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[Verse 1]
  CHere in C/BCologne
   AmI know I said it Cmaj7wrong
  CI walked you to the C/Btrain
  AmAnd back across Cmaj7alone
  AmTo my hotel E7room
  FAnd ordered me some D7food
  CAnd now I'm Gwondering
Why the Ffloor has suddenly become a moving target
[Chorus]
CFour, three, C/Btwo, one,
I'm Fmaj7letting you goCmaj7  
CI will C/Blet go
If Fmaj7you will let goCmaj7  
Cm7Four, three, Gtwo
[Verse 2]
  CSays here an C/Bastronaut
   AmPut on a pair of Cmaj7diapers
  CAnd drove eighteen C/Bhours
  AmTo kill her boyfriCmaj7end
  AmAnd in my hotel E7room I'm wondering
  FIf you read that stoD7ry, too
  CAnd if we Gboth might
Be haFving the same imaginary conversation
[Chorus]
CFour, three, C/Btwo, one,
I'm Fmaj7letting you goCmaj7  
CI will C/Blet go
If Fmaj7you will let goCmaj7  
Cm7Four, three, Gtwo
[Bridge]
GOhhhhh-aah
Fmaj7Weightless as I Cclose my eyes
GOhhhhh-aah
Fmaj7The ceiling opens Cinto skies
[Verse 3]
  AmSuch a painfuE7l trip
  FTo find out tD7his is it
  CAnd as I gGo to sleep
You'll be Fwaking up
[Chorus]
CFour, three, C/Btwo, one,
I'm Fmaj7letting you goCmaj7  
CI will C/Blet go
If Fmaj7you will let goCmaj7  
[Outro]
GOhhhhh-aah
Fmaj7Ohhhhh-aahC  
GOhhhhh-aah
Fmaj7Ohhhhh-aahC  
G Fmaj7 C
G Fmaj7 C
C C/B Am Cmaj7

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Cologne

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Cm7

[Verse 1]

C C/B

Here in Cologne

Am Cmaj7

I know I said it wrong

C C/B

I walked you to the train

Am Cmaj7

And back across alone

Am E7

To my hotel room

F D7

And ordered me some food

C G

And now I'm wondering

Why the floor has suddenly become a moving target

[Chorus]

C C/B

Four, three, two, one,

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

I'm letting you go

C C/B

I will let go

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

If you will let go

Cm7 G

Four, three, two

[Verse 2]

C C/B

Says here an astronaut

Am Cmaj7

Put on a pair of diapers

C C/B

And drove eighteen hours

Am Cmaj7

To kill her boyfriend

Am E7

And in my hotel room I'm wondering

F D7

If you read that story, too

C G

And if we both might

Be having the same imaginary conversation

[Chorus]

C C/B

Four, three, two, one,

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

I'm letting you go

C C/B

I will let go

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

If you will let go

Cm7 G

Four, three, two

[Bridge]

Ohhhhh-aah

Fmaj7 C

Weightless as I close my eyes

Ohhhhh-aah

Fmaj7 C

The ceiling opens into skies

[Verse 3]

Am E7

Such a painful trip

F D7

To find out this is it

C G

And as I go to sleep

You'll be waking up

[Chorus]

C C/B

Four, three, two, one,

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

I'm letting you go

C C/B

I will let go

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

If you will let go

[Outro]

Ohhhhh-aah

Fmaj7 C

Ohhhhh-aah

Fmaj7 C

Ohhhhh-aah

G Fmaj7 C

C C/B Am Cmaj7

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