LET IT BE

John Lennon and Paul McCartney

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

Bm* is a barred chord which you will learn later. In the meanwhile D is a reasonable substitute.
F#m* is also a barred chord which you will learn later. In the meanwhile A7 is a reasonable substitute.

D//        /              A/              
    When I find myself in times of trouble
Bm*/            G/
    Mother Mary comes to me
    D/                A/             G/  D/
    Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
        /             A/
    And in my hour of darkness,
           Bm*/              G/
    She is standing right in front of me,
    D/                A/             G/  D/
    Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

CHORUS ONE:
             Bm*/       F#m*/       G/         D/
      Let it be, let it be,  let it be, let it be.
      /                A/             G/  D/
      Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

        /               A/
    And when the broken hearted people
Bm*/              G/
    Living in the world agree,
    D/               A/             G/  D/
    There will be an answer, let it be.
        /                  A/
    But though they may be parted,
             Bm*/                G/
    There is still a chance that they will see,
    D/               A/             G/  D/
    There will be an answer, let it be.
CHORUS TWO
             Bm*/       F#m*/       G/         D/
      Let it be, let it be,  let it be, let it be.
      /                A/             G/  D/
      There will be an answer, let it be.
             Bm*/       F#m*/       G/         D/
      Let it be, let it be,  let it be, let it be.
      /                A/             G/  D/
      Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

        /                 A/
    And when the night is cloudy,
             Bm*/               G/
    There is still a light that shines on me,
    D/            A/             G/  D/
    Shine until tomorrow, let it be.
      /              A/
    I wake up to the sound of music,
Bm*/            G/
    Mother Mary comes to me,
    D/                A/             G/  D/
    Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

CHORUS TWO

Instructions

The chords and strum you require for this song are shown above. Click on each of them to hear how they should sound.

Click here to hear the song itself.

Put your D chord on and get a few strums going. Then start to sing. Don't strum too fast - this song should be played quite slowly.

The first beat of a strum sometimes comes before a word which means you will only start to sing about halfway through the strum. For example:

D/       /            /              A/
1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4    & 1&   2& 3&  4& 1&    2&  
               When I find myself in times

If you find it difficult to learn the song with the new long strum, try it using thumb runs or the normal 4/4 strum initially. If you do this, remember that you will need two strums for each timing mark.

Arrangement © 1997 Joni's Guitar School