I Cannot Let You Go

Gm7: 3533(6)3
Fmaj7: (1)33210
C: x32010
Bdim: x2343x
Bm7b5: x2323x
Gdim7: x45353
Abdim: x5646x


Intro
Bbmaj7 Gm7  Fmaj7  Dm7
Bbmaj7 Gm7

Verse:
Fmaj7                   A7                 Bbmaj7              Am7                Gm7
    With sleight of hand and force of will     Closets full of odd-sized shoes to fill
Fmaj7        A7              Bbmaj7        Am7              Dm7
  I better be a gifted kid  To undo some of the deeds you did



Chorus:
   Gm7                                               C
In one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
       Gm7                                           C
You're gonna be alone, gonna be alone, it's gonna be late
   Bdim
Forgive you
   Bbmaj7                            Gm7           Fmaj7       A7
anything,   I try to shake it but it just won't do    And it's all coming back to me now
Bbmaj7                          Gm7           Fmaj7       A7
    So we'll pretend or make up something new     You can push me away but
Bbmaj7               Bm7b5                Bbmaj7
I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go


Instrumental:
Gm7  Fmaj7  Dm7
Bbmaj7 Gm7



Verse:
Fmaj7              A7             Bbmaj7             Am7         Gm7
   The rubber band is wearing thin     Bursting as reality kicks in
Fmaj7              A7                   Bbmaj7                   Am7          Dm7
    All hope should be at long last lost     But you'll defy all sense at any cost



Chorus:
   Gm7                                               C
In one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
       Gm7                                           C
You're gonna be alone, gonna be alone, it's gonna be late
   Bdim
Forgive you
   Bbmaj7                            Gm7           Fmaj7       A7
anything,   I try to shake it but it just won't do    And it's all coming back to me now
Bbmaj7                                          Gm7                   Fmaj7               A7
    So we'll pretend or make up something new     But there's no getting back to the start
Bbmaj7                          Gm7           Fmaj7       A7
    So we'll pretend or make up something new     You can push me away but
Bbmaj7               Bm7b5                C                    Gdim7
I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go



Instrumental:
Bbmaj7 -> Bbmaj7 with 5 in the bass note -> Bbmaj7 w/ 4 in the bass note - > C] x 4

Last time through, don’t play the C. Go straight into the Gm7 in the chorus.



Chorus:
   Gm7                                               C
In one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
       Gm7                                           C
You're gonna be alone, gonna be alone, it's gonna be late
   Bdim
Forgive you
   Bbmaj7                            Gm7           Fmaj7       A7
anything,   I try to shake it but it just won't do    And it's all coming back to me now
Bbmaj7                                          Gm7                   Fmaj7               A7
    So we'll pretend or make up something new     But there's no getting back to the start
Bbmaj7                        Gm7              Fmaj7    A7
   I'll be a father, you can be a son       Till I can't even tell us apart
Bbmaj7                          Gm7         Fmaj7         A7
    I tried to shake it but the deal is done      You can push me away but


Ending:
Bbmaj7               Bm7b5                       Bbmaj7         Bm7b5
I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go, try as I may I know,  I cannot let you go
Bbmaj7              Gm7  Fmaj7                  Dm7
I cannot let you go,    I cannot let you go
Bbmaj7              Gm7  Fmaj7                  A7
I cannot let you go,    I cannot let you go

Bbmaj7              Gm7  Fmaj7                  Dm7

Bbmaj7              Gm7  Fmaj7            Abdim7
                         I cannot let you go