Tuning: Half step down. (Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb)
Intro:
F Dm Am C
Verse 1:
Gm F
Well you're the closet thing
C Bb
I have to bring up in a conversation,
Am F
About a love that didn't last
Gm F C
But I would never call you mine,
Bb
'Cause I would never call myself yours
Am F
And if we were really meant to be
Dm Bb
Well we then we just defied our destiny
Am C
It's not that our loved died,
Bb C
It just never really bloomed
chorus:
F
Well I can't let go
Dm Am
No, I can't let go of you
C
You're holding me back
Without even trying to
F Dm Bb
I can't let go I can't move on from the past
Am
Without lifting a finger
C
You're holding me back...
F Dm Bb
Verse 2:
Gm F C
And then we saw our paths diverge
Bb Am
And I guess I felt OK about it
F
Until you got with another man,
Dm Bb
And then I couldn't understand
Am
Why it bothered me so
Our love didn't die, we just
Gm C
Never got a chance to grow
chorus:
F
Well I can't let go
Dm Am
No, I can't let go of you
C
You're holding me back
Without even trying to
F Dm Bb
I can't let go I can't move on from the past
Am
Without lifting a finger
C
You're holding me back...
bridge:
Bb
And it may not make much sense
Am
To you or any of your friends
Gm C
Though somehow you still affect the things I do
Bb Am
And you can't loose what you never had
Gm
I don't understand why I feel so sad
C
Everytime I see you out with someone new
hook:
F
I can't let go
Dm
No, I can't let go
Am C
No, I can't let go of you
F
Well I can't let go
Dm Am
No, I can't let go of you
C
You're holding me back
Without even trying to
F Dm Bb
I can't let go I can't move on from the past
Am
Without lifting a finger
C
You're holding me back...
F
Well I can't let go
Dm Am
No, I can't let go of you
C
You're holding me back
Without even trying to
F Dm Bb
I can't let go I can't move on from the past
Am Bb
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