| Capo on 5, KEY C, play freely, strong downbeat |
| G | C | F |
| four repeats |
| G | C | F | G | C | F | |
| She'll | take the | painting in the | hall | way |
| G | C | F | G | C | F | |
| the o | ne she | did in junior | high |
| G | C | F | G | C | F | |
| and t | hat old l | amp up in the | at | tic |
| G | C | F | G | C | F | |
| she'll | need some | light to study | by |
| Dm | G | |
| she's had | 18 years |
| C | F | |
| to get ready | for this day |
| Dm | G | |
| she should be | past the tears |
| C | F | |
| she cries some | anyway |
| D7 | G | C | |
| oh | , letting | go |
| (walk down from C-B-A-G-F#) |
| C | |
| there's nothing in her way now |
| D7 | G | |
| oh, letting | go |
| C | Bm7 | E7 | |
| there's | room enough to | fly |
| Am | C7 | |
| and even | though she's | spent |
| F | Fm | |
| her whole life | waiting |
| Am | D7 | G | C | |
| it's never | easy | letting | go |
| G | C | F | G | C | F | |
| mother | sits down | at the | tabl | e |
| G | C | F | G | C | F | |
| so | many | things she'd like to | do |
| G | C | F | G | C | F | |
| s | pend more | time out in the | gard | en |
| G | C | F | G | C | F | |
| now | she can | get those books read, | too |
| Dm | G | |
| she's had | 18 years |
| C | F | |
| to get ready | for this day |
| Dm | G | |
| she should be | past the tears |
| C | F | |
| she cries some | anyway |
| D7 | G | C | |
| oh | , letting | go |
| (walk down from C-B-A-G-F#) |
| C | |
| there's nothing in her way now |
| D7 | G | |
| oh, letting | go |
| C | Bm7 | E7 | |
| there's | room enough to | fly |
| Am | C7 | |
| and even | though she's | spent |
| F | Fm | |
| her whole life | waiting |
| Am | D7 | G | C | |
| it's never | easy | letting | go |
| instrumental 4 bars |
| Dm | G | C | F | |
| Dm | G | C | F | |
| D7 | G | C | |
| oh | , letting | go |
| (walk down from C-B-A-G-F#) |
| C | |
| there's nothing in her way now |
| D7 | G | |
| oh, letting | go |
| C | Bm7 | E7 | |
| there's | room enough to | fly |
| Am | C7 | |
| and even | though she's | spent |
| F | Fm | |
| her whole life | waiting |
| Am | D7 | G | C | |
| it's never | easy | letting | go |
| Am | D7 | G | C | |
| it's never | easy | letting | go |