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Matt Berninger – Let It Be Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Let It Be by Matt Berninger on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
C  F  C  F
C  F

[Verse]
C            F        C
 Some things I cannot hide
          F          C
No matter how hard I try
              F          C
Some things I can't even see
           F         C
You say to me let it go
            F
Hey lighten up a little,
       C
take a joke
            F             Am
Sometimes I can't let it be

[Chorus]
Am   C        G             Am
    Sometimes I think that I'm
Am  C      G        C
    My own worst enemy

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[Verse]
C            Fmaj7          C
 Tell me the truth what you say
                Fmaj7     C
It won't bother me either way
             Fmaj7               C
Just tell me what you say about me
              Fmaj7
I don't wanna know
               Cmaj7
doesn't matter now
          Fmaj7
Leave it alone try
           Cmaj7
to forget about it
            F             Am
Sometimes I can't let it be

[Chorus]
Am   C        G             Am
    Sometimes I think that I'm
Am  C      G        Am
    My own worst enemy
Am   C        G               C
    Sometimes I can't let it be

[Bridge]
C               Fmaj7
 One day you'll have to let me
C                    Fmaj7
Take you back to the place you met me
C               Fmaj7
Three Jacks and two gins later
C                 Fmaj7
We waited for the sun to rise
C   F

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[Verse]
C
Five o'clock in the morning
F
Sixteen billion feet
             Am
above the ground

[Chorus]
Am   C        G             Am
    Sometimes I think that I'm
Am  C      G        Am
    My own worst enemy
Am   C        G               C
    Sometimes I can't let it be

[Coda]
C           Fmaj7
Sometimes I can't take it
Cmaj7         Fmaj7
Told me you'd never break it
C           Fmaj7
Sometimes I can't take it
C           Fmaj7        C
Sometimes I can't let it be

How to play Let It Be: key, chords and progression

Let It Be by Matt Berninger is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, F, Am, G, Fmaj7 and Cmaj7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – C – G – Am (vi – I – V – vi in C major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D, Cmaj7, Gmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210) — Fmaj7F A C E

Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000) — Cmaj7C E G B

Let It Be chords: questions

What key is Let It Be in?

Let It Be by Matt Berninger is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Let It Be?

Let It Be uses 6 chords: C, F, Am, G, Fmaj7, Cmaj7.

What is the chord progression of Let It Be?

The main progression is Am – C – G – Am (vi – I – V – vi).

Is Let It Be easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D, Cmaj7, Gmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

How to play Let It Be: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Let It Be chords: questions

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