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Passenger - Let Her Go Chords

Chord reference C, D, Em, G, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [Em] [D] You only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low, Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow, Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D] Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low, Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home, Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]and you let her go.

[Em] [C] [D] [Bm] [Em] [C] [D] [Em]Staring at the bottom of your [C]glass, Hoping one [D]day you will make a dream [Bm]last, The dreams come [Em]slow and goes so [C]fast. [D] You [Em]see her when you close your [C]eyes, Maybe one [D]day you will understand [Bm]why, Everything you [Em]touch all it [C]dies, [D]but

You only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low, Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow, Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D] Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low, Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home, Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]

[Em]Staring at the ceiling in the [C]dark, Same old [D]empty feeling in your [Bm]heart, ‘Cause love comes [Em]slow and it goes so [C]fast. [D] Well, you [Em]see her when you fall a[C]sleep, but never to [D]touch and never to [Bm]keep, because you loved her too [Em]much and you dive [C]too deep. [D]But

You only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low, Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow, Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D] Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low, Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home, Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]

And you let her [Em]go, o[C]ho , o[D]ho! And you let her [Em]go, o[C]ho , o[D]ho! Oh, you let her [Em]go!

[C] [D] [Bm] [Em] [C] [D]‘Cause You only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low, Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow, Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D] Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low, Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home, Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]

‘Cause you only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low, Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow, Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D] Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low, Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home, Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D] And you let her [Em]go.

Artist Passenger
Album All the Little Lights
Year 2012
Key C

How to Play Let Her Go on Guitar?

Passenger - Let Her Go can be played in the key of C using the C, D, Em, G, Bm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Let Her Go with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.