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Did this entirely by ear and the beginning is really hard to catch so it might be a little different than the
song but sounds as close as I could get it. 
[Intro]
Gm/F/ C  
This F7morning I received aG7ir mail letter 3 fCrom my connection oEmverseas.
F7I pulled the paper back,
G7You begin your attaCck and it Emmeans:
FOf all the places I Glaid down my head,
CI think of two AmI regret
FLove isn't easy my Gbaby you're sayin Ctoday, Amoh whoao
DmBut tell Mr. Shoemaker I'll be away
C7On a rocket or a comet or the dock of the bay
DmOn a continental steam ship sailin away
C7On a one way ticket on a 1st class airplane
DmI wanna know what you're thinkin about
C7Don't just let me go... Dmoh whoa, Coh oh
1/F/C  
FFour hundred days have passed Gsince I've heard from you last
CI'm getting worried, EmI admit
FMaybe it's nothing much
GThere's nicer shores in siCght
Oh I just don't Emknow
FOf all the places I Glaid down my head CI think of two I Amregret
FLove isn't easy my Gbaby we'd tell you Ctoday. oAmh whoao
DmBut tell Mr. Shoemaker I'll be away
C7On a rocket or a comet or the dock of the bay
DmOn a continental steam ship sailin away
C7On a one way ticket on a 1st class airplane
DmI wanna know what you're thinkin about
C7Don't just let me go...Dm  C  
CI'm sayin so long
AmI want my baby back
DmI know it's hard to see
Dm6Why she's in love with me
CI'm sayin so long
AmI want my baby back
DmI know it's hard to see
Dm6Why she's in love with me
CSo long to the headstrong
AmI wasn't qualified to lead that cDmity life
Dm6That's all I have to saGy
C

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So Long To The Headstrong

by Fleet Foxes

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Dm6

Did this entirely by ear and the beginning is really hard to catch so it might be a little different than the

song but sounds as close as I could get it.

[Intro]

Gm F C

F7 G7 C Em

This morning I received air mail letter 3 from my connection overseas.

I pulled the paper back,

G7 C Em

You begin your attack and it means:

F G

Of all the places I laid down my head,

C Am

I think of two I regret

F G C Am

Love isn't easy my baby you're sayin today, oh whoao

But tell Mr. Shoemaker I'll be away

On a rocket or a comet or the dock of the bay

On a continental steam ship sailin away

On a one way ticket on a 1st class airplane

I wanna know what you're thinkin about

C7 Dm C

Don't just let me go... oh whoa, oh oh

F C

1//

F G

Four hundred days have passed since I've heard from you last

C Em

I'm getting worried, I admit

Maybe it's nothing much

G C

There's nicer shores in sight

Oh I just don't know

F G C Am

Of all the places I laid down my head I think of two I regret

F G C Am

Love isn't easy my baby we'd tell you today. oh whoao

But tell Mr. Shoemaker I'll be away

On a rocket or a comet or the dock of the bay

On a continental steam ship sailin away

On a one way ticket on a 1st class airplane

I wanna know what you're thinkin about

C7 Dm C

Don't just let me go...

I'm sayin so long

I want my baby back

I know it's hard to see

Dm6

Why she's in love with me

I'm sayin so long

I want my baby back

I know it's hard to see

Dm6

Why she's in love with me

So long to the headstrong

Am Dm

I wasn't qualified to lead that city life

Dm6 G

That's all I have to say

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