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Letter To The Lord

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[Intro]
e -----Bm-------------------------------|
B ----3-x-5---3-x-5---3-x-5---3-x-5---|
G ----4-x-2---4-x-2---4-x-2---4-x-2---|
D ----4-x-4---4-x-4---4-x-4---4-x-4---|
A --2-------2-------2-------2---------|
M ------------------------------------|
Riff 1 :
e ----Bm---------A--------Em7---------A-------|
B -----3-x-3---2-x-2---0-X-0---2-x-2---|
G -----4-x-4---2-x-2---0-X-0---2-x-2---|
D -----4-x-4---2-x-2---0-X-0---2-x-2---|
A ---2-------0---------------0---------|
M -------------------0-----------------|
Riff 2 :
e ----Bm---------A---------G--------G-------|
B -----3-x-3---2-x-2---3-X-3---3-x-3---|
G -----4-x-4---2-x-2---0-X-0---0-x-0---|
D -----4-x-4---2-x-2---0-X-0---0-x-0---|
A ---2-------0-------------------------|
M -------------------3-------3---------|
Riff 3 :
e ----Bm---------G3-x-3---2D-x-2---0A-x-0---|
B -----3-x-3---3-x-3---3-X-3---2-x-2---|
G -----4-x-4---0-x-0---2-X-2---2-x-2---|
D -----4-x-4---------0-----------------|
A ---2-----------------------0---------|
M -----------3-------------------------|  
[Verse]
(Riff1)
BmI wrote a letter Ato the lord,
Em7Begging him to seAnd the chords 
BmThat would make you sAtay by my sideEm7  A  
BmHe sent an A minor gAroove,
Em7Just as you like it, Asomething smooth
BmThat doesn't Ahurt at allEm7  A  
(Riff 2)
BmHere comes the majoAr in all its gGlory G  
BmForgive the failAure says i'm sorGry  G  
BmI asked if Ahe could send the liGnes G  
(Riff 3)
But he said Bmno, I didn't ask wGhy
I took a peDn and laid it dAown
[Chorus]
I wrote a Bmlove song, Gmake it yourDsA  
Take all Bmthe pieces, Gthere's nothing wrDongA  
It's no pBmoetry, Gno symDphony
But theAse are my woBmrds, These are my lGines, this is my pDrayerA  
[Verse]
(Riff 1)
BmCause every incAh of my skin
Em7Still holds the perfume Aof my sin
BmI tried to take it ofAf so many timEm7esA  
BmI know this is my veAry last chance
Em7No mercy, no kindnesAs, no defense
BmI hope it cAomes naturallEm7yA  
(Riff 2)
BmHere comes the majoAr in all its gGlory G  
BmForgive the failAure says i'm sorGry  G  
BmI asked if Ahe could send the liGnes G  
(Riff 3)
But he said Bmno, I didn't ask wGhy
I took a peDn and laid it dAown
[Chorus]
I wrote a Bmlove song, Gmake it yourDsA  
Take all Bmthe pieces, Gthere's nothing wrDongA  
It's no pBmoetry, Gno symDphony
But theAse are my woBmrds, These are my lGines, this is my pDrayerA  
(x2)

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Letter To The Lord

by Irma

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Em7

[Intro]

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

B ----3-x-5---3-x-5---3-x-5---3-x-5---|

G ----4-x-2---4-x-2---4-x-2---4-x-2---|

D ----4-x-4---4-x-4---4-x-4---4-x-4---|

A --2-------2-------2-------2---------|

M ------------------------------------|

Riff 1 :

Bm A Em7 A

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

B -----3-x-3---2-x-2---0-X-0---2-x-2---|

G -----4-x-4---2-x-2---0-X-0---2-x-2---|

D -----4-x-4---2-x-2---0-X-0---2-x-2---|

A ---2-------0---------------0---------|

M -------------------0-----------------|

Riff 2 :

Bm A G G

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

B -----3-x-3---2-x-2---3-X-3---3-x-3---|

G -----4-x-4---2-x-2---0-X-0---0-x-0---|

D -----4-x-4---2-x-2---0-X-0---0-x-0---|

A ---2-------0-------------------------|

M -------------------3-------3---------|

Riff 3 :

Bm G D A

e -------------3-x-3---2-x-2---0-x-0---|

B -----3-x-3---3-x-3---3-X-3---2-x-2---|

G -----4-x-4---0-x-0---2-X-2---2-x-2---|

D -----4-x-4---------0-----------------|

A ---2-----------------------0---------|

M -----------3-------------------------|

[Verse]

(Riff1)

Bm A

I wrote a letter to the lord,

Em7 A

Begging him to send the chords

Bm A Em7 A

That would make you stay by my side

Bm A

He sent an A minor groove,

Em7 A

Just as you like it, something smooth

Bm A Em7 A

That doesn't hurt at all

(Riff 2)

Bm A G G

Here comes the major in all its glory

Bm A G G

Forgive the failure says i'm sorry

Bm A G G

I asked if he could send the lines

(Riff 3)

Bm G

But he said no, I didn't ask why

D A

I took a pen and laid it down

[Chorus]

Bm G D A

I wrote a love song, make it yours

Bm G D A

Take all the pieces, there's nothing wrong

Bm G D

It's no poetry, no symphony

A Bm G D A

But these are my words, These are my lines, this is my prayer

[Verse]

(Riff 1)

Bm A

Cause every inch of my skin

Em7 A

Still holds the perfume of my sin

Bm A Em7 A

I tried to take it off so many times

Bm A

I know this is my very last chance

Em7 A

No mercy, no kindness, no defense

Bm A Em7 A

I hope it comes naturally

(Riff 2)

Bm A G G

Here comes the major in all its glory

Bm A G G

Forgive the failure says i'm sorry

Bm A G G

I asked if he could send the lines

(Riff 3)

Bm G

But he said no, I didn't ask why

D A

I took a pen and laid it down

[Chorus]

Bm G D A

I wrote a love song, make it yours

Bm G D A

Take all the pieces, there's nothing wrong

Bm G D

It's no poetry, no symphony

A Bm G D A

But these are my words, These are my lines, this is my prayer

(x2)

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