This song is super easy to play, without playing the harder bar chords and using normal open chords instead, other versions online want you to play the B chord using your hand across the fretboard, and that’s simply not the best way.
In fact, there are tons of other ways to play all the chords in this song. Here you’ll find the easiest.
Most of the chords for this song are simple chords that you may already know. The main ones you’ll be playing are C Major, D Major, E minor and G major.
There is a Dsus4 (this means that the second note in the chord which is known as the third is being replaced with what is known as a perfect 4, you don’t have to know this in order to play the chord) and also a B minor, which is really the only chord that is hard since you have to barre it. We’re going to play a different variation (Non Barred) of a B minor so we don’t have to work our hands that hard.
Here are the main chords you’ll be playing:
Now, it’s up to you to choose which version of the B chord you’d like to play. The original version does play it with a bar chord, but you get all the same notes playing any of these versions of the chord. Whichever version feels easiest to you is your best option!
I also added a B7 Chord on here that sounds better than the B chord if you’d like to play that instead. It works in place of a B chord.
These are the easiest versions of the B chords you can play.
Now, The best teacher to learn when and where to strum is definitely Marty Schwartz. Simply just replace the B Bar chord when he says to play it with whichever version you feel most comfortable playing along to.
Or, simply play along below with the lyrics! I put the chords where you need to play them in parentheses (), hope you have fun playing this! It’s a really fun song.
Intro: C, D, Em, D
Well you only need the light(C) when it’s burning low (G)
Only miss the sun(D) when it starts to snow(Em)
Only know you love(C) her when you let her go(G) (D)
Only know you’ve been high(C) when you’re feeling low(G)
Only hate the road(D) when you’re missing home(Em)
Only know you love her(C) when you let her go(G) (D)
And you let her go…….
Bridge: Em, C, D, Bm, Em, C, D, Dsus4, D
(Em) Staring at the bottom of your glass (C) Hoping one(D) day you’ll make a dream last(Bm)
But dreams come slow(Em) and they go so(C) fast (D) (Dsus4) (D)
You see(Em) her when you close your eyes(C) Maybe one(D) day you’ll understand why(Bm)
Everything you touch(Em) surely dies (C) (D)
Cause you only need the light(C) when it’s burning low (G)
Only miss the sun(D) when it starts to snow(Em)
Only know you love(C) her when you let her go(G) (D)
Only know you’ve been high(C) when you’re feeling low(G)
Only hate the road(D) when you’re missing home(Em)
Only know you love her(C) when you let her go(G) (D)
(Em)Staring at the ceiling in the dark(C) Same old empty(D) feeling in your heart(Bm)
Love comes slow(Em) and it goes so(C) fast (D)
Well you see(Em) her when you fall asleep(C) But never to touch(D) and never to keep(Bm)
‘Cause you loved her too much(Em) and you dive too deep(D)
Cause you only need the light(C) when it’s burning low (G)
Only miss the sun(D) when it starts to snow(Em)
Only know you love(C) her when you let her go(G) (D)
Only know you’ve been high(C) when you’re feeling low(G)
Only hate the road(D) when you’re missing home(Em) Only know you love her(C) when you let her go(G) (D)
Bridge: Em, C, D, Bm, Em, C, D, Dsus4, D
Well you only need the light(C) when it’s burning low (G)
Only miss the sun(D) when it starts to snow(Em)
Only know you love(C) her when you let her go(G) (D)
Only know you’ve been high(C) when you’re feeling low(G)
Only hate the road(D) when you’re missing home(Em)
Only know you love her(C) when you let her go(G) (D)
Cause you only need the light(C) when it’s burning low (G)
Only miss the sun(D) when it starts to snow(Em)
Only know you love(C) her when you let her go(G) (D)
Only know you’ve been high(C) when you’re feeling low(G)
Only hate the road(D) when you’re missing home(Em)
Only know you love her(C) when you let her go(G) (D) And You Let Her Go……