Guitar chords Let Her Go

Let Her Go was written by lead vocalist Mike Rosenberg. Inspired by missing his then-girlfriend while on tour in the United States. The song talks about not knowing what you have until its gone.

Key:  C
Introduction: Repeat from this point 
G
  
F
  
G
  
Am
  
G
  
F
  
G
  
Am
  
G
  
                        
F
                           
C
 
Well, you only need the light when it's burning low
              
G
                       
Am
 
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               
F
                           
C
       
G
 
Only know you love her when you let her go
                      
F
                            
C
 
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
              
G
                          
Am
 
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
               
F
                           
C
 
Only know you love her when you let her go
G
 
  And you let her go

Am
   
F
   
G
   
Em
 
Am
   
F
   
G
 

Am
                            
F
 
Staring at the bottom of your glass
        
G
                          
Em
 
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
                  
Am
              
F
          
G
 
But dreams come slow and they go so fast
    
Am
                          
F
 
You see her when you close your eyes
      
G
                         
Em
 
Maybe one day you'll understand why
               
Am
            
F
        
G
 
Everything you touch surely dies

                      
F
                           
C
 
But you only need the light when it's burning low
              
G
                       
Am
 
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               
F
                           
C
       
G
 
Only know you love her when you let her go
                      
F
                            
C
 
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
              
G
                          
Am
 
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
               
F
                           
C
       
G
 
Only know you love her when you let her go

Am
                            
F
 
Staring at the ceiling in the dark
         
G
                     
Em
 
Same old empty feeling in your heart
                    
Am
              
F
       
G
 
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast
         
Am
                      
F
 
Well you see her when you fall asleep
             
G
                  
Em
 
But never to touch and never to keep
                         
Am
 
'Cause you loved her too much
                
F
        
G
 
And you dived too deep

                        
F
                           
C
 
Well, you only need the light when it's burning low
              
G
                       
Am
 
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               
F
                           
C
       
G
 
Only know you love her when you let her go
                      
F
                           
C
 
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
              
G
                          
Am
 
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
               
F
                         
C
       
G
 
Only know you love her when you let her go

                
Am
 
And you let her go
      
F
     
G
 
Ooooo ooooo oooooo
                
Am
 
And you let her go
        
F
     
G
 
Ooooooo ooooo ooooo
                
Am
         
F
    
G
   
Em
 
And you let her go

Am
    
F
    
G
 

                         
F
                           
C
 
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
              
G
                       
Am
 
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               
F
                          
C
       
G
 
Only know you love her when you let her go
                      
F
                            
C
 
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
              
G
                          
Am
 
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
               
F
                          
C
       
G
 
Only know you love her when you let her go
 (One Strum)
                         
F
                           
C
 
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
              
G
                       
Am
 
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               
F
                           
C
       
G
 
Only know you love her when you let her go
N.C.