E 
Fold his childhood in your heart 
     A 
With life before him, he?s embarked. 
       E        B 
To the world?of men. 
                       E 
Hold your love for him apart 
             A 
from his new reserve. 
A            E 
Don?t let it show, 
E             B 
Don?t let him know 
B                         E 
How hard it is to let him go. 
 
E 
Keep his childhood tucked away 
          A 
Give your love room to grow 
E                       B 
He must grow apart from you- 
E 
If your love but give him room 
        A 
He will find it very soon. 
 
E                    E 
he doesn?t really go away 
                         B 
if he?s never pressed to stay. 
                 E 
So never let him know; 
E           B             E 
How hard it is to let him go. 
 
E           B             E 
How hard it is to let him go