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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.
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)
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
