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Melanie Safka - The Letter
INTRO: Am  
Gimme a ticket for an Faeroplane
GAin't got time to take a Dfast train
AmLonely days are gone, FI'm going home
My E7baby wrote me a Amletter
AmI don't care how much money I Fgotta spend
GGot to get back to my Dbaby again 
AmLonely days are gone, FI'm going home
My E7baby wrote me a Amletter
CHORUS:
Ah, he Cwrote me a Gletter 
Said he Fcouldn't Clive without me no Gmore
Ah, Clisten mister Gcan't you see I Fgot to get back, got to get Cback
To my Gbaby, don't you Eknow, don't you E7know
AmGimme a ticket for an Faeroplane
GAin't got time to take a Dfast train
AmLonely days are gone, FI'm going home
My E7baby wrote me a Amletter
CHORUS:
Ah, he Cwrote me a Gletter 
Said he Fcouldn't Clive without me no Gmore (couldn't live without me no more)
Ah, Clisten mister Gcan't you see I Fgot to get back, got to get Cback
To my Gbaby, don't you Eknow, don't you E7know
OUTRO:
(AmAah Faah Gaah Daah)
AmLonely days are (gone), FI'm going (home)
My E7baby wrote me a Amletter
(AmGoing) I'm Fgoing (home)
My E7baby wrote me a Amletter
(AmGoing, Fhome)
My Amlonely days are gone and I'm Fgoing home
(AmGoing, Fhome)
My Amlonely days are gone and I'm Fgoing home

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The Letter

by Melanie

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Melanie Safka - The Letter

INTRO:

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

G D

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Am F

Lonely days are gone, I'm going home

E7 Am

My baby wrote me a letter

Am F

I don't care how much money I gotta spend

G D

Got to get back to my baby again

Am F

Lonely days are gone, I'm going home

E7 Am

My baby wrote me a letter

CHORUS:

C G

Ah, he wrote me a letter

F C G

Said he couldn't live without me no more

C G F C

Ah, listen mister can't you see I got to get back, got to get back

G E E7

To my baby, don't you know, don't you know

Am F

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

G D

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Am F

Lonely days are gone, I'm going home

E7 Am

My baby wrote me a letter

CHORUS:

C G

Ah, he wrote me a letter

F C G

Said he couldn't live without me no more (couldn't live without me no more)

C G F C

Ah, listen mister can't you see I got to get back, got to get back

G E E7

To my baby, don't you know, don't you know

OUTRO:

Am F G D

(Aah aah aah aah)

Am F

Lonely days are (gone), I'm going (home)

E7 Am

My baby wrote me a letter

Am F

(Going) I'm going (home)

E7 Am

My baby wrote me a letter

Am F

(Going, home)

Am F

My lonely days are gone and I'm going home

Am F

(Going, home)

Am F

My lonely days are gone and I'm going home

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