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When Will I Let Go

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[Intro]
|     E|     A|     E|     A|
[Verse 1]
EHere I am holding to your mAemory
  ELike it was made of purest C#mgold
  AThat ol' flame still burns withiEn me
  AIn my heart and in my sBoul
[Verse 2]
  EI can't keep from thinking oAf you
  EWhat we had was just so C#mgood
  AI can't help if I still Elove you
  AI'd forget you if I cBould
[Chorus]
  EEven the sparrow knows to Afly with the wind
  EAnd the willow tree, it Bknows when to bend
  EEven a fool knows when to rAoll with the flow
  EI know you're gone
So Bwhen will I let Ego
[Bridge]
|     E|     A|     E|   B    E|
[Verse 3]
  EI think of all we shared togAether
  EAnd it tears me up inC#mside
  ATo really think that it's all Eover
  AAnd I still can't say goodBbye
[Chorus]
  EEven the sparrow knows to Afly with the wind
  EAnd the willow tree, it Bknows when to bend
  EEven a fool knows when to rAoll with the flow
  EI know you're gone
So Bwhen will I let C#mgoA  
[Outro]
  EI know you're gone
So Bwhen will I let Ego
|     E|     A|     E|

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When Will I Let Go

by Steve Wariner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

E A E A

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[Verse 1]

E A

Here I am holding to your memory

E C#m

Like it was made of purest gold

A E

That ol' flame still burns within me

A B

In my heart and in my soul

[Verse 2]

E A

I can't keep from thinking of you

E C#m

What we had was just so good

A E

I can't help if I still love you

A B

I'd forget you if I could

[Chorus]

E A

Even the sparrow knows to fly with the wind

E B

And the willow tree, it knows when to bend

E A

Even a fool knows when to roll with the flow

I know you're gone

B E

So when will I let go

[Bridge]

E A E B E

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[Verse 3]

E A

I think of all we shared together

E C#m

And it tears me up inside

A E

To really think that it's all over

A B

And I still can't say goodbye

[Chorus]

E A

Even the sparrow knows to fly with the wind

E B

And the willow tree, it knows when to bend

E A

Even a fool knows when to roll with the flow

I know you're gone

B C#m A

So when will I let go

[Outro]

I know you're gone

B E

So when will I let go

E A E

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