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Let It Be Me

Ray Lamontagne
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Key:
 CHORDS USED:
Bb
e|--1-----0-----3------0-------0------2-------1-------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----3------1-------1------2-------3-------------------------------|
G|--2-----0-----0------0-------0------3-------3-------------------------------|
D|--3-----2-----0------0-------2------4-------3-------------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----2------2-------0------4-------1-------------------------------|
E|--1-----x-----3------x-------x------2-------x-------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3/5----3----1-----1-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3/5----3----2-----3-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 will get you started. You can play this anywhere throughout the song, just
 switch the ending to whatever chord you land on if other than F.
 (** RIFF **) ->  | |
 (** RIFF **)
There  comes a time
 a time in everyone's life
where  nothin' seems to go your way
 F C (** RIFF **)
 when nothing seems to turn out right
 F G (** bass walk-up of notes G~A~B to C chord below **)
 there may come a time,
  you just can't seem to find your place
 ->
 for every door you open,
seems  like you get two slammed  in your face
 (** REST **)
 
 that's when you need someone, someone that you can call
 (** bass walk-down of C~B~A from C chord to G Chord below **)
 when all your faith is gone
 it feels like you can't go on
 (** REST **)
 let it be me
 
 let it be me
 if it's a friend  that you need
 let it be me
 
 let it be me
 (** RIFF **)
feels  like you always comin' up last
 pockets full of nothin' ain't got no cash
no  matter where you turn you ain't got no place to stand
 F C (** RIFF **)
 reach each out for something and they slap your hand
 F G (**bass walk-up of notes G~A~B to C chord below**)
 i remember all too well
 just how it feels to be all alone
 ->
 feel like you'd give anything
for  just a little place you can call  your own
 (** REST **)
 
 that's when you need someone, someone that you can call
 (** bass walk-down of C~B~A from C chord to G Chord below **)
 when all your faith is gone
 it feels like you can't go on
 (** REST **)
 let it be me
  C (**bass walk-down of notes C~B~A to G Chord**)
 let it be me
 if it's a friend  you need
 let it be me
 
 let it be me
 let it be me
  C (**bass walk-down of notes C~B~A to G Chord**)
 let it be me
 if it's a friend  you need
 let it be me
 let it be me
 
 let it be me

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Readable chord sheet for Let It Be Me by Ray Lamontagne

Key: [F]

CHORDS USED:

    [F]     [c]     [G]     [C/B]     [Am7]     [Gb]     [Bb]
e|--1-----0-----3------0-------0------2-------1-------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----3------1-------1------2-------3-------------------------------|
G|--2-----0-----0------0-------0------3-------3-------------------------------|
D|--3-----2-----0------0-------2------4-------3-------------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----2------2-------0------4-------1-------------------------------|
E|--1-----x-----3------x-------x------2-------x-------------------------------|

                     [F]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3/5----3----1-----1-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3/5----3----2-----3-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

will get you started.  You can play this anywhere throughout the song, just
switch the ending to whatever chord you land on if other than F.

(** RIFF **) -> [F]   [c]   [G]  |[F] [c]|

(** RIFF **)

[F]There comes a time

[c]
a time in everyone's life

[G]where nothin' seems to go your way

F                     C             (** RIFF **)
when nothing seems to turn out right

F         G     (** bass walk-up of notes G~A~B to C chord below **)
there may come a time,

[c]      [C/B]              [Am7]          [G]
 you just can't seem to find your place

[F]              [G]           [Gb] -> [F]
for every door you open,

[F]seems like you get two s[G]lammed in your face

(** REST **)

                [F]    [Bb]    [F]               [c]   [F]   [c]
that's when you need someone, someone that you can call

(** bass walk-down of C~B~A from C chord to G Chord below **)

[c]                  [G]
when  all    your  faith is gone

[G]                 [F]         [c]
it feels like you can't go on

(** REST **)

let it be [F]me

          [c]
let it be me

if it's a [G]friend that you need

let it be [F]me

          [c]
let it be me

(** RIFF **)

[F]feels like you always comin' up last

[c]
pockets full of nothin' ain't got no cash

[G]no matter where you turn you ain't got no place to stand

F                                     C                 (** RIFF **)
reach each out for something and they slap your hand

F          G       (**bass walk-up of notes G~A~B to C chord below**)
i remember all too well

[c]       [C/B]      [Am7]            [G]
just how it feels to be all alone

[F]                   [G]           [Gb] -> [F]
feel like you'd give anything

[F]for just a little place you can c[G]all your own

(** REST **)

                [F]    [Bb]    [F]               [c]   [F]   [c]
that's when you need someone, someone that you can call

(** bass walk-down of C~B~A from C chord to G Chord below **)

[c]                  [G]
when  all    your  faith is gone

[G]                 [F]         [c]
it feels like you can't go on

(** REST **)

let it be [F]me

          C    (**bass walk-down of notes C~B~A to G Chord**)
let it be me

if it's a [G]friend you need

let it be [F]me

          [c]
let it be me

let it be [F]me

          C   (**bass walk-down of notes C~B~A to G Chord**)
let it be me

if it's a [G]friend you need

let it be [F]me

let it be [G]me

          [c]
let it be me

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