F usually needs a barre, and it stops a lot of people. You will learn it, but it does not have to stand between you and this song.
let it be
Our chart has C, G, Am and F at 72 beats a minute. Follow them as they light up: the chart opens with C, G, Am, F, with C, G, F, C coming later.
Play Fmaj7 for now
Fmaj7 uses three fingers and no barre. It sounds a little softer than F, and it fits. Strum only the top four strings.
Better still, look at how close it sits to C. Your first finger stays exactly where it is. Your second and third fingers keep their frets and just move over one string each, towards the floor.
Then, one day, the real F
When this song feels easy, try a small F: only the top four strings. Lay your first finger across the 1st fret of the high E and B strings, second finger on the 2nd fret of the G string, third on the 3rd fret of the D string. It may buzz at first. Go back to Fmaj7 whenever you need to.
You're done when: you can play from the top to the end at full speed, with whichever F you like.