Verse 1:

 A
Let there to be lonely I'm ready to grieve
 A/F#
Love I've been holding on to 
 E
I've tried so hard to keep saying you're mine
          D              A 
Now it's time, now it's time. 


Verse 2:

 A
Let there be hurting I'm craving the tears
 A/F#
that have burned in my eyes for so long.
 E 
I want to feel every drop of the pain 
      D         E
As I cry, as I cry


Chorus:

F#m                   C#
I'm gonna suffer the aching I've earned 
F#m                        B
Mark this one down as the lesson I've learned
            A                   E
'cause the only way out of here 
          A                   E
it's the only way out of here.


Verse 3:

 A
Let there be daggers that tear through my skin 
 A/F#
Down to my heart where the whole thing begins. 
 E
Make me a new one and I'll love again
       D            E
Until then, until then. 
 A                   F#m      E
Let there be lonely. 


          A                    E
It's the only way out of here 
        A                    E
Oh the only way out of here 


 A
Let there to be lonely I'm ready to grieve 
 A/F#
Love I've been holding on to 
 E
I've tried so hard to keep saying you're mine 
          D              A
Now it's time, now it's time.