Letting
Go (Difford/Tilbrook)
Intro: Cm9
Am/C Am Dm
She plaits her hair I bite my nails
Fdim C/E- B7/D#- Dm-
We balance love on the scales
Cm Am Dm
I wind the clock and go to bed
G C/E- B7/D#- Dm- A7/C#
Our love is hanging on a thread
Dm Fdim C
She gets undressed I undress too
Am Dm E7
The draft is cold in my bedroom
Cm Eb Fm
We cuddle up and say goodnight
Ab Eb- A7- Dm- Gm
That's all the love there is tonight
Ab Bb
I can't be brave enough
F/A Bb C sus4 - F/A
She cannot say what we're feeling
Bb Csus4- F/A
Day after day
Bb Csus4- F/A
We're going through the motions
Bb C
We find it hard
Eb Dm
To let each other go
INTERLUDE:
Cm-Am-Dm-Ddim- C/E-B7/D#- Dm
Cm Am Dm
She boils the eggs I make the tea
Fdim C/E- B7/D# - Dm
Outside the sun shines on the street
Cm Am Dm
We're at that point where love is gone
G C/E- B7/D# - Dm- A7/C#
The fuse is lit, it won't be long
Dm Fdim C
I take a walk she cleans the house
Am Dm E7
This is the end I'm in no doubt
Cm Eb Fm
But neither one of us can show
Ab Eb- A7- Dm- Gm
The slightest sign of letting go
Ab Bb
I can't be brave enough
F/A Bb Csus4- F/A
She cannot say what we're feeling
Bb Csus4- F/A
Day after day
Bb Csus4- F/A
We're going through the motions
Bb C
We find it hard
Eb Bb/D
To let each other go
Eb Dm
To let each other go
S O L O:
Cm-Am-Dm- G- C/E- B7/D# - Dm
Dm- Fdim- C- Am- Dm- E7
Cm- Eb- Fm- Ab- Eb- A7- Dm- Gm
Ab Bb
I can't be brave enough
F/A Bb Csus4- F/A
She cannot say what we're feeling
Bb Csus4- F/A
Day after day
Bb Csus4- F/A
We're going through the motions
Bb Csus4- F/A
We find it hard
Bb Csus4-
To let each other go
F/A Bb Csus4
I can't be brave enough
F/A Bb Csus4- F/A
She cannot say what we're feeling
Bb Csus4- F/A
Day after day
Bb Csus4- F/A
We're going through the motions
Bb C
We find it hard
Eb Bb/D
To let each other go
Eb Dm
To let each other go
Solo over verse changes and out.
Transcribed by Randy Lopez