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A Letter To You: Shakin' Stevens
Album - The Bop Won't Stop - 1983
Single #10 in UK in 1984
INTRO:
 E   A     E   E   B   E(x2)
#1.
EI tore my letter up..I couldn't even start..
to tell you what's really Bin my Eheart.
EThere's only so much that words can say..
so, I sent you a piece of this Bbeautiful Eday.
CHORUS:
EOh, I want you to know that I Atook a rainEbow,
and sent it off in a Bletter to Eyou.
ETook some flowers in the spring..made a Asweet clover Ering,
and sent it off in a Bletter to Eyou.
Took a Asong from the Elark..the Amoon from the Edark..
a Aspark with the Esparkling Bdew.
With a Ekiss and a hug, and a Awhole lot of Elove,
I sent 'em off in a Bletter to Eyou.
E A E   E B E
#2.
EI took the mornin' sun peekin' through the trees,
and the dandelion silk tangled Bin the Ebreeze..
EI folded 'em up, sealed 'em with a kiss,
it's the kind of letter that you can't Bresist.
CHORUS:
EOh, I want you to know that I Atook a rainEbow,
and sent it off in a Bletter to Eyou.
ETook some flowers in the spring..made a Asweet clover Ering,
and sent it off in a Bletter to Eyou.
Took a Asong from the Elark..the Amoon from the Edark..
a Aspark with the Esparkling Bdew.
With a Ekiss and a hug, and a Awhole lot of Elove,
I sent 'em off in a Bletter to Eyou.
#3.
EIn a day or two..just you wait and see..
you're gonna get a special Bdel..ive..Ery.
EYou'll know the way I feel..there can't be any doubt.
When you open it up..and let the Blove spill Eout.
CHORUS:
EOh, I want you to know that I Atook a rainEbow,
and sent it off in a Bletter to Eyou.
ETook some flowers in the spring..made a Asweet clover Ering,
and sent it off in a Bletter to Eyou.
Took a Asong from the Elark..the Amoon from the Edark..
a Aspark with the Esparkling Bdew.
With a Ekiss and a hug, and a Awhole lot of Elove,
I sent 'em off in a Bletter to Eyou.
INTERLUDE:
F Bb F   F C7 F
#3.
FIn a day or two..just you wait and see..
you're gonna get a special C7del..ive..Fry.
FYou'll know the way I feel..there can't be any doubt.
When you open it up..and let the C7love spill Fout.
CHORUS:
FOh, I want you to know that I Bbtook a Frainbow,
and sent it off in a C7letter to Fyou.
FTook some flowers in the spring..made a Bbsweet clover Fring,
and sent it off in a C7letter to Fyou.
Took a Bbsong from the Flark..the Bbmoon from the Fdark..
a Bbspark with the Fsparkling C7dew.
With a Fkiss and a hug, and a Bbwhole lot of Flove,
I sent 'em off in a C7letter to Fyou.
OUTRO:
FI sent 'em off in a C7letter to Fyou.
FI sent 'em off in a C7letter to Fyou.
FIn a C7letter to Fyou.
FIn a C7letter to Fyou.
FIn a C7letter to Fyou.
FIn a C7letter to Fyou. (Fade.)
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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A Letter To You

by Shakin' Stevens

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A Letter To You: Shakin' Stevens

Album - The Bop Won't Stop - 1983

Single #10 in UK in 1984

INTRO:

E A E E B E

(x2)

#1.

I tore my letter up..I couldn't even start..

B E

to tell you what's really in my heart.

There's only so much that words can say..

B E

so, I sent you a piece of this beautiful day.

CHORUS:

E A E

Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow,

B E

and sent it off in a letter to you.

E A E

Took some flowers in the spring..made a sweet clover ring,

B E

and sent it off in a letter to you.

A E A E

Took a song from the lark..the moon from the dark..

A E B

a spark with the sparkling dew.

E A E

With a kiss and a hug, and a whole lot of love,

B E

I sent 'em off in a letter to you.

E A E E B E

#2.

I took the mornin' sun peekin' through the trees,

B E

and the dandelion silk tangled in the breeze..

I folded 'em up, sealed 'em with a kiss,

it's the kind of letter that you can't resist.

CHORUS:

E A E

Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow,

B E

and sent it off in a letter to you.

E A E

Took some flowers in the spring..made a sweet clover ring,

B E

and sent it off in a letter to you.

A E A E

Took a song from the lark..the moon from the dark..

A E B

a spark with the sparkling dew.

E A E

With a kiss and a hug, and a whole lot of love,

B E

I sent 'em off in a letter to you.

#3.

In a day or two..just you wait and see..

B E

you're gonna get a special del..ive..ry.

You'll know the way I feel..there can't be any doubt.

B E

When you open it up..and let the love spill out.

CHORUS:

E A E

Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow,

B E

and sent it off in a letter to you.

E A E

Took some flowers in the spring..made a sweet clover ring,

B E

and sent it off in a letter to you.

A E A E

Took a song from the lark..the moon from the dark..

A E B

a spark with the sparkling dew.

E A E

With a kiss and a hug, and a whole lot of love,

B E

I sent 'em off in a letter to you.

INTERLUDE:

F Bb F F C7 F

#3.

In a day or two..just you wait and see..

C7 F

you're gonna get a special del..ive..ry.

You'll know the way I feel..there can't be any doubt.

C7 F

When you open it up..and let the love spill out.

CHORUS:

F Bb F

Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow,

C7 F

and sent it off in a letter to you.

F Bb F

Took some flowers in the spring..made a sweet clover ring,

C7 F

and sent it off in a letter to you.

Bb F Bb F

Took a song from the lark..the moon from the dark..

Bb F C7

a spark with the sparkling dew.

F Bb F

With a kiss and a hug, and a whole lot of love,

C7 F

I sent 'em off in a letter to you.

OUTRO:

F C7 F

I sent 'em off in a letter to you.

F C7 F

I sent 'em off in a letter to you.

F C7 F

In a letter to you.

F C7 F

In a letter to you.

F C7 F

In a letter to you.

F C7 F

In a letter to you. (Fade.)

An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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