| Am | Am | Em | Em |
| Dm | Dm | E |
[Verse 1]
E Am
I can't set you free, no
Am Em Em
And the wheels just turn and turn, you see
Dm
Till they grind me to stone
Dm E E Am
All the promises you can never keep just keep me awake
Am Em Em
'Cause I can't be the way you wanted
Dm Dm
And I know that your hands don't wanna hold me more
E E
And your eyes don't wanna see, no
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Dm Em Em
It's like the needle from, the needle from the spoon
E E E E
I just need it from you, need it from you
[Chorus]
N.C. Am
Can't let you leave, no
Am Em
Won't let you leave, da-darling
Em Dm
You took it all
Dm E E
And just in case, you took a little more, no lie
Am
Can't let you go
Am Em Em
Can't let you go, no-no, no
Dm Dm
Can't breathe, can't sleep, can't eat
E
Can't live without you herе
E Am Am
Baby, I can't let you leave
[Post-Chorus]
Em Em
(Can't brеathe, can't sleep, can't eat)
Dm Dm E E
(Can't live without you here)
[Verse 2]
N.C. Am
Don't take my dignity, child
Am Em Em
'Cause it's taking all my strength to keep
Dm
God willing this time
Dm E E
I gotta rein you in 'cause you don't understand
Am
How you're hurting me bad
Am Em Em
And you don't know the fire you started
Dm Dm
And you don't see the heat that's rising higher
E E
I'm tired of trying, I'm out of my mind, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Dm Em Em
It's like the needle from, the needle from the spoon
E E E E
I just need it from you, need it from you
[Chorus]
N.C. Am
Can't let you leave, no
Am Em
Won't let you leave, da-darling
Em Dm
You took it all
Dm E E
And just in case, you took a little more, no lie
Am
Can't let you go
Am Em Em
Can't let you go, no-no, no
Dm Dm
Can't breathe, can't sleep, can't eat
E
Can't live without you herе
E N.C. Am Am
Baby, I can't let you leave
[Post-Chorus]
Em Em
(Can't brеathe, can't sleep, can't eat)
Dm Dm E
(Can't live without you here)
[Bridge]
E F
Baby, I can't let you leave
F Cm Cm Fm Fm Dm E
(Nothing I won't give to hold you here)
F F Cm Cm Fm Fm Dm
(I would never harm you)
E E
(Don't ever let me go)
[Chorus]
N.C. Am
Can't let you leave, no
Am Em
Won't let you leave, da-darling
Em Dm
You took it all
Dm E E
And just in case, you took a little more, no lie
Am
Can't let you go
Am Em Em
Can't let you go, no-no, no
Dm Dm
Can't breathe, can't sleep, can't eat
E
Can't live without you herе
E N.C. Am Am
Baby, I can't let you leave
[Post-Chorus]
Em Em
(Can't brеathe, can't sleep, can't eat)
Dm Dm E E Am
(Can't live without you here)
Am Em
(Can't let you go)
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| Dm | Dm | E |
[Outro]
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