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Letterman

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1/60

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 60Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro and outro riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-2-2-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-4-4-----|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Pre-chorus riff:
e|----12----12----12--/16----16----16---12----12----12--/16----16----16---|
B|------12----12---------17----17---------12----12---------17----17-------|
G|--------13----13---------16----16---------13----13---------16----16-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/ = slide-up
[Verse 1]
  EWe made a pact to separate ourselves from the pack
  ENow tell me just how the hell we supposed to do that
  AI know you tried, I know you tried
  AI watched you try but baby let me try for a whileE  
  EWe met at dawn and tried to keep our Sunday clothes on
  EUp in your room I always come a little too soon
  ATo tell the truth, you know the truth
  AI know the truth when you came back through youE  
[Chorus 1]
                              AN.C.                 E  
You're the culmination of everything I've never had
                                          AN.C.                         E  E  
But it's so hard to love you, it's like we never get the chance, aah aah
We go Bway back, we go Away back-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ahE  
[Verse 2]
  EWe made a pact to separate the truth from fact
  EI've seen your past and I don't know why you're looking back
  AThe river runs right through you
  ABut under rocks there's always something better to doE  
[Chorus 2]
                              AN.C.                 E  
You're the culmination of everything I've never had
                                          AN.C.                 E  
But it's so hard to love you, it's like we never get the chance
You're the Aculmination of everything I've never had, Eaah aahE  
We go Bway back, we go Away back-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ahE  

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Letterman

by Gay Nineties

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Chords in this song · guitar

Intro and outro riff:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----2-2-2-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-4-4-----|

E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

Pre-chorus riff:

e|----12----12----12--/16----16----16---12----12----12--/16----16----16---|

B|------12----12---------17----17---------12----12---------17----17-------|

G|--------13----13---------16----16---------13----13---------16----16-----|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

/ = slide-up

[Verse 1]

We made a pact to separate ourselves from the pack

Now tell me just how the hell we supposed to do that

I know you tried, I know you tried

A E

I watched you try but baby let me try for a while

We met at dawn and tried to keep our Sunday clothes on

Up in your room I always come a little too soon

To tell the truth, you know the truth

A E

I know the truth when you came back through you

[Chorus 1]

A E

N.C.

You're the culmination of everything I've never had

A E E

N.C.

But it's so hard to love you, it's like we never get the chance, aah aah

B A E

We go way back, we go way back-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ah

[Verse 2]

We made a pact to separate the truth from fact

I've seen your past and I don't know why you're looking back

The river runs right through you

A E

But under rocks there's always something better to do

[Chorus 2]

A E

N.C.

You're the culmination of everything I've never had

A E

N.C.

But it's so hard to love you, it's like we never get the chance

A E E

You're the culmination of everything I've never had, aah aah

B A E

We go way back, we go way back-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ah

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