3x)
 
Verse 1:
D A/C#
I've only got 3 dollars left in my hands,
D A/C#
I walk down the sidewalk as I pass a dirty man
D A/C# Bm
walk up the staircase that leads to my hotel
F#m
I'm living in at a fancy hotel, yeayea
D E
then I'll go up to my room
D E
fixate on what's the deal I'm alone again
D E
then I will crawl into the bed,
D E
and call you up to tell you off
 
Chorus:
A F#m
Coz I'm on my own, would you leave me alone
E
before I lose my mind
D A
because you lied and so did I
F#m
Oh oh oh, would you cry-y-y
E D
if I let you go tonight
E F#m D
If I let you go tonight yeah yeah let go
 
Interlude: D A/C#
D A/C# (Harmonics)
Hey, yea, ohoh
 
Verse 2:
D A/C#
I'll probably wake up a little sad
Bm F#m
but then I'll get up and let go of it all instead
D A/C#
because really it's not worth it
Bm
to get in a mess over him
F#m
to bother get stressed over him Oh
D E
so I'll just go on with my life
D E
and fixate on everything else but you
D E
yea I'll just go on with my life
D E
I have no reason to please you anymore
 
(Repeat Chorus except last line)
 
E
If I let you go
 
Bridge:
E A/C# Bm
So find your way out of my sight
A/C#
I know it's hard, it's tough to laugh
Bm A/C# D E
it's all messed up, don't play this game yea yea yea
 
(Repeat Chorus twice)
 
Outro:
A F#m
Yea, yea
E D
getting stressed over you
 
getting messed over you

How to play Let Go

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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