Ready To Let Go Chords

KeyEm Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays534

Ready To Let Go by Cage The Elephant is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Em, G, C, D and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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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 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante