Let Her Go Tab

Artist: Passenger
Song: Let Her Go
Album: All the Little Lights
 
Tabbed By: Colin McGrath
Email: cpmcgrat@uci.edu
 
 
h = hammer on
p = pull off
 
 
Capo 7th fret (drop it down to 5th fret if you have a deeper voice).
 
This version is a blend of the acoustic album version and some of his live performances.
 
 
[Intro]
 
The bottom 2 strings being played at any time hold the downbeat. It's a lot easier
to play if you think of it this way. I added a time signature to the top of the first bit
of the intro to help visualize it.
 
 
T|-1---2-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|
 
e|---0-------------------0-----------0-----------------0-|
B|-3---3-1-----1---------1-------1-3---3-1-----1-------1-|
G|---------0h2-2-----2-------2-------------0h2-2-----2---|
D|-------------3-------3-------3---------------2-------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------0-------0-----|
E|---------1-------1-------1-------3---------------------|
 
 
e|-----------0---------------------3p0-----------0-------------------------|
B|-3-------3---3-1-----1---------1-------1-1h3---------1---------1-------1-|
G|-------0---------0h2-2-----2-------------------------2-----2-------2-----|
D|-----0---------------3-------3-------3-------0-------2-------2-------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------|
E|-3-------3-------1-------1-------1-------3-------------------------------|
 
 
e|---0-------------------0-----------0-----------------0-|
B|-3---3-1-----1---------1-------1-3---3-1-----1-------1-|
G|---------0h2-2-----2-------2-------------0h2-2-----2---|
D|-------------3-------3-------3---------------2-------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------0-------0-----|
E|-3-------1-------1-------1-------3---------------------|
 
 
e|-----------0---------------------3p0-----------0---------------------------------|
B|-3-------3---3-1-----1---------1-------1-1h3---------1---------1-------1-------0-|
G|-------0---------0h2-2-----2-------------------------2-----2-------2-------0-----|
D|-----0---------------3-------3-------3-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------0-------0-------0---------------|
E|-3-------3-------1-------1-------1-------3-------------------------------3-------|
                                                                           Well you only need the…
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A vertical line, |, denotes a break in the vocals
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------1-----1---------0-----0---------0-----0h1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------0|
G|-----2-----2---------0-----0---------0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0----| x2
D|-----3-------3-------0h2-----2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------3-------3-------0h2-----2--|
A|-----------------3-------3-----------------------0-------0-----------------------3-------3------|
E|-1-------1-----------------------3-------3-----------------------1-------1----------------------|
  …light when…     |       Only miss the sun…      |       Only know you  love her…|
  …high when…      |       Only hate the road…     |       Only know you  love her…|
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h1-------1p0---0---------0-|
G|-----0-----0---------0-----0-----| After x1
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
                       Only know you've been…
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------------------|
G|-----0---------------------------| After x2
D|-----0---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|
                       And you let her go
 
 
[Bridge 1]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------0---------|
B|-------0h1-----1-------1-------0-------0-------0-----------3---1-|
G|-----------2-----0h2-------2---------------0---------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
A|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------3-------3-------0-------0-------|
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0h1-----1-------1-------0-----0---------1p0---0---------0-|
G|-----------2-----0h2-------2---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
D|-----2-------2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------1-----1---------1-----0---------0-----0---------0-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
D|-----2-------2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
A|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------3-------3-------0-------0-------|
   Staring at…     |       Hoping one day…         |       But dreams come…
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------1-----1---------1-----0h1-------1p0---0---------0-|
G|-----2-----2---------0h2---2---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
D|-----2-------2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
   …slow and they go…      |
 
 
[Bridge 2] (after the the third chorus)
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0h1-------1-----1---------1-----0h1-------1p0-----0---------0-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0-----------0-----0-----| x2
D|-----2-------2-------3-------3-------0-------0---------0-------0---|
A|-0-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------3-------3---------3-------3-------|
   …go     Oooh    Oooohhhhhh      Oohhh   no        |       And you let her…
   …go     Oooh    Oooohhhhhh      Oohhh   no        |       And you let her…
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0h1-------1-------1-------1-----0h1p0-----0-----0---------0-|
G|-----2-----2-----0h2-------2---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
D|-----2-------2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
A|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------3-------3-------0-------0-------|
   …go
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------1-----1---------1-----0---------1p0---0---------0-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
D|-----2-------2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
 
 
Lyrics:
 
[Chorus]
Well, you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
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
 
[Bridge 1]
 
[Verse 1]
Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast
You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies
 
[Chorus]
But you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
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
 
[Verse 2]
Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old empty feeling in your heart
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast
Well, you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too deep
 
[Chorus]
Well, you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
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
 
[Bridge 2]
And you let her go
Oooh Oooohhhhhh Oohhh no
And you let her go
Oooh Oooohhhhhh Oohhh no
 
[Chorus]
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
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
 
[Chorus]
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
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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