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A Letter From Home

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//Capo on 4.
[Intro]
G  C  G  D  G
[Verse]
G
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
G
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]
G
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
G
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

A Letter From Home chords and lyrics

Free chords for A Letter From Home by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

//Capo on 4.
[Intro]
G  C  G  D  G
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Break]
G  D  G
[Verse]
//Repeat chorus
[Outro]
G  D  G

A Letter From Home Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play A Letter From Home by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “A Letter From Home chords”, “A Letter From Home guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash A Letter From Home chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy A Letter From Home chords and for experienced players who want accurate A Letter From Home lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D, A.

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The chords for "A Letter From Home" show the original chord names (including G, C, D, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.