Well, you (D)on ly need the (C)light when it’s burn in’ low.
On ly miss the (D)sun when it starts to snow.
On ly know you (C)love her when you let her go.
On ly know you’ve been (C)high when you’re feel in’ low.
On ly know the (D)road when you’re miss in’ home.
On ly know you (C)love her when you let her go.
And you let her go.
(Em)Star ing at the bot tom of your (C)glass hop ing (D)one day you’ll make a dream (Bm)last.
But dreams come (Em)slow and they go so fast.
Well, You (Em)see her when you close your (C)eyes.
and May er be (D)one day you’ll (D)un der stand (Bm)why ’Cause you ev ’ry thing you (Em)touch and you sure ly dies.
But you on ly need the (C)light when it’s burn in’ low.
On ly miss the (D)sun when it starts to snow.
(Em)On ly know you (C)love her when you let her go.
On ly know you’ve been (C)high when you’re feel in’ low.
On ly hate the (D)road when you’re miss in’ home.
(Em)On ly know you (C)love her when you let her go.
(Em)Star ing at the ceil ing in the (C)dark, same old (D)emp ty feel ing in your (Bm)heart.
’Cause love comes (Em)slow and it goes so fast.
Well, you (Em)tell her when you fall a (C)sleep and nev er to (D)touch day and (D)nev er to (Bm)keep.
’Cause you loved her too you (Em)much and you dived too deep.
Well, you on ly need the (C)light when it’s burn in’ low.
On ly miss the (D)sun when it starts to snow.
(Em)On ly know you (C)love her when you let her go.
On ly know you’ve been (C)high when you’re feel in’ low.
On ly hate the (D)road when you’re miss in’ home.
(Em)On ly know you (C)love her when you let her go.
And you let her go,
oh,
oh no.
And you let her go,
oh,
oh no.
’Cause you on ly need the ’Cause you on ly need the (C)light when it’s burn in’ low.
On ly miss the (D)sun when it starts to snow.
On ly know you (C)love her when you let her go.
On ly know you’ve been (C)high when you’re feel in’ low.
On ly hate the (D)road when you’re miss in’ home.
On ly know you (C)love her when you let her go.
And you let her go.
This page shows “Let Her Go” by Passenger in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 128 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.