Let Him Fly — Patty Griffin

Chords and lyrics for Let Him Fly by Patty Griffin (key of C, capo 2).

Intro

[C] [F]
[C]

Verse 1

[C]Ain't no talking to this man
Ain't no pretty other side
[F]Ain't no way to understand
The stupid words of pride
[G]It would take an acrobat
[F] [G]And I already tried all that
[C] [F] [C]I'm gonna let him fly

Verse 2

[C]Things can move at such a pace
The second hand just waved goodbye
[F]You know the light has left his face
But you can't recall just where or why
[G]So there was really nothing to it
[F] [G]I just went and cut right through it
[C] [F] [C]I said I'm gonna let him fly, ooh, yeah, yeah

Chorus

[F] [G]There's no mercy in a live wire
[Am]No rest at all in freedom
[F]Of the choices we are given, [Dm] [Am]it's no choice at all
[F] [G]Oh huh, the proof is in the fire
[C] [Am] [G] [Em] [Dm]You touch before it moves away
[G]But you must always know how long to stay and when to go

Verse 3

[C]And there ain't no talking to this man
He's been trying to tell me so
[F]It took awhile to understand
[Am]The beauty of just letting go
[F]'Cause it would take an acrobat
[Dm] [G]I already tried all that
[C] [F] [C]I'm gonna let him fly

Outro

[F] [C] [F] [C]I'm gonna let him fly, fly, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
[F] [C] [F] [C]I'm gonna let him fly, fly, oh oh
[F] [C]I'm gonna let him fly