Intro: Am, F, C, E  

Am                  F 
I should pray for Adelaide 
  C              E 
But she wouldn't win this fight 
Am                    F 
Black and blue dear Adelaide 
C                 E 
So many scars to hide 

Am           F 
Waving my hands 
            C 
You don't break 
             E 
You don't understand 
Am            F 
Lie to my face 
       C 
Run away 
                  E 
You're just that kind of man 

Am            E            F 
      Every moment I surrender 
          C     Am  
Such a waste of love 
Am         E             
You can't hold me down boy 
F                          C 
Tell me what the hell you want 

Am 
And I don't wanna cry about it 
E 
I don't wanna fight about it 
F                         C 
I just gotta let go, I just gotta let go 
Am 
I don't wanna cry about it 
E 
i don't wanna fight about it 
F                       C 
I just gotta let you go 

Am                   F 
I should pray for Adelaide 
        C                     E 
But she don't hear a goddamn word that I say 
Am                     F 
Oh I'm so ashamed of Adelaide 
             C             E 
How do you justify every moment he takes 


Am          F 
Waving my hands 
            C 
You don't break 
            E 
You don't understand 
Am          F 
Lie to my face 
     C 
Run away 
                     E 
You're just that kind of man 

Am            E            F 
      Every moment I surrender 
          C     Am  
Such a waste of love 
Am         E             
You can't hold me down boy 
F                          C 
Tell me what the hell you want 

Am 
And I don't wanna cry about it 
E 
I don't wanna fight about it 
F                         C 
I just gotta let go, I just gotta let go 
Am 
I don't wanna cry about it 
E 
i don't wanna fight about it 
F                       C 
I just gotta let you go 

F, Dm, Am, C 

F                      Dm 
And I'm buried in the silence 
             Am 
My eyes are closed 
                C 
Got me like a spider 
C 
Trapped in your… 
(Repeat the next part as you feel necessary) 
F 
You can't hold me down boy 
Dm 
You can't hold me down boy.. 
Am                
You can’t hold me down boy 
C  
(End repeat) 

Am            E            F 
      Every moment I surrender 
          C     Am  
Such a waste of love 
Am         E             
You can't hold me down boy 
F                          C 
Tell me what the hell you want 

Am 
And I don't wanna cry about it 
E 
I don't wanna fight about it 
F                         C 
I just gotta let go, I just gotta let go 
Am 
I don't wanna cry about it 
E 
i don't wanna fight about it 
F                       C 
I just gotta let you go 

Am                  F 
I should pray for Adelaide 
  C              E 
But she wouldn't win this fight 
Am                    F 
Black and blue dear Adelaide 
C                 E 
So many scars to hide