I Won't Let You Go chords

by James Morrison
  • I Won't Let You Go was written by James Morrison, Steve Robson and Martin Brammer.
  • Recorded: 2011
  • Single release:  Aug 25, 2011 (Belgium), and 16th Sept, 2011 (Germany)
  • Album: The Awakening
  • Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at 115 bpm (♩)
  • Easy Song Chords: C, Am, F, G
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
C Major Am F Major F Major G Major
C Major Am F Major F Major G Major
ASCII Chord Charts: number = fret, x = don't play, 0 = play open string, (B) Barre Chord
Chord Guitar Piano Chord Guitar Piano
C x32010 C-E-G F xx3211 F-A-C
Am x02210 A-C-E G 320003 G-B-D

I Won't Let You Go

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Intro: 4/4 

             C                               Am
1. When it's black    Take a lit-tle time to hold your-self
                          F                            C
   Take a lit-tle time to feel a-round    Be-fore it's gone
  C                                          Am
   You won't let go    But you still keep on fal-ling down
                      F                              C
   Re-mem-ber how you saved me now    From all of my wrongs... ye-eah

       C
Chorus: And if there's love just feel it    And if there's life we'll see it
      Am
        This is no time to be a-lone, a-lone yeah
        F           G               C
        I - I - I - I won't let you go

  C                                                Am
2. Say those words    Say those words like there's noth-ing left
                           F                                      C
   Close your eyes and you might be-gin    That there is some way out... yeah
  C                          Am
   O-pen up    O-pen up your heart to me now
                   F                                        C
   Let it all come pour-ing out    There's noth-ing I can't ta-a-ake... ye-eah

       C
Chorus: And if there's love just feel it    And if there's life we'll see it
      Am
        This is no time to be a-lone, a-lone yeah
        F     G               C
        I-I-I-I won't let you go (Won't let you go, won't let you go) 
       C
        And if your sky is falling    Just take my hand and hold it
      Am
        You don't have to be alone, alone yeah
        F     G               C
        I-I-I-I won't let you go (Won't let you go, won't let you go)

                   F        G              C
Bridge: And if you feel the fad-ing of the light
                       F       G             C
        And you're too weak to car-ry on the fight
                     F            G                 Am
        And all your friends that you care for have dis-ap-peared
                C                     F              C
        I'll be here now darling, for-e-ver, holding on... wo-o-o-ah

       C
Chorus: And if there's love just feel it    And if there's life we'll see it
      Am
        This is no time to be a-lone, a-lone yeah
        F     G               C
        I-I-I-I won't let you go... oh no___(Won't let you go, won't let you go)

       C
        And if your sky is falling    Just take my hand and hold it
      Am
        You don't have to be alone, alone yeah
        F     G               C
        I-I-I-I won't let you go__oh no ye-ea-ah (Won't let you go, won't let you go)

Outro:
       C                Am       F        
        I won't let you go, no I won't let
       C                Am       F
        I won't let you go, no I won't let
       C                Am       F             C 
        I won't let you go, no I won't let you go-o ...

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