Let It Be Me chords by Ray LaMontagne (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj7
Cmaj7
G
C/G
G7
F
C
C/B
Am
F#
Bb

Intro 1

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

C/G

Verse 1
F 
There comes a time
C 
A time in everyone's life
G 
Where nothing seems to go your way
F 
C 
Where nothing seems to turn out right
F 
G 
There may come a time
C 
C/B 
Am 
C/G 
You just  can't seem to find your place
F 
G 
F# 
And for every door you open
F 
Seems like you get two
G 
slammed in your face

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Chorus 1
F 
Bb 
F 
That's when you need someone
C 
F 
C 
Someone that you, you can call
G 
C/G 
G7 
When all your faith is    gone
F 
C 
And it feels like you can't go on
Fmaj7 
Let it be me
Cmaj7 
Let it be me
G 
C/G 
G7 
If it's a friend that you   need
F 
Let it be me
C 
Let it be me

Verse 2
F 
Feels like you're always coming up last
C 
Pockets full of nothing
and you got no cash
G 
No matter where you turn
you ain't got no place to stand
F 
You reach out for something
C 
and they slap your hand
F 
G 
I remember all too well
C 
C/B 
Am 
C/G 
Just how it feels to be all alone
F 
G 
F# 
You feel like you'd give anything
F 
G 
For just a little place you can call your own

Chorus 2
F 
Bb 
F 
That's when you need someone
C 
F 
C 
Someone that you, you can call
G 
C/G 
G7 
When all your faith is    gone
F 
C 
And it feels like you can't go on
Fmaj7 
Let it be me
Cmaj7 
Let it be me
G 
C/G 
G7 
If it's a friend you   need
F 
Let it be me
C 
Let it be me
Fmaj7 
Let it be me
Cmaj7 
Let it be me
G 
C/G 
G7 
If it's a friend you   need
F 
Let it be me
G 
Let it be me,
C 
let it be me

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj7
Cmaj7
G
C/G
G7
F
C
C/B
Am
F#
Bb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 109

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

Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Let It Be Me by Ray LaMontagne, 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Ray LaMontagne's performance.