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The Letter:Caesar And Cleo (AKA Sonny And Cher.)
Released on Vault Records in 1963.
(It was their first release as far as I know.
 And the song ain't all that bad. I met them in
 Yorkville (Toronto, Canada) in 1963 or '64. Sonny was
 wearing this big fluffy vest in 80 degree heat and
 Cher was..well, Cher. She never said much and I never
 saw her smile.)  The song was re-released under their
 own names in 1965 and got to #75 on BB Hot 100.
#1.
FI'm BbwritFing Ebthis Bbletter to say good-Fbye.
FI know it will hurt you, yes, you will Bbcry.
BbBaby, baby, won't you forgive me, I know I 
am Fwrong.
FI kept pretending, and Ebleading you Bbon.
BRIDGE:
BbI'm writing this Ebletter with the tears (Bboooooo)
in my eyes.
Well, now, CI've been thinking, I made you Fcry-y-y.
#2.
FBaby, baby, Bbthrow in our picture..darling, forFget 
me.
FI read your lies..but darling, you Bblet meEb.Bb  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Letter

by Sonny & Cher

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The Letter:Caesar And Cleo (AKA Sonny And Cher.)

Released on Vault Records in 1963.

(It was their first release as far as I know.

And the song ain't all that bad. I met them in

Yorkville (Toronto, Canada) in 1963 or '64. Sonny was

wearing this big fluffy vest in 80 degree heat and

Cher was..well, Cher. She never said much and I never

saw her smile.) The song was re-released under their

own names in 1965 and got to #75 on BB Hot 100.

#1.

F Bb F Eb Bb F

I'm writing this letter to say good-bye.

F Bb

I know it will hurt you, yes, you will cry.

Baby, baby, won't you forgive me, I know I

am wrong.

F Eb Bb

I kept pretending, and leading you on.

BRIDGE:

Bb Eb Bb

I'm writing this letter with the tears (oooooo)

in my eyes.

C F

Well, now, I've been thinking, I made you cry-y-y.

#2.

F Bb F

Baby, baby, throw in our picture..darling, forget

me.

F Bb Eb Bb

I read your lies..but darling, you let me.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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