written by Will Jennings and Lee Roy Parnell
3/13/06
INTRO: G
GD
Last time I saw Laura, she was dancin' at the Mardi Gras
CG
Every man in New Orleans was sayin' ooh la la
D
The way she used to love me, make a dead man walk
CG
Tore me up just to see her move, and I loved to hear her talk
CHORUS:
DG
I had to let it go, I had to let it go
CG
Oh I mighta missed Heaven, but then you never know
DEmDC
I had to let it go, I had to let it go
GD
Last time I saw whiskey, it was callin' out my name
CG
I said whiskey you know I love you, but we'll never be the same
D
You used to take me with you thru the nights that had no end
CG
One night when you weren't lookin, Lord I snuck around the bend
CHORUS:
DG
I had to let it go, I had to let it go
CG
Well that ain't the road to Heaven, that's one thing I do know
DEmDC
I had to let it go, I had to let it go
GD
Last time I saw Reno, so down on my luck
CG
I sweet talked a cocktail waitress into loanin' me a buck
D
By the time the night was over and I handed back the dice
CG
Picked up my winnin's and I kissed that waitress twice
CHORUS:
DG
I had to let it go, I had to let it go
CG
I mighta rolled another seven, but then you never know
DEmGC
I had to let it go, I had to let it go
DD7
Alright let it go now
GD
Life is just a puzzle inside a mystery
CG
Your idea of Heaven might look like hell to me
D
I just keep on movin' you see I never had a choice
CG
Singin' out these stories in this ragged down-home voice
CHORUS:
DG
I never let it go, I never let it go
CG
I might even get to Heaven, but then you never know
DEmGC
I never let it go, I never let it go
D
Oh no no no
GD
I'm never letting go, I'm never letting go
GDEm
I might even get to Heaven but then you never know
CD
I never let it go, no no
OUTRO: G C (repeat out)