Let Her Go
Passenger
Here's my lesson showing you how to strum and sing this great tune. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more lessons like this one.
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Originally recorded Capo 7 using key of C chord shapes. Most solo strummers will prefer this fuller-sounding no-capo version.
| Chord Guide | |||
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32 1 C: x32010 |
132
D: xx0232 |
12
Em: 022000 |
3 4
G: 3x0003 |
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13421 Bm: x24432 |
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| Strumming Guide | |
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For Intro and First Chorus: > > d D D U D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
For Rest of Song:
D d D U D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Intro (repeat x2):
/ C - - - / C - D - / Em - - - / D - - - /
/ C - - - / C - D - / Em - - - / Em - D - /
Chorus:
C G
Well, you only need the light when it's burning low
D Em
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
C G D (2)
Only know you love her when you let her go
C G
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
D Em
Only hate the road when you're missing home
C G D (2)
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go
/ Em - - - / C - - - / D - - - / Bm - - - /
/ Em - - - / C - - - / D - - - / - - - - /
Em C
Staring at the bottom of your glass
D Bm
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
Em C D (2)
But dreams come slow and they go so fast
Em C
You see her when you close your eyes
D Bm
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Em C D (2)
Everything you touch, surely dies
Chorus
Em C
Staring at the ceiling in the dark
D Bm
Same old empty feeling in your heart
Em C D (2)
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast
Em C
Well you see her when you fall asleep
D Bm
But never to touch and never to keep
Em C D (2)
'Cause you loved her too much and you dive too deep
Chorus
And you let her go
Bridge:
Em C D (2)
Oh oh oh no And you let her go
Em C D (2)
Oh oh oh no Well you let her go
/ Em - - - / C - - - / D - - - / Bm - - - /
/ Em - - - / C - - - / D - - - / - - - - /
Chorus
Chorus (one strum per chord first half, a capella second half)
And you let her go
End on Em (or a capella)