| Em | D | |
| Set me free, why | don't you babe? |
| Bm | C | |
| Get out my life, why | don't you babe? Oooh |
| Em | D | Bm | C | |
| You really don't | want me, you just | keep me hangin' | on |
| You really don't need me, you just keep me hangin' on |
| Bridge: |
| F | C | G | |
| Why do you keep comin' around | playin' with my | heart? |
| F | |
| Why don't you get out of my life |
| C | G | |
| And | let me try to make a new | start? |
| Bm | Em | |
| Let me get over you the way you've gotten over | me |
| Verse: (same chords as first verse) |
| Set me free, why don't you babe? |
| Get out my life, why don't you now? Oooh |
| You really don't want me, you just keep me hangin' on |
| You really don't need me, you just keep me hangin' on |
| Bridge: (same chords as first bridge) |
| You said when we broke up you just wanna be friends |
| But how can we still be friends |
| When seein' you only breaks my heart again? |
| There ain't nothin' I can do about it |
| Verse: (same chords as previous verses) |
| You know I really love - set me free, why don't you babe? |
| Talkin' 'bout love - get out my life, why don't you babe? Oooh |
| You really don't want me, you just keep me hangin' on |
| You really don't need me, you just keep me hangin' on |
| Get out my life, why don't you babe? Oooh |
| Get out my life, why don't you babe? Oooh |
| Get out my life, why don't you babe? Oooh |
| Get out my life, why don't you babe? Oooh |