Let Her Go

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Updated: Mar 2026 Version: #1

Intro : C..-D [Em][D]

C..-D Em..-D

C..-D [Em][D]

C..-D [Em]

well you[D] only need the [C]light

when it’s burning low

[G] only miss the [D]sun

when it starts to [Em]snow

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go[G] [D]

only know you’ve been [C]high

when you’re feeling low

[G] only hate the [D]road

when you’re missing [Em]home

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go[G] [D]

and you let her go

Intro

[Em] [C] [D] [Bm]

[Em] [C] [D]

[Em]staring at the bottom of your [C]glass

hoping [D]one day you’ll make a dream [Bm]last

but dreams come [Em]slow

and they go [C]so fast [D]

you [Em]see her when you close your [C]eyes

maybe [D]one day you’ll understand [Bm]why

everything you [Em]touch surely [C]dies [D]

Chorus

but you only need the [C]light

when it’s burning low

[G] only miss the [D]sun

when it starts to [Em]snow

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go [G] [D]

only know you’ve been [C]high

when you’re feeling low

[G] only hate the [D]road

when you’re missing [Em]home

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go [G] [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 [C]so fast [D]

well you [Em]see her when you fall a[C]sleep

but never to touch [D]and never to [Bm]keep

‘cause you loved her too [Em]much

and you dived [C]too deep [D]

Chorus

but you only need the [C]light

when it’s burning low

[G] only miss the [D]sun

when it starts to [Em]snow

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go [G] [D]

only know you’ve been [C]high

when you’re feeling low

[G] only hate the [D]road

when you’re missing [Em]home

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go [G] [D]

and you let her [Em]go

oh, [C]oh, mm, [D]oh

and you let her [Em]go

oh, [C]oh, uh, [D]uh

well, you let her([Em]) go..

Interlude

[Em] [C] [D] [Bm]

[Em] [C] [D]

Chorus

‘cause you only need the [C]light

when it’s burning low

[G] only miss the [D]sun

when it starts to [Em]snow

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go [G] [D]

only know you’ve been [C]high

when you’re feeling low

[G] only hate the [D]road

when you’re missing [Em]home

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go [G] [D]

‘cause you only need the [C]light

when it’s burning low

[G] only miss the [D]sun

when it starts to [Em]snow

only know you [C]love

her when you let her go [G] [D]

“only know you’ve been high

when you’re feeling low

only hate the road

when you’re missing home

only know you love

her when you let her go

and you let her go”