CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[VERSE 1]
[G]Every mother has to let her[C] child go [Em]
Even though it [D]may tear her a[C]part
[Am]I can hear the [G]lullabies [C]I sang you
[Am]Now you stand taller than my he[D]art [G]
[VERSE 2]
You know you can break my heart so [C]easily [Em]
You can make my day[D] with just a [C]smile
[Am]One word [G]from you can melt[C] the winter snow
[Am]Make me forget the longest mil[D]e___ [C]
[CHORUS]
Whatever you're [Am]doing for the [D]rest of your [Em]life [Bm]
I'm here to tell you, [G]you can count on [C]me [D] [C]
No use my [Am]worrying, I [D]know you can [Em]fly [Bm]
I've gotta let you [C]go, gotta set you [Dm]free
I've gotta set you [G]free [C] [G]
[VERSE 3]
The road we walked was [C]never easy [Em]
I know I [D]stumbled [C]on the way
[Am]I thought I [G]knew what I was [C]doing
[Am]When I was wrong you had to pay[D]___ [G]
[VERSE 4]
I hope by now you can [C]forgive me [Em]
And take the [D]good I had to [C]give
[Am]I was [G]too young to be your [C]teacher
[Am]We learned together how to li[D]ve [C]
[CHORUS]
Whatever you're [Am]doing for the [D]rest of your [Em]life [Bm]
I'm here to tell you, [G]you can count on [C]me [D] [C]
No use my [Am]worrying, I [D]know you can [Em]fly [Bm]
I've gotta let you [C]go, gotta set you [Dm]free
I've gotta set you [G]free [C] [G] [C] [G]
[VERSE 5]
I only hope you will be [C]happy [Em]
I want the [D]very best for [C]you
The [Am]only prize[G] that's worth the [C]battle
Is [Am]finding love you know is tru[D]e___ [C]
[CHORUS]
Whatever you're [Am]doing for the [D]rest of your [Em]life [Bm]
I'm here to tell you, [G]you can count on [C]me [D] [C]
No use my [Am]worrying, I [D]know you can [Em]fly [Bm]
I've gotta let you [C]go, gotta set you [Dm]free
[Chorus] (fade to end)
Whatever you're [Am]doing for the [D]rest of your [Em]life [Bm]
I'm here to tell you, [G]you can count on [C]me [D] [C]
No use my [Am]worrying, I [D]know you can [Em]fly [Bm]
I've gotta let you [C]go, gotta set you [Dm]free
[INTRO]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[VERSE 1]
[G]Every mother has to let her[C] child go [Em]
Even though it [D]may tear her a[C]part
[Am]I can hear the [G]lullabies [C]I sang you
[Am]Now you stand taller than my he[D]art [G]
[VERSE 2]
You know you can break my heart so [C]easily [Em]
You can make my day[D] with just a [C]smile
[Am]One word [G]from you can melt[C] the winter snow
[Am]Make me forget the longest mil[D]e___ [C]
[CHORUS]
Whatever you're [Am]doing for the [D]rest of your [Em]life [Bm]
I'm here to tell you, [G]you can count on [C]me [D] [C]
No use my [Am]worrying, I [D]know you can [Em]fly [Bm]
I've gotta let you [C]go, gotta set you [Dm]free
I've gotta set you [G]free [C] [G]
[VERSE 3]
The road we walked was [C]never easy [Em]
I know I [D]stumbled [C]on the way
[Am]I thought I [G]knew what I was [C]doing
[Am]When I was wrong you had to pay[D]___ [G]
[VERSE 4]
I hope by now you can [C]forgive me [Em]
And take the [D]good I had to [C]give
[Am]I was [G]too young to be your [C]teacher
[Am]We learned together how to li[D]ve [C]
[CHORUS]
Whatever you're [Am]doing for the [D]rest of your [Em]life [Bm]
I'm here to tell you, [G]you can count on [C]me [D] [C]
No use my [Am]worrying, I [D]know you can [Em]fly [Bm]
I've gotta let you [C]go, gotta set you [Dm]free
I've gotta set you [G]free [C] [G] [C] [G]
[VERSE 5]
I only hope you will be [C]happy [Em]
I want the [D]very best for [C]you
The [Am]only prize[G] that's worth the [C]battle
Is [Am]finding love you know is tru[D]e___ [C]
[CHORUS]
Whatever you're [Am]doing for the [D]rest of your [Em]life [Bm]
I'm here to tell you, [G]you can count on [C]me [D] [C]
No use my [Am]worrying, I [D]know you can [Em]fly [Bm]
I've gotta let you [C]go, gotta set you [Dm]free
[Chorus] (fade to end)
Whatever you're [Am]doing for the [D]rest of your [Em]life [Bm]
I'm here to tell you, [G]you can count on [C]me [D] [C]
No use my [Am]worrying, I [D]know you can [Em]fly [Bm]
I've gotta let you [C]go, gotta set you [Dm]free
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