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Coldplay feat. Selena Gomez – Let Somebody Go Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am G/B C Em   F   G
Am G/B C Em   F   G

[Verse 1]
    C             Em
We had a kind of love
                F         G/B  C
I thought that it would never end
       Dm           C
Oh my lover, oh my other,
       G/B
oh my friend
    Am               Em
We talked around in circles and
    Am      G/B        C
We talked around and then
   Dm               C
I loved you to the moon
           G
and back again.

[Chorus]
          F               Am     G
You gave everything this golden glow
     F                Em
Now turn off all the stars,
cause this
    G
I know
         Am   G/B   C
That it hurts like so,
   Am  G/B C Em  F   G
to let somebody go

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[Verse]
 C                  Em
All the storms we weathered
       Am          G/B     C
Everything that we went through
       Dm
Now without you what
    C           G/B
on Earth am I to do
        Am                Em
When I called the mathematicians
   Am           G/B C
I asked them to explain
          Dm           C
They say love is only equal
        G
to the pain

[Chorus]
          F          G   Am     G
And when everything was going wrong
           F              C     G
You could turn my sorrow into song
       Am   G/B   C
Oh it hurts like so,
   Am  G/B C Em  F   G
to let somebody go
   Am  G/B C Em  F   G
To let somebody go

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[Instrumental]
Am G/B C Em   F   G
Am G/B C Em   F   G

[Bridge]
C                       G/B  F
..Oh, when you love somebody
                   C  G
When you love somebody..
                      C
Got to let somebody know
C                       G/B  F
..Oh, when you love somebody
                   C  G
When you love somebody..
                     Am
Got to let somebody know
 G/B C                     G/B  F
So,.... when you love somebody
                   C  G
When you love somebody..
         Em        Dm
Then it hurts like so

[Outro]
   Am  G/B C Em  F     G     Am  G/B
To let somebody go It hurts like so
   Am  G/B C Em  F  G
To let somebody go....
But you’re still with me
           Am  G/B C Em   F   G
now i know
Am  G/B C Em  F  G
...................
I know You’re still with me
           Am  G/B C Em  F
now I know

How to play Let Somebody Go: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Let Somebody Go by Coldplay feat. Selena Gomez on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Let Somebody Go by Coldplay feat. Selena Gomez sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 7 chords to play it: Am, G/B, C, Em, F, G and Dm.

The backbone of the song is Am – G/B – C – Em (i – VII – III – v in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.