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Song title:       Why Would I Let You Go
Original Album:	  Patience

Words and Music by Sondre Lerche Vaular
Copyright © 2020 Warner Chappell Music, Inc
Published by Warner Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



NOTES:
Tune down a whole tone from standard (DGCFGD) if you want to play along.
Chord names are notated for standard tuning.


Key to tab
----------
_  - tied note
x  - muted note




INTRO:
Notes:
G7/11 is U.S. notation for G7add11.

Chords:
G7/11  x35463 or 320011
C      x35553


Acoustic guitar:
  G7/11                                                               C
|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
|-----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|
|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE1:
Chords:
Am     x02210    C      x35553    Cdim   234242 or x3424x    G7/11  x35463 or 320011
Am7/G  3x2010    D9     x5455x    G      355433
F      x33211    Fsus2  x33011    Ddim   456464 or x5646x


Acoustic guitar:
  Am                                Am7/G                             F                                 C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                                    Am7/G                                                               C
                          Here we   are                                                                 laughing at the sea




  D9                                                                  F                                             Fsus2       F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1-----------1-----------1-------|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1-----------1-----------1-------|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2-----------0-----------2-------|
|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4______---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D9                                                                  F                                 F           Fsus2       F
                                    ba -by, you and me,                                                 kis    -    sing        like




  C                       Am                Am7/G   C                 Cdim                              G
|-------------------------0---0---|-0---0---0---0-------------------|---------------------------------|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---5---5---5---5---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-3-----------------------0---0---|-0---0---x---x---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------3---3-------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                       Am                Am7/G   C                 Cdim
  lovers,         long de-prived        of  human   touch             whi    -    sper    -   ing       with two    tongues,        a -


 

  Ddim                              Am                                D9
|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4______---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0-------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Ddim                            | Am
- fraid       of  saying  too       mu__________________________________________________________________uch                         Why




  G7/11                                                               C
|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3______---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----6---6---6---6---6---6---6______---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4______---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G7/11                                                               C
  would                       I     let                         you   go?




VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Am     x02210    C      x35553    Cdim   234242 or x3424x    G7/11  x35463 or 320011
Am7/G  3x2010    D9     x5455x    G      355433
F      x33211    Fsus2  x33011    Ddim   456464 or x5646x


| Am        | Am7/G | F | C                    | D9 | %                   | F
     Here we  are         burning down the sun,       prisoners on the run, 

| F   Fsus2  F  | C            Am    | Am7/G        C
  Drowning   our  sorrows in a-nother  desperate em-brace

| Cdim        | G            | Ddim            | Am  | D9 | %
  Pushing back  anything that  might get in our  way___ay


   | G7/11  | %     | C
Why  would I let you  go?




CHORUS1:
Notes
C#maj7+ is U.S. notation for C#maj7(aug 5th).

Chords:
Dm7  xx0211    Cadd11   xx2011
G7   320001    C#maj7+  x3322x
F    x33211    Fadd9/G  3xx211 or 3x3211
C    x3555x    Cmaj7    x35453


  Dm7                                                                 G7                                F
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  | Dm7                                                               G7                                F
And in my dreams,             I     have the strength           to    not keep love               at    an arm's length             And




  C                                                                   F                                                 Cadd11
|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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  C                                                                   F
  in  my  dreams,             I     see my-self                 the   way         you do                                            And




  Dm7                                                                 G7                                F
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Dm7                                                                 G7                                F
  in  my  dreams,             I     under - stand               the   value   of                  the   love at hand                And




  C                                 C#maj7+                           F                                 Fadd9/G
|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

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  C                                 C#maj7+                           F                                 Fadd9/G
  in  my  dreams,             I     love you        like    I         used            to 




  Cmaj7                                                               C
|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Am     x02210    C      x35553    Cdim   234242 or x3424x    G7/11  x35463 or 320011
Am7/G  3x2010    D9     x5455x    G      355433
F      x33211    Fsus2  x33011    Ddim   456464 or x5646x



| Am         Am7/G | F | C            | D9        | %              | F 
     Here we are         stranded on a  cloud, the  ocean's getting  loud,

| F  Fsus2  F  | C                Am       | Am7/G     C
  Aching    for  something to pro-long this  credulous view

| Cdim       G              | Ddim               | Am   | D9 | %
  Asking the sunset for more  crimson, violet and  blue___ue

   | G7/11  | %      | C
Why  would I  let you  go?




CHORUS2:
Notes
C#maj7+ is U.S. notation for C#maj7(aug 5th).

Chords:
Dm7  xx0211    C        x3555x    Fadd9/G  3xx211 or 3x3211
G7   320001    Cadd11   xx2011    Cmaj7    x35453
F    x33211    C#maj7+  x3322x    G7/11    x35463 or 320011


   | Dm7            | %                   | G7              | F 
And  in my dreams, I  have the strength to  not keep love at  an arm's length

   | C                | %             | F          | F  Cadd11
And  in  my  dreams, I  see myself the  way you do,


   | Dm7            | %             | G7          | F
And  in my dreams, I  understand the  value of the  love at hand

   | C              | C#maj7+        | F      | Fadd9/G | Cmaj7 | % | C | %
And  in my dreams, I  love you like I  used to 

 
   | G7/11  | %       | %       | %     | C | %
Why  would I  let your  love run  out on  me?




VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for previous verses.

Chords:
Am     x02210    C      x35553    Cdim   234242 or x3424x    G7/11  x35463 or 320011
Am7/G  3x2010    D9     x5455x    G      355433
F      x33211    Fsus2  x33011    Ddim   456464 or x5646x


| Am        | Am7/G | F | C                  | D9 | %                     | F
     Here we  are,        lit up by the moon.       Babe, I spoke too soon

| F  Fsus2  F  | C               Am    | Am7/G       C
  Taking    for  granted all the love I  cared to de-vour

| Cdim      | G                   | Ddim                 | Am  | D9 | %
  Spurning a  heart so pure 'cause  I    can't muster the  pow___er

   | G7/11  | %      | C
How  could I  let you  go?