Capo
4
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
B E B E
Verse 1:
B E
I don't wanna chain smoke cigarettes by myself anymore
B E
Don't want to drink whiskey out of the bottle on the bathroom floor
B E
And I don't wanna hate somebody I barely know just for loving you
B E
Because if I'm honest, I get it, once upon a time I did too.
Chorus:
B
This is the sound of letting it go
E
Of learning to sleep when you're sleeping alone
G#m E
Of figuring out how to love when you don't
B
I'm gonna scream and I'm gonna cry
E
But tonight I won't need the hallway light
G#m E
I'm singin' one last lullaby, and I'm
B E
Putting this to bed
B E
I'm putting this to bed.
Verse 2:
E B
I built a little altar to all that's left of what we were
E B
I lit a few Mother Mary candles that I stole from a Catholic church
E
I let it be, I let it burn
B
Let it go just like us
E
I said a prayer, I sang a song
B
And I think Jesus heard me cuss.
Chorus:
B
This is the sound of letting it go
E
Of learning to sleep when you're sleeping alone
G#m E
Of figuring out how to love when you don't
B
I'm gonna scream and I'm gonna cry
E
But tonight I won't need the hallway light
G#m E
I'm singin' one last lullaby, and I'm
B E
Putting this to bed
B E
I'm putting this to bed.
G#m E
I'm putting this to bed.
Bridge:
F# G#m
Oh I won't lie and say it's easy
E
Even I wouldn't believe me
F# G#m E
I ain't trying to be mean but thanks for leaving.
Chorus:
B
This is the sound of letting it go
E
Of learning to sleep when you're sleeping alone
G#m E
Of figuring out how to love when you don't
B
I'm gonna scream and I'm gonna cry
E
But tonight I won't need the hallway light
G#m E
I'm singin' one last lullaby, and I'm
B E
Putting this to bed
B E
I'm putting this to bed (ahh)
G#m E
I'm putting this to bed.
N.C.
I'm putting this to bed.
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025