Passenger - Let Her Go Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram
[chorus]
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [Em] [D]
You only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low,
Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow,
Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D]
Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low,
Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home,
Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]and you let her go.
[Opening]
[Em] [C] [D] [Bm] [Em] [C] [D]
[Em]Staring at the bottom of your [C]glass,
Hoping one [D]day you will make a dream [Bm]last,
The dreams come [Em]slow and goes so [C]fast. [D]
You [Em]see her when you close your [C]eyes,
Maybe one [D]day you will understand [Bm]why,
Everything you [Em]touch all it [C]dies, [D]but
[chorus]
You only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low,
Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow,
Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D]
Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low,
Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home,
Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]
[section 2]
[Em]Staring at the ceiling in the [C]dark,
Same old [D]empty feeling in your [Bm]heart,
‘Cause love comes [Em]slow and it goes so [C]fast. [D]
Well, you [Em]see her when you fall a[C]sleep,
but never to [D]touch and never to [Bm]keep,
because you loved her too [Em]much and you dive [C]too deep. [D]But
[chorus]
You only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low,
Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow,
Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D]
Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low,
Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home,
Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]
[Closing]
And you let her [Em]go, o[C]ho , o[D]ho!
And you let her [Em]go, o[C]ho , o[D]ho!
Oh, you let her [Em]go!
[chorus]
[C] [D] [Bm] [Em] [C] [D]‘Cause
You only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low,
Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow,
Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D]
Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low,
Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home,
Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]
[chorus]
‘Cause you only need the [C]light when it’s burning [G]low,
Only miss the [D]sun when it starts to [Em]snow,
Only know you [C]love her when you let her [G]go. [D]
Only know you’ve been [C]high when you’re feeling [G]low,
Only hate the [D]road when you’re missing [Em]home,
Only know you [C]love her when you’ve let her [G]go. [D]
And you let her [Em]go.
How to play Let Her Go on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Passenger - Let Her Go on ukulele requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Let Her Go uses these transitions most often: Em → C (24), D → Em (21), and C → G (20). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - D chord transition.
1. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
2. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
3. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
4. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
5. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. D → Bm chord transition
To move from D to Bm;
- While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
7. Bm → Em chord transition
To move from Bm to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
Let Her Go chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Let Her Go.
- Let Her Go includes 126 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Let Her Go contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Let Her Go connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → Em: 17%
- D → C: 14%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → G: 35%
- C → D: 11%