Let It Be Me Chords

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Combining lead line and rhythm into one tab with chorus fills. Second attempt at ear training by an older beginner. Enjoy and have fun.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	C
Capo:	no capo

Author s-w-b [a] 53.

2 contributors total, last edit on Jun 29, 2022

Chords

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

C/G

C/B

Am/G

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Let's get waltzy and gentle.
 
 
[Intro]
                   Fmaj7                             Cmaj7
e|----------------|--0--0----------|----------------|--0-------------|
B|--3/5--3---1----|--1-----3--1----|--3/5--3--1-----|--0-0h1p--------|
G|----------------|--2-----------2-|----------------|--0--------0----|
D|--3/5--3---2----|--3-------------|--3/5--3--2-----|--2-----------2-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
                     G         C/G
e|----------------|--3----------3--|----------------|----------------|
B|--3/5--3---1----|--0----------1--|-------3--------|------5------6--|
G|----------------|--0----------0--|----------------|----------------|
D|--3/5--3---2----|--0----------2--|--2/3-----------|--3/5---5/7-----|
A|----------------|--x----------x--|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--3----------3--|----------------|----------------|
 
                                      F
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|--3/5--3--1-----|--1-------------|
G|--5h7--5--------|----------------|--2-------------|
D|----------7--5--|--3/5--3--2-----|--3-------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
F
   There comes a time
C
   A time in everyone's life
G       C/G              G7
   When nothing seems to go your way
F                         C
   Where nothing seems to turn out right
 
 
[Riff]
                     F
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--3/5--3--1-----|--1-------------|
G|----------------|--2-------------|
D|--3/5--3--2-----|--3-------------|
A|----------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
F           G          G A B C
   There may come a time
            C/B                Am        Am/G
   When you just can't seem to find your place
F                    G          N.C.
   And for every door you open
F# F                             G
      It seems like you get two slammed in your face
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
N.C.            F    Bb    F
That's when you need someone
             C   F       C
Someone that you can call
C    B   A    G     C/G  G7
When all your faith is   gone
                      F         C
And it feels like you can't go on
 
 
[Chorus]
 
           F
Let it be me
           Cmaj7
Let it be me
          G      C/G     G7
If it's a friend you need
          F             C
Let it be me, let it be me
 
 
[Riff]
                     F
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--3/5--3--1-----|--1-------------|
G|----------------|--2-------------|
D|--3/5--3--2-----|--3-------------|
A|----------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
F
   When it feels like you're always comin' up last
Cmaj7
   Pockets full of nothin' ain't got no cash
G      C/G                 G7
   No matter where you turn you ain't got no place to stand
F                                       C
   You reach out for something and they slap your hand
 
 
[Riff]
                     F
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--3/5--3--1-----|--1-------------|
G|----------------|--2-------------|
D|--3/5--3--2-----|--3-------------|
A|----------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
F             G         G A B C
   I remember all too well
         C/B            Am        Am/G
   Just how it feels to be all alone
F                           G       N.C.
   To feel like you'd give anything
F# F                                    G
       For just a little place you can call your own
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
N.C.            F    Bb    F
That's when you need someone
             C   F       C
Someone that you can call
C    B   A    G     C/G  G7
When all your faith is   gone
                      F         C
And it feels like you can't go on
 
 
[Chorus]
 
           F
Let it be me
           Cmaj7
Let it be me
          G      C/G     G7
If it's a friend you need
          F             C
Let it be me, let it be me
 
 
[Outro]
 
           F
Let it be me
           Cmaj7
Let it be me
          G      C/G     G7
If it's a friend you need
          F             G
Let it be me, let it be me
          C
Let it be me
 
 
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| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| ~   Vibrato
 
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Let It Be Me – Ray LaMontagne

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Solid tab, I'll offer just a few timing suggestions to improve accuracy, and the last two lines should be a G then a C. Thanks for doing the leg work!

Still learning how to make these but meant to include that you can use the fills that happen in the intro, after the slide and maj7 chords, during the song, too. Also, there's a pretty obvious walk up G - A - B - C at the beginning of the second part of the verses, which is followed by a walk back down C - B - A - G.