{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2131931,"song":"The Letter Edged In Black","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2131931-the-letter-edged-in-black-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2131931?type=chord","rating":4.85054,"votes":16,"content":"[Intro]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | \r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was standing by my window yesterday mornin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]        \r\nWithout a thought of worry or regret[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I saw the postman comin' down the pathway[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nHe was bringin' me a letter, edged in black[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]                                   \r\nWell he rang the bell and whistled while he waited[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen he said good mornin' to you Jack[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut he never knew the sorrow, that he brought me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]         \r\nWhen he handed me, that letter edged in black[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a tremblin' hand, I took the letter, from him[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI broke the seal and this is what it said[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch] \r\nCome home my boy, your dear old father, wants you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]     \r\nCome home my boy, your dear old mother's dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe last words, that your mother ever uttered[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWas tell my boy, I want him to come back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy eyes are dim, my poor ol' heart is breakin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]       \r\nAnd I'm writin' you, this letter edged in black[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI bowed my head in sorrow and in silence                                     [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe sunshine of my life, it all has fled[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSince the postman brought that letter, yesterday mornin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSayin' come home my boy, your poor old mother's dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThose angry words, I wish I'd never spoken[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou know I never meant them, don't you Jack[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMay the angels bear me witness, I am asking[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour forgiveness in this letter, edged in black[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n| G | G | \n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]","chords":["G","D","C","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}