Intro:) E Bm D C 
 
E                Bm             D                       C 
Set me free, why don't ya babe, get out of my life, why don't ya babe? 
E                       Bm                D               C        
'Cause 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 
Why do you keep a'comin' around, playin' with my heart? 
F                               C                     G      Bm 
Why don't ya 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 don't ya, babe, let me be why don't ya babe? 
E                       Bm                D               C 
'Cause 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 
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 
   E 
my heart again! 
 
N/C 
(Spoken:) And there ain't nothin' I can do about it. 
 
        E                    Bm 
Whoa-oh-oh, set me free, why don't ya babe? 
        D                           C 
Whoa-oh-oh, get out of my life, why don't ya babe? 
        E                    Bm 
Whoa-oh-oh, set me free, why don't ya babe? 
D                       C 
Get out of my life, why don't ya babe! 
 
F                                        C                         G 
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 don't ya 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.