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A Letter From Home

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Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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//Capo on 4.
[Intro]
G  C  G  D  G
[Verse]
GA cowpoke rode in one hot dusty day 
GTo a store down in old San AnDtone
He Cstood at the window and GI heard him say
GDo I have a Dletter from Ghome
GThe postmaster looked through the mail that had come
GThen smilingly shook his greDy head
The Ccowpoke looked sadly a Gmoment at him
GAnd these are the Dwords that he Gsaid
[Chorus]
GNo letter from home, no Cletter from Ghome
GThere's never a letter from Dhome
GNo message from Mother or Cnone of the Gothers
GThere's never a Dletter from Ghome
[Break]
G  D  G
[Verse]
GThat night he was shot on the wrong side of town
GNo more on those plains will he rDoam
I rCeached for my Bible and Ggave it to him
GAnd said son here's your lDetter from Ghome
GIf only I had just a little more time
GTo read it The young cowboDy said
I cCan't take it with me and GI must go on
GThen he died with his Dletter Gunread
//Repeat chorus
GThe letter from home, the lCetter from Ghome
GNo time for the letter from hoDme
GThe cowboy lay dead wiCth his letter uGnread
GToo late for the lDetter from Ghome
[Outro]
G  D  G

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A Letter From Home

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

//Capo on 4.

[Intro]

G C G D G

[Verse]

A cowpoke rode in one hot dusty day

G D

To a store down in old San Antone

C G

He stood at the window and I heard him say

G D G

Do I have a letter from home

The postmaster looked through the mail that had come

G D

Then smilingly shook his grey head

C G

The cowpoke looked sadly a moment at him

G D G

And these are the words that he said

[Chorus]

G C G

No letter from home, no letter from home

G D

There's never a letter from home

G C G

No message from Mother or none of the others

G D G

There's never a letter from home

[Break]

G D G

[Verse]

That night he was shot on the wrong side of town

G D

No more on those plains will he roam

C G

I reached for my Bible and gave it to him

G D G

And said son here's your letter from home

If only I had just a little more time

G D

To read it The young cowboy said

C G

I can't take it with me and I must go on

G D G

Then he died with his letter unread

//Repeat chorus

G C G

The letter from home, the letter from home

G D

No time for the letter from home

G C G

The cowboy lay dead with his letter unread

G D G

Too late for the letter from home

[Outro]

G D G

About A Letter From Home Chords by Johnny Cash

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