Ready To Let Go
Cage The Elephant
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
G
C
D
BDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Em G verse 1 Em G Sun went down, sun went down over Pompeii On both sides the vow was broken Em Oh my my, I'm the one trying to hide this damage done G One day, all our secrets will be spoken Pre-Chorus 1 C Em D As we slow dance, I became your statue frozen C Em D ?Times I wonder, are we just a puff of smoke, yeah C Em D Underneath this bed of ashes, still withholding G C B Everything like we were never close Em C Don't you worry baby, no sense trying to change it G B I?ma strike these matches, never had control Em C I'm ready to let go, was I feeling myself G B I'ma spread these ashes, never had control Em G I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready to let go verse 2 Em G Sun went down, sun went down over Pompeii On holy ground our vows were broken Em We met up, we broke bread, I was blue, your dress was red G Ain't it strange, we both knew this day was coming Pre-Chorus 2 C Em D As we slow dance, I became your statue frozen C Em D ?Times I wonder, are we just a puff of smoke, yeah C Em D Underneath this bed of ashes, still withholding G C B Everything like we were never close Em C Don't you worry baby, no sense trying to change it G B I?ma strike these matches, never had control Em C I'm ready to let go, was I feeling myself G B I'ma spread these ashes, never had control C I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready to let go Interlude Em D C Em D G C B Em C Don't you worry baby, no sense trying to change it G B I?ma strike these matches, never had control Em C I'm ready to let go, was I feeling myself G B I'ma spread these ashes, never had control N.C. I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready to let go
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Chord set
Em · G · C · D · B
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.