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I Wont Let You Go

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Key: E
[Intro]
 E/// |  B/D#/ |  B7/ |  E/// |  B/D#/ |  B7/ |
[Verse 1]
When it feels like Esurgery
And it burns like B/D#third degree
And you woC#mnder "whBat is it woArth?"
When your inside's Ebreaking in
And you feel that B/D#ache again
And you woC#mnder "WhBat’s giving biArth?"
[Pre-Chorus]
 AIf you could let the Epain of the past gBo
Of your soAul  none of this is Ein your contrBol
[Chorus]
If you could only Elet your guard down
You could learn to G#mtrust me somehow
I swC#mear, that I woBn’t let you gAo
If you could only Elet go your doubts
If you could just beG#mlieve in me now
I swC#mear, that I woBn’t let you gAo
I won’t let you gEoB/D#  B7  E  B/D#  B7  
[Verse 2]
When your fear is Ecurrency 
And you feel that Burgency 
You want peC#mace but there’s wBar in your heAad
Maybe that’s where Elife is born 
When our faBcades are torn 
Pain gives C#mbirth to the prBomise aheAad  yeah
[Pre-chorus]
 AIf you could let the Epain of the past gBo
Of your soAul  none of this is Ein your contrBol
[Chorus]
If you could only Elet your guard down
You could learn to G#mtrust me somehow
I swC#mear, that I woBn’t let you gAo
If you could only Elet go your doubts
If you could just beG#mlieve in me now
I swC#mear, that I woBn’t let you gAo
I won’t let you gF#moB  
[Ad-lib]
   G#mI’ll always be by your sAide
[Chorus]
If you could only Elet your guard down
You could learn to B/D#trust me somehow
I swC#mear, that I woBn’t let you gAo
If you could only Elet go your doubts
If you could just beB/D#lieve in me now
I swC#mear, that I woBn’t let you gAo
I won’t let you gEo (I won't let you gG#mo)
I won’t let you gC#mo (I wonB't let you gAo)
[Coda]
Oh there aEin’t no darkness strong enough
That could tG#mear you out from my heart
Oh there C#main’t no strength that’s Bstrong enough
That could Atear this love apart   yeah
There Eain’t no darkness strong enough
That could tG#mear you out from my heart
No there C#main’t no strength that’s Bstrong enough
That could Atear this love apart
Never gonna let you gEoG#m  
Never gonna let you gC#mo  B  A  
No I won’t let you gEo B/D#  B7  E  B/D#  B7  E  

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I Wont Let You Go

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/D#

C#m

G#m

F#m

Key: E

[Intro]

E B/D# B7 E B/D# B7

/// | / | / | /// | / | / |

[Verse 1]

When it feels like surgery

B/D#

And it burns like third degree

C#m B A

And you wonder "what is it worth?"

When your inside's breaking in

B/D#

And you feel that ache again

C#m B A

And you wonder "What’s giving birth?"

[Pre-Chorus]

A E B

If you could let the pain of the past go

A E B

Of your soul none of this is in your control

[Chorus]

If you could only let your guard down

G#m

You could learn to trust me somehow

C#m B A

I swear, that I won’t let you go

If you could only let go your doubts

G#m

If you could just believe in me now

C#m B A

I swear, that I won’t let you go

E B/D# B7 E B/D# B7

I won’t let you go

[Verse 2]

When your fear is currency

And you feel that urgency

C#m B A

You want peace but there’s war in your head

Maybe that’s where life is born

When our facades are torn

C#m B A

Pain gives birth to the promise ahead yeah

[Pre-chorus]

A E B

If you could let the pain of the past go

A E B

Of your soul none of this is in your control

[Chorus]

If you could only let your guard down

G#m

You could learn to trust me somehow

C#m B A

I swear, that I won’t let you go

If you could only let go your doubts

G#m

If you could just believe in me now

C#m B A

I swear, that I won’t let you go

F#m B

I won’t let you go

[Ad-lib]

G#m A

I’ll always be by your side

[Chorus]

If you could only let your guard down

B/D#

You could learn to trust me somehow

C#m B A

I swear, that I won’t let you go

If you could only let go your doubts

B/D#

If you could just believe in me now

C#m B A

I swear, that I won’t let you go

E G#m

I won’t let you go (I won't let you go)

C#m B A

I won’t let you go (I won't let you go)

[Coda]

Oh there ain’t no darkness strong enough

G#m

That could tear you out from my heart

C#m B

Oh there ain’t no strength that’s strong enough

That could tear this love apart yeah

There ain’t no darkness strong enough

G#m

That could tear you out from my heart

C#m B

No there ain’t no strength that’s strong enough

That could tear this love apart

E G#m

Never gonna let you go

C#m B A

Never gonna let you go

E B/D# B7 E B/D# B7 E

No I won’t let you go

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