Release Me chords by Agnes (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Bbmaj7
Dm7
C
Gm7
G7
F
A7

Intro 1
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
Release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me,
C 
Gm7 
release  (C major) my body  (G minor7) 
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I know  (B flat minoraj7) it's wrong  (D minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
So  (C major) why am I with you now?  (G minor7) 
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I say release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me
C 
Gm7 
'Cause I'm  (C major) not able  (G minor7) to
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
convince  (B flat minoraj7) myself  (D minor7) 
C 
That  (C major) I'm better off without you

Verse 1
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
 (D minor7) Yeah, it's perfectly clear  (B flat minoraj7) 
G7 
love's not what you need  (G7) 
I tell you that I don't care,
but I don't want to
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
 (D minor7) Anything that you say  (B flat minoraj7) 
G7 
I hear myself agree  (G7) 

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Pre-chorus 1

And I don't recognize what I've turned into

I don't know why

I want you so

'Cause I don't need the heart break

I don't know what addictive hold

You have on me I can't shake

No, I'm not in control

So let me go

Chorus 1
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
Release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me,
C 
Gm7 
release  (C major) my body  (G minor7) 
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I know  (B flat minoraj7) it's wrong  (D minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
So  (C major) why am I with you now?  (G minor7) 
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I say release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me
C 
Gm7 
'Cause I'm  (C major) not able  (G minor7) to
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
convince  (B flat minoraj7) myself  (D minor7) 
C 
That  (C major) I'm better off without you

Verse 2
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
 (D minor7) I could sleep by myself,  (B flat minoraj7) 
G7 
it would burn me alive  (G7) 
Find me somebody else, but I don't want to
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
 (D minor7) Try to leave out the love  (B flat minoraj7) 
G7 
that goes against the grain  (G7) 

Pre-chorus 2
But I can rationalize it if I have to
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
 (D minor7) I don't know why  (B flat minoraj7) 
G7 
I want you so  (G7) 
'Cause I don't need the heart break
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
G7 
 (D minor7) I don't know what  (B flat minoraj7) addictive hold  (G7) 
You have on me I can't shake
F 
A7 
 (F major) No, I'm not in control  (A7) 
So let me go

Chorus 2
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
Release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me,
C 
Gm7 
release  (C major) my body  (G minor7) 
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I know  (B flat minoraj7) it's wrong  (D minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
So  (C major) why do I keep coming  (G minor7) back?
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I say release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me
C 
Gm7 
'Cause I'm  (C major) not able  (G minor7) to
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
convince  (B flat minoraj7) myself  (D minor7) 
C 
That  (C major) I'm better off without you

Interlude 1

Pre-chorus 3

I'm not in control

So let me go

Chorus 3
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
Release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me,
C 
Gm7 
release  (C major) my body  (G minor7) 
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I know  (B flat minoraj7) it's wrong  (D minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
So  (C major) why do I keep coming  (G minor7) back?
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I say release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me
C 
Gm7 
'Cause I'm  (C major) not able  (G minor7) to
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
convince  (B flat minoraj7) myself  (D minor7) 
C 
That  (C major) I'm better off without you

Chorus 4
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
Release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me,
C 
Gm7 
release  (C major) my body  (G minor7) 
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I know  (B flat minoraj7) it's wrong  (D minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
So  (C major) why do I keep coming  (G minor7) back?
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
I say release  (B flat minoraj7)  (D minor7) me
C 
Gm7 
'Cause I'm  (C major) not able  (G minor7) to
Bbmaj7 
Dm7 
convince  (B flat minoraj7) myself  (D minor7) 
C 
That  (C major) I'm better off without you
Dm7 
 (D minor7) 

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Bbmaj7
Dm7
C
Gm7
G7
F
A7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D minorBPM: 128

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Release Me by Agnes, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Agnes's performance.