Unchain My Heart

by Joe Cocker/Ray Charles · posted by gene

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−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

 2   2   -2  -3
Un-chain my heart

-3 -3 -3  -1 2
Ba-by let me be

   2   -3'  -3'     2
'Cause you don't  care

 2  2  1     -3' 3    3
Let me be.   Set me  free



2    2   -2  -3
Un-chain my heart

-3' -2 -3' -2 2
Ba- by let me go

 2   2   -2  -3'
Un-chain my heart

  -2   -3'  -3    -3' -2 2  -2 
'Cause you don't love me no more

-3' -2  -3' -2 -3'  -2  -3 -3'  -2
Ev-'ry time  I call you on the phone

 -3' -3' -2  -3'  -2  -3'  -2
Some fel-la tells me that you're 

-3 -3'  -2
Not at home

-3'  -3' -3'  -3    -4 -3  -2
Un-chain my heart. Set me free

2    2   -2   3    -3' -2 -3' 2  -2
Un-chain my heart. Ba- by let me be

 2   2   -2  -3'
Un-chain my heart

  -2   -3' -3     -3' -2   2   -2
'Cause you don't care  a- bout me

  -2   -3' -2  -3'  -2  -3'  -2 
You've got me sowed up like  a 

-3  -3'  -2
Mel-low case

-3' -2  -3' -2  -3' -3 -3'  2
But you let my love go to waste

-3'  -3' -3'  -3   -4 -3   -2
Un-chain my heart. Set me free

 2   2 -2   2    -3'
I'm un-der your spell

-2  -3' -3 -3' -2  -3    2 2
Like a man in  a trance ba-by

-3 -3   -3  -4   -3  -3' 
Oh but you know darn well

-3' -2  -3    -3' -2  -3
That I don't stand a chance

-3  -4   -3' -3
Un-chain my heart

-3' -2 -3' 2 -2
Let me go my way

-3  -3  -3'  -3
Un-chain my heart

-2  -3' -3 -3' -2    2  -2
You wor-ry me night and day

-3'  -2  -3' -3' -3' -2  -3 
Why leave me to  a  life of 

-2 -3' -3
mi-se- ry

-3'  -3'  -2    -3' 
When you don't care 

-2 -3' -2   -3   -2  -3'
A-bout the beans for  me

-3  -3  -3'  -3   -4   4
Un-chain my heart oh please

-4 -3   -2   -4   4
Set me free. Al-right

-3 -4  -3   -3   -3'
I'm un-der your spell

 2    -2 -3' -3 -3' -2  -3   
Just like a  man in  a trance 

-3  -3   -4   -3  -3'
But you know darn well

-3' -2  -3    -3' -2  -3
That I don't stand a chance

   5   -3  -3   -3' -3
Please un-chain my heart

-3' -2 -3' 2 -2
Let me go my way

-3  -3  -3'  -3
Un-chain my heart

   5   -3' 2   2
Please set me free

-3 -3 -1   -2   -1  2  2
Oh set me free. Oh wo-man 

 2   -2   -2  -3  -1  -1  2
Why don't you do that for me

-3  -3'   -2
You don't care

 -3   -3' -3  -3 -2
Won't you let me go

 -1   2    2    -3  -1 -1  2
That you don't love me no more

-3' -3   -1    2
Oh  you don't care

  -2    3  -3'  -2
Please set me  free

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