Key: C
Introduction: G F G Am G F G Am G
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
N.C.