[Intro]
Am |G C |
C |Dm |Am |Gsus4 C | (x2)
[Verse 1]
C
The bull has gored the matador
Dm
The U.S. Army won the war
Am
The meaning died in metaphor
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C
The phoenix burned but did not rise
Dm
Now half the body's paralyzed
Am
There's no one left to criticize
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
The enemy's invincible
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C |Dm |Am |Gsus4 C |
[Verse 2]
C
The prophet said we'd disappear
Dm
The prophet's gone, but we're still here
Am
His prophecy was insincere
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C
The righteous rage was foolish pride
Dm
The conquerors did not divide
Am
The call keeps coming from inside
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
Your enemy's invincible
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C |Dm |Am |Gsus4 C |
[Verse 3]
C
When everyone who lived it died
Dm
The files were declassified
Am
The slobs still called it suicide
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C
The signatories broke the pact
Dm
The surfer sacked the quarterback
Am
Your bag fell down onto the tracks
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
The enemy's invincible
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C |Dm |Am |Gsus4 C |
[Verse 4]
C
The embassy's abandoned now
Dm
The flag that flew is on the ground
Am
The painting burned, the statue drowned
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C
The moving train accelerates
Dm
It's always fast and always late
Am
It never leaves the Empire State
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
Our enemy's invincible
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C |Dm |Am |Gsus4 C |
[Instrumental Break]
Dm Am Em Bm|Bb F | (x3)
Dm Am Em Bm|Bb |Dm (x2)|
C |Dm |Am |Gsus4 C | (x6)
[Verse 5]
C
The sentencing was overturned
Dm
The killer freed, the court adjourned
Am
A hope betrayed, a lesson learned
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C
I did the things you asked me to
Dm
I testified what wasn't true
Am
But now I lost my faith in you
Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
[Chorus]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm
Hope you let it go
Am
Our enemy's invincible
Gsus4 C
I have to let it go
Dm Am Em Bm|Bb F | (x3)
C |Dm |Am |Gsus4 C |
[Outro]
C
I hope you let it go
Dm Am Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C
I hope you let it go
Dm Am Gsus4 C
I hope you let it go
C |Dm |Am |Gsus4 C | (x3)