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Passenger - Let Her Go Ukulele Chords

ChordsC, D, Em, G, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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CDEmDCDEmD
YouonlyneedtheClightwhenit’sburningGlow,
OnlymisstheDsunwhenitstartstoEmsnow,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyouletherGgo.D
Onlyknowyou’vebeenChighwhenyou’refeelingGlow,
OnlyhatetheDroadwhenyou’remissingEmhome,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyou’veletherGgo.Dandyoulethergo.
EmCDBmEmCD
EmStaringatthebottomofyourCglass,
HopingoneDdayyouwillmakeadreamBmlast,
ThedreamscomeEmslowandgoessoCfast.D
YouEmseeherwhenyoucloseyourCeyes,
MaybeoneDdayyouwillunderstandBmwhy,
EverythingyouEmtouchallitCdies,Dbut
YouonlyneedtheClightwhenit’sburningGlow,
OnlymisstheDsunwhenitstartstoEmsnow,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyouletherGgo.D
Onlyknowyou’vebeenChighwhenyou’refeelingGlow,
OnlyhatetheDroadwhenyou’remissingEmhome,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyou’veletherGgo.D
EmStaringattheceilingintheCdark,
SameoldDemptyfeelinginyourBmheart,
‘CauselovecomesEmslowanditgoessoCfast.D
Well,youEmseeherwhenyoufall Casleep,
butnevertoDtouchandnevertoBmkeep,
becauseyoulovedhertooEmmuchandyoudiveCtoodeep.DBut
YouonlyneedtheClightwhenit’sburningGlow,
OnlymisstheDsunwhenitstartstoEmsnow,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyouletherGgo.D
Onlyknowyou’vebeenChighwhenyou’refeelingGlow,
OnlyhatetheDroadwhenyou’remissingEmhome,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyou’veletherGgo.D
AndyouletherEmgo, Coho, Doho!
AndyouletherEmgo, Coho, Doho!
Oh,youletherEmgo!
C‘Cause
YouonlyneedtheClightwhenit’sburningGlow,
OnlymisstheDsunwhenitstartstoEmsnow,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyouletherGgo.D
Onlyknowyou’vebeenChighwhenyou’refeelingGlow,
OnlyhatetheDroadwhenyou’remissingEmhome,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyou’veletherGgo.D
‘CauseyouonlyneedtheClightwhenit’sburningGlow,
OnlymisstheDsunwhenitstartstoEmsnow,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyouletherGgo.D
Onlyknowyou’vebeenChighwhenyou’refeelingGlow,
OnlyhatetheDroadwhenyou’remissingEmhome,
OnlyknowyouCloveherwhenyou’veletherGgo.D
AndyouletherEmgo.
ArtistPassenger
AlbumAll the Little Lights
Year2012
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

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

Here's how to move from C to D:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.

C to D

2. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 21 times.

D to Em

3. C → G chord transition

Here's how to move from C to G:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 20 times.

C to G

4. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 20 times.

G to D

5. Em → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to C:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 24 times.

6. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm:

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

7. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

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%