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Love Letter

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especially if played fingerpicking-style to get the bass notes. I've tabbed just the
chords - the piano plays a few notes different here and there. Listen to the record,
Tuning: standard (To play along to the record, use a capo on the 1st fret). 
(Chords relative to capo)
D:      x00232
D/F#:   200232 (use your thumb to play F# on the E-string)
G:      320033
A:      x02220
Intro:
       D         D         G         Gx4
Verse 1:
DI hold this letD/F#ter in my haGnd
 A plea, a petition, a kind of  prDayer
I hope it does D/F#as I have planGned
Losing her again is more than I can bear
DI kiss the coD/F#ld, white enveloGpe
I press my lips against her naDme
Two hundred wD/F#ords, we live in hopeG  
The sky hangs heavy with rain
Chorus:
DLove letD/F#ter, Love letteGr
DGo get heD/F#r, go get hGer
DLove letD/F#ter, love letterG  
DGo tell D/F#her, go tell Aher
Verse 2:
DA wicked wD/F#ind whips up the hilGl
A handful of hopeful woDrds
I love her anD/F#d I always Gwill
The sky is ready to burst
DSaid something I dD/F#id not mean to sGay
Say something I did not mean to sDay
Said something I dD/F#id not mean to sayG  
                          (D)
It all came out the wrong way
Chorus
Verse 3:
DRain your kiD/F#sses down upon meG  
Rain your kisses down in stoDrm
And for D/F#all who'll come before mGe
In your slowly fading forms
DI'm going oD/F#ut of my minGd
Will leave me standing iDn the rain
with a letD/F#ter and a prayerG  
GWhispered in the wind
Outro:
ACome back to Gme
ACome back to mGe
AOh, baby, pleGase come baAck to mDe

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Open

XXO232

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D major

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Love Letter

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

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especially if played fingerpicking-style to get the bass notes. I've tabbed just the

chords - the piano plays a few notes different here and there. Listen to the record,

Tuning: standard (To play along to the record, use a capo on the 1st fret).

(Chords relative to capo)

D: x00232

D/F#: 200232 (use your thumb to play F# on the E-string)

G: 320033

A: x02220

Intro:

D D G G

Verse 1:

D D/F# G

I hold this letter in my hand

A plea, a petition, a kind of prayer

D/F# G

I hope it does as I have planned

Losing her again is more than I can bear

D D/F# G

I kiss the cold, white envelope

I press my lips against her name

D/F# G

Two hundred words, we live in hope

The sky hangs heavy with rain

Chorus:

D D/F# G

Love letter, Love letter

D D/F# G

Go get her, go get her

D D/F# G

Love letter, love letter

D D/F# A

Go tell her, go tell her

Verse 2:

D D/F# G

A wicked wind whips up the hill

A handful of hopeful words

D/F# G

I love her and I always will

The sky is ready to burst

D D/F# G

Said something I did not mean to say

Say something I did not mean to say

D/F# G

Said something I did not mean to say

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It all came out the wrong way

Chorus

Verse 3:

D D/F# G

Rain your kisses down upon me

Rain your kisses down in storm

D/F# G

And for all who'll come before me

In your slowly fading forms

D D/F# G

I'm going out of my mind

Will leave me standing in the rain

D/F# G

with a letter and a prayer

Whispered in the wind

Outro:

A G

Come back to me

A G

Come back to me

A G A D

Oh, baby, please come back to me

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