Mike uses a capo on the 7th fret with chords - C, F, G, Am, Em, Gsus4 (C Major). If you want to try this, press the 'C' button on the Transposer. If you are playing along with the video, make sure to use the capo.
ASCII Chord Charts: number = fret, x = don't play, 0 = play open string, (B) Barre Chord
Chord
Guitar
Piano
Chord
Guitar
Piano
G
320003
G-B-D
Em
022000
E-G-B
D
xx0232
D-F#-A
C
x32010
C-E-G
Dsus4
xx0322
D-G-A
Bm
x24432 (B)
B-D-F#
Let Her Go
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
Intro: 1. 2.
C D Em D C D Em D Em
| ♬♬||: / / | / / | / / || / / :|| ||
C G Chorus: Well you only need the light when it's burn-ing low
D Em
On-ly miss the sun when it starts to snow
C G D
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | | |
C G
On-ly know you've been high when you're feel-ing low
D Em
On-ly hate the road when you're mis-sing home
C G D
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | |
Em C D Bm Em C D Dsus4
And you let her go | - | - | - | / / |
Em C
1. Star-ing at the bot-tom of your glass
D Bm
Hop-ing one day you'll make a dream last
Em C D Dsus4
But dreams come slow and they go so fast | - |
Em C
You see her when you close your eyes
D Bm
May-be one day you'll un-der-stand why
Em C D Dsus4
Ev'-ry-thing you touch sure-ly dies | - |
C GChorus: But you on-ly need the light when it's burn-ing low
D Em
On-ly miss the sun when it starts to snow
C G D Dsus4
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | - |
C G
On-ly know you've been high when you're feel-ing low
D Em
On-ly hate the road when you're mis-sing home
C G D Dsus4
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | - |
Em C
2. Star-ing at the ceiling in the dark
D Bm
Same old emp-ty feel-ing in your heart
Em C D Dsus4
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast | - |
Em C
Well you see her when you fall a-sleep
D Bm
But ne-ver to touch and ne-ver to keep
Em C D Dsus4
'Cause you loved her too much and you dive too deep | - |
C GChorus: Well you only need the light when it's burn-ing low
D Em
On-ly miss the sun when it starts to snow
C G D Dsus4
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | - |
C G
On-ly know you've been high when you're feel-ing low
D Em
On-ly hate the road when you're mis-sing home
C G D Dsus4
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | - |
Em C D Dsus4
And you let her go___ Oh oh oh___ Oh | no - |
Em C D
And you let her go___ Oh oh oh___ Oh no
Em C D Bm Em C D Dsus4
Well you let her go | - | - | - | / / |
C GChorus: 'Cause you on-ly need the light when it's burn-ing low
D Em
On-ly miss the sun when it starts to snow
C G D Dsus4
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | - |
C G
On-ly know you've been high when you're feel-ing low
D Em
On-ly hate the road when you're mis-sing home
C G D Dsus4
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | - |
C GChorus: 'Cause you on-ly need the light when it's burn-ing low
D Em
On-ly miss the sun when it starts to snow
C G D
On-ly know you love her when you let her go | |
N.C.
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...
Level Of Ease: Easy - A good song for beginners to strum along to - a little harder if you want to use the same finger-picking technique as Passenger. He uses a capo on the 7th fret and uses a slightly altered set of chords which compliments the sound very nicely.
The timing in the Intro sounds a little odd, but just make sure you count the beats for each chord as you play along with the video and you will find it sits nicely... 1& 2& 3& 4&
There is a 4-note (sixteenth-note/semi-quaver) lead-in before the 1st full bar... on the 4th beat of the bar. This is technically referred to as an anacrusis which refers to a note or series of notes that precedes the first full bar in a piece of music. The notes are A-B-A-G
| C / / D | means you play the C chord for 3 beats and the D chord for 1 beat
| Em / D / | means you play the Em chord for 2 beats and the D chord for 2 beats
| Em – C | means you play Em for 2 beats and C for 2 beats. This could also be written as | Em / C / |
Song Key: G Major... 1 sharps (F#)
4/4 Time: 4 quarter-note/crotchet beats per bar. Due to the tempo of the song, you would most likely count each bar as |1& 2& 3& 4& |
Tempo: approximately 75 beats per minute. It fluctuates between 74 and 76 beats per minute, so if you are using a metronome or other timing device, you may want to set it at 75 bpm.
