I Let You Chords
by Fleet Foxes
I Let You by Fleet Foxes is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: CGCEGC (Open D tuning, whole step down)
INTRO
c|----0---------------------0------------------0---------0-------0------0--------|
G|-3----0----------------5----0------------------0----0-------0------0-----------|
E|--------1~~--------------------5~~-------10---------------5------5-------------|
C|-3---------------------5-------------------------10----------------------------|
G|--------2~~--------------------7~~-------8-------9-----------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------5------5-------------|
VERSE
c|----0---------0----0---------0----0----------0-------0-------0--|
G|-3----0----0----5----0----0---------0-----0-------0-------0-----|
E|---------1--------------5------10---------------5-------5-------|
C|-3--------------5----------------------10-----------------------| 2x
G|---------2--------------7------8-------9------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------5-------5-------|
After the band had played...
c|------0-------0------0------0----------------------------------------------|
G|---0-------0------0------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------5------5------5---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-3-------5------5------5---------------------------------------------------|
Walked for a while...
It goes back to the verse and plays through again until you come to the refrain
REFRAIN
c|----0-----------0----------0----------0--|
G|-9----0-----0----------0----------0------|
E|---------7----------7----------7---------|
C|-9--------------0----------0----------0--|
G|------------9----------9----------9------|
C|---------0----------0----------0---------|
Aaaaaaand I knew..
c|--------0---------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
A|-----0---------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
E|-11--------5--------5-------5-------3-------1-------1-------1------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-10--------5--------5-------5-------3-------1-------1-------1------------------|
And I knew..
BRIDGE
c|-3-0---------1------1------1---|
A|-----0----1------1------1------|
E|--------1------1------1--------| 3x
C|-------------------------------|
G|-1-----------------------------|
C|--------1------1------1--------|
So I told you we're through...
c|------0------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
A|---0------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
E|-0------0------5-------5-------5-------5-----------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-0------0------5-------5-------5-------5-----------|
Say it first
It goes back through everything once more
Here are the fingerings of the "chords" he uses in order: