Let Him Fly Chords
Let Him Fly by Patty Griffin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, F, Am, G, Dm, Am7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C F
C
Ain't no talking to this man
Ain't no pretty other side
F
Ain't no way to understand
Am
The stupid words of pride
G
It would take an acrobat
F G
And I already tried all that
C F C
I'm gonna let him fly
C
Things can move at such a pace
C
The second hand just waved goodbye
F
You know the light has left his face
Am
But you can't recall just where or why
G
So there was really nothing to it
F G
I just went and cut right through it
C F C
I said I'm gonna let him fly, ooh, yeah, yeah
F G
There's no mercy in a live wire
Am
No rest at all in freedom
F Dm Am7
Of the choices we are given, it's no choice at all
F G
Oh huh, the proof is in the fire
C Am G Em Dm
You touch before it moves away___, yeah
G
But you must always know how long to stay and when to go
C
And there ain't no talking to this man
C
He's been trying to tell me so
F
It took awhile to understand
Am
The beauty of just letting go
F
'Cause it would take an acrobat
Dm G
I already tried all that
C F C
I'm gonna let him fly
F C F C
I'm gonna let him fly, fly, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
F C F C
I'm gonna let him fly, fly, oh oh
F C
I'm gonna let him fly