Tuning
Standard EADGBE
Capo
3
Difficulty
Beginner 👶
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Intro: D Em7 Listen to me D Oooo, oooh Em7 Yeah, yeah Verse 1: D You said you'd let me live my life No fetters and no chains Em7 I believed your every word Now your tune has changed D One day after coffee
You fixed me with a stare
Em7
And said, "Where were you on Friday night?
Tell me who was there"
Pre-Chorus:
A
Well, the only problem is
The only problem is
G A
You're such a part of me
Chorus:
Bm
Yeah, hands off, jealous lover
G
Please let me be
D
You pray like a mantis
F#m G
You're emerald green
Bm
Hands off, jealous lover
G
The joke's right on me
D
You're clinging like ivy
F#m
You're choking a tree, mm
That's right
Bm G
Hands off, jealous lover, please let me be
D F#m G
You pray like a mantis, you're emerald green
Bm G
Hands off, jealous lover, the joke's right on me
D F#m G
You're clinging like ivy, you're choking a tree, mm
F#m G
That's right
Verse 2:
D
We were once so generous
Sharing secrets of the heart
Em7
Now the fruit is turning sour
Got a bad taste in my mouth
D
You can't control the ocean
You can't control the waves
Em7
Can't control the shadows
Flickering in my cave
Pre-Chorus:
A
But there's just one thing
Well, there's just one thing
G A
They'll only be a half of me, yeah
Chorus:
Bm
Hands off, jealous lover
G
Please let me be
D
Your eyes full of envy
F#m G
And you're emerald green
Bm
Hands off, jealous lover
G
Your words harsh and mean
D
You pray like a mantis
F#m G
You're feeding off me
Bridge:
F#m G
Let it go, let it go, let it go now
F#m G
Let it go, let it go, let it go now
F#m G
Come on
Hand off me
(Let it go, let it go, let it go)
F#m G
You got to let me go baby
F#m G
Let it go, let it go, let it go
yeah
Let it go, let it go, let it go
F#m G A
Come on, come on baby, yeah
Chorus:
Bm
Hands off, jealous lover
G
Please let me be
D
You pray like a mantis
F#m G
And you're emerald green
Bm
Hands off, jealous lover
G
The joke's right on me
D
The pearls 'round your neck
F#m G
They don't make you a queen
Bm
Hands off, jealous lover
G
Please let me be
D
Your eyes are so cutting
F#m G
You're my own guillotine
Bm
Hands off, jealous lover
G
Your words harsh and mean
D
You pray like a mantis
F#m G
You're feeding off me
Outro:
F#m G
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Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Capo: 3
Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Chords: D, Em7, A, G, Bm, F#m