Chords

Let Her Go Chords by Passenger

Michael Yarbrough

Oct 10, 2026 · 3 min read

Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

7th fret

Difficulty

Easy

Let Her Go Chords by Passenger

Artist: Passenger
Released: 2012
Album: All the Little Lights
Genre: Alternative/Indie

Let Her Go Chords by Passenger
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Capo: 7th fret
[Intro]

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

[Chorus]

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

[Instrumental]
Am F G Em
Am F G

[Verse 1]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Bridge]

------------------Am
And you let her go
---------F------G
Ooooo ooooo oooooo
-----------------Am
And you let her go
-----------F-------G
Ooooooo ooooo ooooo
------------------Am-F-G-Em
And you let her go

[Interlude]
Am F G

[Chorus]

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

[Chorus] (One Strum)

-----------------------------F-------------------------C
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
----------------G-----------------------Am
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
-----------------F-------------------------------C G
Only know you love her when you let her go
NO CHORDS
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

What is the meaning of the lyric:

Let Her Go" is about taking love and people for granted until they are gone. The central idea is that we often only truly understand the value of something -like light, warmth, or a person's love- in its absence. The lyrics describe the regret and hindsight that comes after a breakup, realizing you didn't appreciate what you had when you had it. The song's message is that sometimes, you need to lose something to finally learn how much meant.