I Had to Let It Go

written by Will Jennings and Lee Roy Parnell 3/13/06 INTRO: G G D Last time I saw Laura, she was dancin' at the Mardi Gras C G Every man in New Orleans was sayin' ooh la la D The way she used to love me, make a dead man walk C G Tore me up just to see her move, and I loved to hear her talk CHORUS: D G I had to let it go, I had to let it go C G Oh I mighta missed Heaven, but then you never know D EmDC I had to let it go, I had to let it go G D Last time I saw whiskey, it was callin' out my name C G 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 C G One night when you weren't lookin, Lord I snuck around the bend CHORUS: D G I had to let it go, I had to let it go C G Well that ain't the road to Heaven, that's one thing I do know D EmDC I had to let it go, I had to let it go G D Last time I saw Reno, so down on my luck C G 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 C G Picked up my winnin's and I kissed that waitress twice CHORUS: D G I had to let it go, I had to let it go C G I mighta rolled another seven, but then you never know D EmGC I had to let it go, I had to let it go D D7 Alright let it go now G D Life is just a puzzle inside a mystery C G Your idea of Heaven might look like hell to me D I just keep on movin' you see I never had a choice C G Singin' out these stories in this ragged down-home voice CHORUS: D G I never let it go, I never let it go C G I might even get to Heaven, but then you never know D EmGC I never let it go, I never let it go D Oh no no no G D I'm never letting go, I'm never letting go G D Em I might even get to Heaven but then you never know C D I never let it go, no no OUTRO: G C (repeat out)