Intro:
C |C D| Em D
C |C D| Em |Em D|
C |C D| Em D
C |C D| Em |Em D|
Verse:
C G
Well you only need the light when it’s burning low.
D Em
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow.
C G D D
Only know you love her when you let her go.
C G
Only know you’re high when you’re feelin’ low.
D Em
Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home.
C G D D(hold)
Only know you love her when you let her go.
And you let her go.
Start Strumming:
Em C D Bm
Em C D Bm
Verse:
Em C
Staring at the bottom of your glass
D Bm
Hoping one day you”ll make a dream last
Em C D D
But dreams come slow and they go so fast
Em C
You see her when you close your eyes
D Bm
Maybe one day you”ll understand why
Em C D D
Everything you touch, surely dies
Verse:
Em C
Staring at the ceiling in the dark
D Bm
Same old empty feeling in your heart
Em C D D
“Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast
Em C
Well you see her when you fall asleep
D Bm
But never to touch and never to keep
Em C D D
“Cause you loved her too much and you dive too deep
Verse:
C G
Well you only need the light when it’s burning low.
D Em
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow.
C G D D
Only know you love her when you let her go.
C G
Only know you’re high when you’re feelin’ low.
D Em
Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home.
C G D D(hold)
Only know you love her when you let her go.
And you let her go.
Bridge:
Em C D D
Oh oh oh no And you let her go
Em C D D
Oh oh oh no Well you let her go
Em C D Bm
Em C D Bm
Verse:
C G
Well you only need the light when it’s burning low.
D Em
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow.
C G D D
Only know you love her when you let her go.
C G
Only know you’re high when you’re feelin’ low.
D Em
Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home.
C G D D(hold)
Only know you love her when you let her go.
And you let her go.
Repeat Chorus (one strum per chord first half, a capella second half)
And you let her go
End on Em