[Intro]
D G D
[Verse 1]
G
Your suitcase is gone, with all of your things
A D
Our old picture frames are empty
G
I burned all your letters, I took off your ring
A
But what can I do with these memories
Em A G
Keeping me up 'til the dawn, hanging on like you're coming back
G
But you ain't coming back
[Chorus]
D
So tell me why, baby, why, baby
G
Why, baby, why won't you let me let go?
D
I try, baby, try, baby, try
G
But your love just won't leave me alone
Em
I can't stop the hurt, numb the pain
A
Cool the burn, kill the ache
D Em
No matter how hard that I
A7 A
Cry, baby, cry
D
Why, baby, why?
[Verse 2]
G
I close my eyes when I kiss his lips
A D
Praying this time I won't see you
G
I'm real good at lying to everyone else
A
But I just can't lie to myself
Em A
When the truth is a shadow that follows me
G
Haunting me just like a ghost, if you're just a ghost
[Chorus]
D
So tell me why, baby, why, baby
G
Why, baby, why won't you let me let go?
D
I try, baby, try, baby, try
G
But your love just won't leave me alone
Em
I can't stop the hurt, numb the pain
C
Cool the burn, kill the ache
D Em
No matter how hard that I
A7 A
Cry, baby, cry
D
Why, baby, why?
[Bridge]
A
I saw your taillights fade into the dark
C D
And my head knows but there's no convincing my heart
[Chorus]
D
Oh why, baby, why, baby
G
Why, baby, why won't you let me let go?
D
I try, baby, try, baby, try
G
But your love just won't leave me alone
Em
I can't stop the hurt, numb the pain
C
Cool the burn, kill the ache
D Em
No matter how hard that I
A7 A
Cry, baby, cry
G
You know that I cry
D
Why, baby, why?
G D
Why, baby, why?
