Capo
2
Difficulty
Beginner
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🎸
🎸 Intro:
D
🎸 Verse 1:
D
I've known it from the very start
Bm
We’re a shot in the darkest dark
G
Oh no, oh no, I'm unarmed
D
The waiting is a sadness
Bm
Fading into madness
G
Oh no, oh no, it won't stop
🎸 Pre-Chorus:
G D A
I’m standin' on a tightrope alone
G
I hold my breath a little bit longer
D A
Halfway out the door, but it won't close
G D A
I'm holdin' out, oh, for you to say, "Don't go"
G D A
I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go"
🎸 Chorus:
G D
Why'd you have to lead me on?
A
Why you’d have to twist the knife?
Walk away and leave me bleedin’, bleedin'?
G D
Why’d you whisper in the dark
A
Just to leave me in the night?
Now you silence has me screamin', screamin'
G D A
(Say) Say, "(Don't) Don’t (Go) go"
G D A
I would stay forever if you (Say) say, "(Don't) Don't (Go) go"
(Say, say, say, say)
🎸 Verse 2:
D
Now I'm pacin' on shaky ground
Bm
Strikе a match, then you blow it out
G
Oh no, oh no, it's not fair
D
'Cause you kiss me and it stops timе
Bm
And I'm yours, but you're not mine
G
Oh no, oh no, you're not there
🎸 Pre-Chorus:
G D A
I'm standin' on the sidewalk alone
I wait for you to drive by
G D A
I'm tryna see the cards that you won't show
G D A
I'm about to fold unless you (Say) say, "(Don't) Don't (Go) go"
G D A
I would stay forever if you (Say) say, "(Don't) Don't (Go) go"
🎸 Chorus:
G D
Why'd you have to lead me on?
A
Why you’d have to twist the knife?
Walk away and leave me bleedin’, bleedin'?
G D
Why’d you whisper in the dark
A
Just to leave me in the night?
Now you silence has me screamin', screamin'
G D A
(Say) Say, "(Don't) Don’t (Go) go"
G D A
I would stay forever if you (Say) say, "(Don't) Don't (Go) go"
(Say, say, say, say)
🎸 Bridge:
G D
Why'd you have to (Why'd you have to)
A
Make me want you (Make me want you)?
Why'd you have to (Why'd you have to)
G
Give me nothin' back?
D
Why'd you have to (Why'd you have to)
A
Make me love you (Make me love you)?
N.C.
I said, "I love you," you say nothin' back
🎸 Chorus:
D
Why'd you have to lead me on? (Oh)
A
Why you'd have to twist the knife?
Walk away and leave me bleedin', bleedin'?
G D
Why’d you whisper in the dark
A
Just to leave me in the night?
Now you silence has me screamin', screamin' (Woah)
G D A
(Say) Say, "(Don't) Don’t (Go) go"
G D A
I would stay forever if you (Say) say, "(Don't) Don't (Go) go" woah
(Say, say, say, say)
🎸 Outro:
G D A
But you won't, but you won't, but you won't
G D A
I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go"
G D A
But you won't, but you won't, but you won't
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- Say Don't Go (Ver2) (Chords)
Song History
Published: October 27, 2023
Last Updated: February 8, 2026