Let You Go
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F C Dm
It occurred to me as things are slowing down that it's always much better
C F C Dm C
When you're around, and it's slowly turning me upside down upside down upside down
Dm
You can be who you want to
C
You can see who you want to
Am C
There's nothing I can tell you now except
Dm
I'm always thinking of you
C
Even when I don't want to
Am C
In more ways than I can count
F
Cuz I didn't meant to let you go
C
Should've been the first one to let you know
Dm
Change your mind
C
And let me slide just one more time
F
It doesn't have to be this way
C
We could stop fighting and wake up in your place, or
Dm
I could go
C
Leave it to chance and just let this go on...
F
And when we're in the future
C
And now is a million miles away
Dm C
Will we start to reconsider what now belongs to yesterday
F C
This whole life is moving fast for me, is it for you the same?
Dm C
And do you dream and when you do, do you wake up saying my name?
Dm
You can be who you want to
C
You can see who you want to
Am C
There's nothing I can tell you now except
Dm
I'm always thinking of you
C
Even when I don't want to
Am C
In more ways than I can count
F
Cuz I didn't meant to let you go
C
Should've been the first one to let you know
Dm
Change your mind
C
And let me slide just one more time
F
It doesn't have to be this way
C
We could stop fighting and wake up in your place, or
Dm
I could go
C
Leave it to chance and just let it go, let it go
F C
We were only children still deciding who to be
Dm C
I remember following you, hoping you'd look back at me
F
But then a band became my life
C
And you heard California's nice
Dm C
And then we got older like people do
F
But I didn't mean to let you go
How to play Let You Go
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.