Let Go Lightly Chords

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Let Go Lightly by Donovan Woods is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro G Em C G 


verse 1 

G             Em     
Baby we could rent this house 
      C                 G 
Put a fan on the window sill 
G                  Em         C         G 
Cause I don't wanna hear that whippoorwill 
G                    Em           C               G 
Or maybe this is our sentence for all the time we killed 
G                   Em        C         G 
Cause i don't wanna hear that whippoorwill 

G                        Em 
I'm gonna lose you either way 
          C               G 
I'm gonna lose you either way 
   G      D  C     G           D  C     G 
If I hold on tightly, Or I let go lightly 

G  Em C  G 

verse 2 

G                  Em             C              G 
Now baby, when you say my name it almost sounds absurd 
G             Em        C         G 
I don't wanna hear that mockingbird 
G                    Em               C            G 
You don't whisper it sweet you say it like a curse word 
G             Em        C         G 
I don't wanna hear that mockingbird 

G                        Em 
I'm gonna lose you either way 
          C               G 
I'm gonna lose you either way 
   G      D  C     G           D  C     G 
If I hold on tightly, Or I let go lightly 

G  Em C  G 

verse 3 

G               Em             C           G 
There must be a number and a corresponding house 
G                      Em          C             G 
Baby, when the door is closed the windows let it out 
G                Em               C            G 
And she comes by begging for one sweet, lonely sin 
G                      Em          C            G 
But the door, it opens out so you can't kick it in 
G                        Em              C              G 
And her father sweet old man he is comes by to lend a hand 
G                   Em                C          G 
Darlin', i told you all along i only partly understand 
G                Em                 C          G 
And she comes by begging for that lonely sin again saying 
G                  Em           C              G 
"You'd rather be a liar than an honest, lonely man" 

G                        Em 
I'm gonna lose you either way 
          C               G 
I'm gonna lose you either way 
   G      D  C     G           D  C     G 
If I hold on tightly, Or I let go lightly 
   G      D  C     G           D  C     G 
If I hold on tightly, Or I let go lightly 

Outro 

G  Em C  G 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante