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Matthew Good - Letters In Wartime
this song is tuned a half step down!
Eb|----7-----6-----2-----9-----4-----0----|
Bb|----7-----6-----2-----9-----4-----0----|
Gb|----8-----8-----3-----9-----4-----1----|
Db|----9-----9-----4-----11----6-----2----|
Ab|----9-----9-----4-----11----6-----2----|
Eb|----7-----6-----2-----9-----4-----0----|
           BbB*         F       C      Gm  Eb  
           BbB*                    F  C  
   There's a way over you don't go
           BbB*                          F  C  
   Count the days all silent, pinned and roped
Well there's Bbdynamite in that Ftunnel for the Cmatchbox in your Gmhead
You know, Bbcurious canFaries suffer Cno fools in their Gmstead
Gmsuffer Bbno fools Fin their Gmstead
Gmsuffer Bbno fools Fin their Gmstead
F       F
We got Bblost at sea once Gmnight deceived oh FnoF  
Bitter Bbtried you bleed, a Gmbear that's treed oh FnoF  
Where not Gmeverything comes forBbgettable oh FnoF  
// guitar solo goes over this :P
   Eb     Bb      F      Fx2
Eb        Bb
FThis is the time I've waited for you
EbBordered a line I can't ignore
BbTaken a life I've waited to come again
// more guitar solo over this
    F     Eb     Bbx3
// listen for the piano in this part
     FIt's the oBbnly way Fthat I tCalk
And you've Bbalways Gmknown that it Bbwas
     FIt's the oBbnly way FI can tell Cyou
Like leBbtters in Gmwartime Bbdo
       Bb       Gm      Bb
F       F
Been Bblost at sea for Gmyears deceived oh FnoF  
BbChased by sets of GmFrench Corvettes oh FnoF  
Where not Gmeverything comes forBbgettable 
// more solo over this too
    F     Eb     Bbx3

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Letters In Wartime

by Matthew Good

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Matthew Good - Letters In Wartime

this song is tuned a half step down!

Eb|----7-----6-----2-----9-----4-----0----|

Bb|----7-----6-----2-----9-----4-----0----|

Gb|----8-----8-----3-----9-----4-----1----|

Db|----9-----9-----4-----11----6-----2----|

Ab|----9-----9-----4-----11----6-----2----|

Eb|----7-----6-----2-----9-----4-----0----|

Bb F C Gm Eb

Bb F C

There's a way over you don't go

Bb F C

Count the days all silent, pinned and roped

Bb F C Gm

Well there's dynamite in that tunnel for the matchbox in your head

Bb F C Gm

You know, curious canaries suffer no fools in their stead

Gm Bb F Gm

suffer no fools in their stead

Gm Bb F Gm

suffer no fools in their stead

F F

Bb Gm F F

We got lost at sea once night deceived oh no

Bb Gm F F

Bitter tried you bleed, a bear that's treed oh no

Gm Bb F F

Where not everything comes forgettable oh no

// guitar solo goes over this :P

Eb Bb F F

Eb Bb

This is the time I've waited for you

Bordered a line I can't ignore

Taken a life I've waited to come again

// more guitar solo over this

F Eb Bb

// listen for the piano in this part

F Bb F C

It's the only way that I talk

Bb Gm Bb

And you've always known that it was

F Bb F C

It's the only way I can tell you

Bb Gm Bb

Like letters in wartime do

Bb Gm Bb

F F

Bb Gm F F

Been lost at sea for years deceived oh no

Bb Gm F F

Chased by sets of French Corvettes oh no

Gm Bb

Where not everything comes forgettable

// more solo over this too

F Eb Bb

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