If I Let You Go chords by
Westlife (Official Version)

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Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Bb

Bb

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
 
Day after day
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Time      pass away
Eb Eb 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
F F 
 
And I just can't get you off      my mind
Bb Bb 
 
Nobody knows
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I hide      it inside
Eb Eb 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
F F 
 
I keep on searching, but I        can't find
Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
The courage to show to letting you know
Cm Cm 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
F F 
 
I've never felt so much love     before

Pre-chorus 1

Eb

F

D

Gm

And once again I'm thinking about

Cm

Eb

F

Taking the easy way out

Chorus 1
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
But if I let you go, I will never know
F F 
 
What my life would be
G G 
 
holding you close to me
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Will I ever see you smiling back at me?
Dm Dm 
 
Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
 
C C 
 
(Oh yeah) how will I know     if I let you go?

Verse 2
Bb Bb 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Night after night I hear      my self say
Eb Eb 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
F F 
 
Why can't this feeling just fade     away?
Bb Bb 
 
There's no  one like you,
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
you speak     to my heart
Eb Eb 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
F F 
 
It's such a shame we're worlds   apart
Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I'm too shy to ask, I'm too proud to lose
Cm Cm 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
F F 
 
But sooner or later I've got      to choose

Pre-chorus 2

Eb

F

D/Gb

Gm

once again I'm thinking about

Cm

Eb

F

Taking the easy way out

Chorus 2
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
But if I let you go, I will never know
F F 
 
What my life would be
G G 
 
holding you close to me
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Will I ever see you smiling back at me?
Dm Dm 
 
Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
 
(Oh yeah) how will I know     if I let you go?

Interlude 1

C

Em

F

G

If I let you go, ooh baby

C

Em

F

G

Ohh, whoa

Pre-chorus 3

F

G

E

Am

Once again I'm thinking about

Dm

F

G

Taking the easy way out

Chorus 3
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But if I let you go I will never know
G G 
 
What my life would be
A A 
 
holding you close to me
(close to me, yeah)
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Will I ever see you smiling back at me?
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
(Oh yeah) how will I know if I let you go?

Chorus 4
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But if I let you go I will never know
G G 
 
A A 
 
Oh baby
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Will I ever see you smiling back at me?
Em Em 
 
Em7b5 Em7b5 
 
(Oh yeah) how will I know
D D 
 
If I let you go

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb Bbmaj7 Eb Fsus4 F...

Chords

Bb
Bbmaj7
Eb
Fsus4
F
Dm
Gm
Cm
D
C
Am
G
Dm7b5
D/Gb
Em
E
Bm
A
Em7b5

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fsus4: x-x-3-3-1-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dm7b5: x-x-0-1-1-1
D/Gb: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Em7b5: x-x-2-3-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of If I Let You Go by Westlife, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Westlife.

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