Artist: Passenger
Song: Let Her Go
Album: All the Little Lights

Tabbed By: Colin McGrath
Email: cpmcgrat@uci.edu


h = hammer on
p = pull off


Capo 7th fret (drop it down to 5th fret if you have a deeper voice).

This version is a blend of the acoustic album version and some of his live performances.


[Intro]

The bottom 2 strings being played at any time hold the downbeat. It's a lot easier
to play if you think of it this way. I added a time signature to the top of the first bit 
of the intro to help visualize it.


T|-1---2-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|

e|---0--------
B|-3---3-1----
G|---------0h2
D|------------
A|------------
E|---------1--

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e|-----------0
B|-3-------3--
G|-------0----
D|-----0------
A|------------
E|-3-------3--

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G|---------0h2
D|------------
A|------------
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e|-----------0
B|-3-------3--
G|-------0----
D|-----0------
A|------------
E|-3-------3--
              

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     Well you 

only need the…


[Chorus]

A vertical line, |, denotes a break in the vocals

e|------------
B|-----1------
G|-----2-----2
D|-----3------
A|------------
E|-1-------1--
  …light when…
  …high when… 

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---1-----1----
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-3-------0h2--
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     |       O
     |       O

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nly miss the s
nly hate the r

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un…      |    
oad…     |    

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h1-------1----
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   Only know y
   Only know y

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-1---------1-----1---------0|
-2-----2---------0-----0----| x2
-3-------3-------0h2-----2--|
-------------3-------3------|
-----1----------------------|
ou  love her…|
ou  love her…|

e|------------
B|-----0h1----
G|-----0-----0
D|-----0------
A|------------
E|-3-------3--
              

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         Only 

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know you've be

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en…

e|------------
B|-----0------
G|-----0------
D|-----0------
A|------------
E|-3----------
              

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         And y

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-------| After x2
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ou let her go


[Bridge 1]

e|------------
B|-------0h1--
G|-----------2
D|-----2------
A|-0-------0--
E|------------

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e|------------
B|-------0h1--
G|-----------2
D|-----2------
A|-0-------0--
E|------------

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[Verse]

e|------------
B|-----1------
G|-----2-----2
D|-----2------
A|-0-------0--
E|------------
   Staring at…

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     |       H

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oping one day…

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         |    

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   But dreams 

come…

e|------------
B|-----1------
G|-----2-----2
D|-----2------
A|-0-------0--
E|------------
   …slow and t

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---------0h2---2---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
-2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
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-----1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
hey go…      |


[Bridge 2] (after the the third chorus)

e|------------
B|-----0h1----
G|-----2-----2
D|-----2------
A|-0-------0--
E|------------
   …go     Ooo
   …go     Ooo

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-----1-------1
h    Oooohhhhh
h    Oooohhhhh

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-----1-----0h1
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---3-------0--
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h      Oohhh  
h      Oohhh  

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 no        |  
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     And you l
     And you l

 x2
et her…
et her…

e|------------
B|-----0h1----
G|-----2-----2
D|-----2------
A|-0-------0--
E|------------
   …go

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e|------------
B|-----1------
G|-----2-----2
D|-----2------
A|-0-------0--
E|------------

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---3-------|


Lyrics:

[Chorus]
Well, you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go

[Bridge 1]

[Verse 1]
Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast
You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies

[Chorus]
But you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

[Verse 2]
Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old empty feeling in your heart
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast
Well, you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too deep

[Chorus]
Well, you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

[Bridge 2]
And you let her go
Oooh Oooohhhhhh Oohhh no
And you let her go
Oooh Oooohhhhhh Oohhh no

[Chorus]
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

[Chorus]
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go…