Biography:
James Bay (born James Michael Bay on 4 September 1990) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. In February 2015, Bay received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. At the 2016 Brit Awards he received the award for Best British Male Solo Artist. Bay also received three nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song.
Hailing from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Bay gained a reputation thanks to stints
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Other songs:
- Best Fake Smile
- Clocks Go Forward
- Craving
- Hold Back The River
- Hold Back The River - Fingerpicking
- If You Ever Want To Be In Love
- Incomplete
- Let It Go
- Move Together
- Need The Sun To Break
- Peer Pressure
- Pink Lemonade
- Scars
- Us
- Waking Up In Vegas
- When We Were On Fire
- Wild Love
- Collide
- Four Five Seconds
- Get Out While You Can
- Glow
- Hear Your Heart
- Heavy Handed
- I Found You
- In My Head
- Just For Tonight
- Proud Mary
- Running
- Slide
- Sparks
- Stand Up
- Stealing Cars
- Sugar Drunk High
- Wait In Line
- Wanderlust
- Wasted On Each Other
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James Bay - Let It Go
Tuning: D standard (D G C F A d)
Intro
Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab |
d|---------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|-8---8---8--/13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-6----------/11------------------|--------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|
GtrII
d|-----11--11--------------10--11--|11---------8-------------------|
A|-8h9-------9p8-------------------|------8-----------------11------|
Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab* ||
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-8---8---8--/13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
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-6----------/11------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------------------|8-----------6--------(6)--------|
GtrII
-----11--11--------------10--11--|11-----------------------------|
-8h9-------9p8-------------------|------8-----11------------------|
Verse 1
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
From walking home and talking loads
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
To seeing shows in evening clothes with you
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
From nervous touch and getting drunk
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab*
To staying up and waking up with you
Pre Chorus
Bbm Db |G7b5 Gbmaj7 |
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|--8---8-------8---8---8---8-----|
-10----------8-------------------|7-----------6-------------------|
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Now we're sleepin' near the edge holding something we don't need
Bbm Db |G7b5
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8~------------------|
---8---8-------8---8---8---8-----|--8---8---8---------------------|
-10----------8-------------------|7-------------------------------|
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Oh, this delusion in our heads is gonna bring us to our knees
Chorus
Gbmaj7 Db |Bbm Ab6 |
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-13--13--13-8---8---8---8---8---|4---4---4---3---3---3---3---3---|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
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-11---------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
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So come on let it go; just let it be
Ebm(2) Db |Ab6 |
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/9---9---9--8---8---8---8---8---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
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/8----------6-------------------|1-----------1-------1---1/--|
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Why don't you be you and I'll be me
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
Everything's that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me, and I'll be me
Interlude Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab6 |Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab* ||
Verse 2
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
From throwing clothes across the floor
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab*
To teeth and claws and slamming doors at you
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
If this is all we're living for
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab*
Why are we doing it, doing it, doing it anymore
Pre Chorus
Bbm Db G7b5 Gbmaj7
I used to recognize myself it's funny how reflections change
Bbm Db G7b5
And we're becoming something else I think it's time to walk away
Chorus
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
So come on let it go; just let it be
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
Everything's that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me, and I'll be me
Interlude Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab |Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab* ||
Bridge
Ebm |Db |
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8/--|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-8-----------8-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Trying to fit your hand inside of mine when we know it just don't belong
Ab6 |Bbm * |
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-15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16-|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-13----------13------------------|15----------15------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
There's no force on earth could make me feel right, no, whoa
Ebm Db
Trying to push this problem up the hill when it's just too heavy to hold
Ab6 Bbm* (hold)
Think now's the time to let it slide
Chorus
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
So come on let it go; just let it be
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
Everything's that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Gbmaj7 Db Ab6
Let the ashes fall, forget about me
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me, and I'll be me
Outro Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab6 |Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab6* ||Db
Tuning: D standard (D G C F A d)
Intro
Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab |
d|---------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|-8---8---8--/13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-6----------/11------------------|--------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|
GtrII
d|-----11--11--------------10--11--|11---------8-------------------|
A|-8h9-------9p8-------------------|------8-----------------11------|
Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab* ||
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-8---8---8--/13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-6----------/11------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------------------|8-----------6--------(6)--------|
GtrII
-----11--11--------------10--11--|11-----------------------------|
-8h9-------9p8-------------------|------8-----11------------------|
Verse 1
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
From walking home and talking loads
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
To seeing shows in evening clothes with you
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
From nervous touch and getting drunk
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab*
To staying up and waking up with you
Pre Chorus
Bbm Db |G7b5 Gbmaj7 |
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|--8---8-------8---8---8---8-----|
-10----------8-------------------|7-----------6-------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Now we're sleepin' near the edge holding something we don't need
Bbm Db |G7b5
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8~------------------|
---8---8-------8---8---8---8-----|--8---8---8---------------------|
-10----------8-------------------|7-------------------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Oh, this delusion in our heads is gonna bring us to our knees
Chorus
Gbmaj7 Db |Bbm Ab6 |
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-13--13--13-8---8---8---8---8---|4---4---4---3---3---3---3---3---|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-11---------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
So come on let it go; just let it be
Ebm(2) Db |Ab6 |
---------------------------------|----------------------------|
/9---9---9--8---8---8---8---8---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
---------------------------------|----------------------------|
/8----------6-------------------|1-----------1-------1---1/--|
---------------------------------|----------------------------|
Why don't you be you and I'll be me
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
Everything's that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me, and I'll be me
Interlude Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab6 |Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab* ||
Verse 2
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
From throwing clothes across the floor
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab*
To teeth and claws and slamming doors at you
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab
If this is all we're living for
Db Gbmaj7 Bbm Ab*
Why are we doing it, doing it, doing it anymore
Pre Chorus
Bbm Db G7b5 Gbmaj7
I used to recognize myself it's funny how reflections change
Bbm Db G7b5
And we're becoming something else I think it's time to walk away
Chorus
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
So come on let it go; just let it be
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
Everything's that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me, and I'll be me
Interlude Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab |Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab* ||
Bridge
Ebm |Db |
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8/--|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-8-----------8-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Trying to fit your hand inside of mine when we know it just don't belong
Ab6 |Bbm * |
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16-|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-13----------13------------------|15----------15------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
There's no force on earth could make me feel right, no, whoa
Ebm Db
Trying to push this problem up the hill when it's just too heavy to hold
Ab6 Bbm* (hold)
Think now's the time to let it slide
Chorus
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
So come on let it go; just let it be
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me
Gbmaj7 Db Bbm Ab6
Everything's that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Gbmaj7 Db Ab6
Let the ashes fall, forget about me
Ebm(2) Db Ab6
Why don't you be you and I'll be me, and I'll be me
Outro Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab6 |Db Gbmaj7 |Bbm Ab6* ||Db
James Cottriall
James Dean Bradf (...)
James Droll
James Hersey
James Honer
James Olcott
James Pierpoint
James Pierpont
James Q.
James R.b. Kieli (...)