Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
π€ Intro:
| D | Bm | G | D |
π€ Verse 1:
N.C. G
Let me down slow and easy
D
Because there ain't nothing I can do
G
I hope and pray, my faith won't leave me
A
When it comes down to me and you
π€ Pre-Chorus:
G D A
Try a little tenderness
G
I die a little
D A
For a long lost sweet caress
π€ Chorus:
D
You lying next to me
Bm
Fulfilled some destiny
G
I want to cry
D A
But I breathe a sigh
D
Just a little bit of letting go
Bm
I don't want you to know
G
I want to cry
D A
But I breathe a sigh
π€ Verse 2:
N.C. G
Overflow of emotion
D
And a hurt that'll never heal
G
If you close the door forever
A
The fate of pain is sealed
π€ Pre-Chorus:
G D A
Try a little tenderness
G
I die a little
D A
For a long lost sweet caress
π€ Chorus:
D
You lying next to me
Bm
Fulfilled some destiny
G
I want to cry
D A
But I breathe a sigh
D
Just a little bit of letting go
Bm
I don't want you to know
G
I want to cry
D A
But I breathe a sigh
π€ Verse 3:
A#
I more than long for your affection
F
You tell me now that ain't so
A#
Not even gentle persuasion
C
Is ever going to let me go
π€ Chorus:
F
You lying next to me
Dm
Fulfilled some destiny
A#
I want to cry
F C
But I breathe a sigh
F
Just a little bit of letting go
Dm
I don't want you to know
A#
I want to cry
F C
But I breathe a sigh
π€ Outro:
C
Won't you let me breathe?
C
Won't you let me breathe?
C
Let me breathe
C
Won't you let me breathe?
C
Breathe a sigh
C
Won't you let me breathe?
C
Won't you let me breathe?
C
Breathe a sigh
C
Won't you let me breathe?
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Song History
Published: May 5, 2021
Last Updated: February 12, 2026