If you are looking for a 4-chord guitar song with a fingerstyle twist then James Arthur’s “Say You Won’t Let Go” is a perfect choice! This popular love song is a great way to practice your fingerstyle playing as well as deepening your understanding of chords and how they can be used to create beautiful music. Here is everything you need to know to play the song from start to end.
Say You Won’t Let Go Chords ( Capo 3 )
As you can see the four chords used in Say You Won’t Let Go are G, D, Em, and C. Make sure to use the capo on the 3rd fret to sound like the original song or to play along. For its fingerstyle tutorial, refer to the video mentioned above for a detailed guide and playthrough.
Say You Won’t Let Go Lyrics with Chords
[VERSE]
[G]I met you in the dark
[D]You lit me up
[Em]You made me feel as though
[C]I was enough
[G]We danced the night away
[D]We drank too much
[Em]I held your hair back when
[C]You were throwing up
[PRE-CHORUS]
[G]Then you smiled over your shoulder
[D]For a minute, I was stone cold sober
[Em]I pulled you closer to my [C]chest
[G]And you asked me to stay over
[D]I said, I already told ya
[Em]I think that you should get some [C]rest
[CHORUS]
[G]I knew I loved you then
[D]But you'd never know
[Em]Cause I played it cool when I was
[C]Scared of letting go
[G]I know I needed you
[D]But I never showed
[Em]But I wanna stay with you
[C]Until we're grey and old
Just [G]say you won't let go[D]
Just [Em]say you won't let go[C]
[VERSE – 2]
[G]I wake you up with some
[D]Breakfast in bed
[Em]I'll bring you coffee with a
[C]kiss on your head
[G]And I'll take the kids to school
[D]Wave them goodbye
[Em]And I'll thank my lucky stars
[C]for that night
[PRE-CHORUS]
[G]When you looked over your shoulder
[D]For a minute, I forget that I'm older
[Em]I wanna dance with you right [C]now, oh
[G]And you look as beautiful as ever
[D]And I swear that everyday you'll get better
[Em]You make me feel this way [C]somehow
[CHORUS]
[G]I'm so in love with you
[D]And I hope you know
[Em]Darling your love is more than worth its
[C]Weight in gold
[G]We've come so far my dear
[D]Look how we've grown
[Em]And I wanna stay with you
[C]Until we're grey and old
Just [G]say you won't let go[D]
Just [Em]say you won't let go[C]
[VERSE – 3]
[G]I wanna live with you
[D]Even when we're ghosts
[Em]Cause you were always there for me
[C]When I needed you most
[CHORUS]
[G]I'm gonna love you till
[D]My lungs give out
[Em]I promise till death we part
[C]Like in our vows
[G]So I wrote this song for you
[D]Now everybody knows
[Em]That it's just you and me
[C]Until we're grey and old
[OUTRO]
Just [G]say you won't let go[D]
Just [Em]say you won't let go[C]
Just [G]say you won't let go[D]
Oh, just [Em]say you won't let go[C]
