Tom: E

Intro: E - Bm - D - C
 
E                     Bm               - D                          C
    Set me free, why doncha babe,   get out of my life, why doncha babe ?
E                       Bm               D              C        
    Cuz you don't really love me, you just keep me hangin' on.
E               Bm               D                 C
    You don't really need me, but you keep me hangin' on.
 

   F                            C                     G
1.   Why do you keep a'comin' around, playin' with my heart ?
F                    - C                                    G      - Bm
    Why doncha get out of my life     and let me make a new start ?
D                                  B7
    Let me get over you, the way you've gotten over me. Hey !
 

E                 Bm                - D                     C
    Set me free why doncha, babe,      let me be why doncha babe ?
E              Bm                         D                    C
    Cuz you don't really love me, you just keep me hangin' on, huhu.
E             Bm                      D                    C
    Now you don't really want me, you just keep me hangin' on.
 

   F                        C                           G
2.   You say although we broke up, you still wanna be just friends.
F                                                          C                      
    But how can we still be friends, when seein' you only breaks 
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    my heart again !
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    ( spoken: )And there ain't nothin' I can do about it.
 

                    E                  Bm
    Whoa-oh-oh, set me free, why doncha babe ?
         D                                      C
    Whoa-oh-oh, get out of my life, why doncha babe ?
        E                              Bm
    Whoa-oh-oh, set me free, why doncha babe ?
D                                C
    Get out of my life, why doncha babe !

 
   F                                                           C                                      G
3. You claim you still care for me but your heart and soul need to be free.
F                                                                   C                              G -Bm
  And now that you've got your freedom , you want to still hold on to me.
D                                                   B7
   You don't want me or yourself, so let me find somebody else, hey hey.
 

E           Bm               - D                     C
    Why doncha be a man about it      and set me free ?
             - E               Bm                  - D             C
    Now      you don't care a thing about me,    you're just usin' me !
           E            Bm                - D                       C
    Go on, get out, get out of my life,       and let me sleep at night.
E              Bm         - D          C
    You don't really love me,       you just?.