Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Intro:
Repeat from this point
G | F G G Am G
e|-----0-------|----------------0-------------0----------------------0------------0-------|
B|--3-----3--1-|------1---------------------3---3--1--------1------------3------3---3---1-|
G|-------------|-0h2-------2--------2----2-------------0h2--------2-----------0-----------|
D|-------------|------3-------3-------3---------0-----------2--------2------0-------0-----|
A|-------------|---------------------------------------0--------0-------------------------|
E|-------------|-1-------1--------1---------3----------------------------3------3---------|
F G Am G
e|--------------------3p0-----------0-----------------------------------0----------|
B|-----1-----------1----------1h3-----------1-------------1-----1----3-----3---1---|
G|-0h2--------2-------------------------------------2------------------------------|
D|-----3---------3--------3-------0---------2----------2--------2----------0-------|Repeat
A|--------------------------------------0--------0-----------0---------------------|
E|-1-------1---------1--------3--------------------------------------3-------------|
πΈ Chorus:
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
πΈ Instrumental:
Am F G Em
Am F G
πΈ Verse 1:
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
πΈ Chorus:
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
πΈ Verse 2:
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
πΈ Chorus:
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
πΈ Bridge:
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
πΈ Interlude:
Am F G
πΈ Chorus:
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
πΈ Chorus: (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.
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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Other versions of this song
- Let Her Go (Chords)
- Let Her Go (Ver3) (Tabs)
- Let Her Go (Bass)
Song History
Published: June 14, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025