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Read Southall
The Letter
No Capo
[Intro]
C G Am Em F  G
[Verse 1]
CDoubt I'll ever Gput this on Ama record
CIt's more a leFtter tGo you
CI remember all them Gnights that we spent Amtogether
CI remember every Fsingle I love Gyou
CHell you're bGetter off without Amme
EmBut I'll Falways have Gyou
CIn my Gheart and in Ammy memory
And EmI'll keep you there tFil my days are fGew
[Chorus]
FSo lay your Ghead down on this Ampillow
FLet him Ghold you Ctight
FBecause he didn't Ghurt you the Cway EmI diAmd
FAnd I just Gwish I was him Ctonight
[Instrumental]
G Am Em F  G
[Verse 2]
CAnd I heard Gyou took up dAmrinking
EmI guess you Flearned that from Gme
CI was always Ggonna qAmuit somehow
EmWhen I Fstarted my Gfamily
CWe were on thGe verge of that hAmappiness
EmWhy did it Fhave to end so Gsoon
CDoubt I'll ever pGut this on a Amrecord
It'll Emsound just right in a sFmoke filled rGoom
[Chorus]
FSo lay your Ghead down on this Ampillow
FLet him Ghold you Ctight
FBecause he didn't Ghurt you the CwaEmy I dAmid
FAnd I just Gwish I was him Ctonight
[Instrumental]
Am Em F  G
[Bridge]
FWish I had a Gchance to go Amback
FIf I did GI'd make it Amright
FBut I don't Gexpect you to believe Amthat
FAfter all Gyou twice Amshy
And I'm still Fstanding on Gthe fighting side of Ctime
[Chorus]
FSo lay your Ghead down on this Ampillow
FLet him Ghold you Ctight
FBecause he didn't Ghurt you the CwaEmy I diAmd
FAnd I just Gwish I was him Ctonight
[Outro]
Am Em F G  C

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The Letter

by Read Southall Band

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Read Southall

The Letter

No Capo

[Intro]

C G Am Em F G

[Verse 1]

C G Am

Doubt I'll ever put this on a record

C F G

It's more a letter to you

C G Am

I remember all them nights that we spent together

C F G

I remember every single I love you

C G Am

Hell you're better off without me

Em F G

But I'll always have you

C G Am

In my heart and in my memory

Em F G

And I'll keep you there til my days are few

[Chorus]

F G Am

So lay your head down on this pillow

F G C

Let him hold you tight

F G C Em Am

Because he didn't hurt you the way I did

F G C

And I just wish I was him tonight

[Instrumental]

G Am Em F G

[Verse 2]

C G Am

And I heard you took up drinking

Em F G

I guess you learned that from me

C G Am

I was always gonna quit somehow

Em F G

When I started my family

C G Am

We were on the verge of that happiness

Em F G

Why did it have to end so soon

C G Am

Doubt I'll ever put this on a record

Em F G

It'll sound just right in a smoke filled room

[Chorus]

F G Am

So lay your head down on this pillow

F G C

Let him hold you tight

F G C Em Am

Because he didn't hurt you the way I did

F G C

And I just wish I was him tonight

[Instrumental]

Am Em F G

[Bridge]

F G Am

Wish I had a chance to go back

F G Am

If I did I'd make it right

F G Am

But I don't expect you to believe that

F G Am

After all you twice shy

F G C

And I'm still standing on the fighting side of time

[Chorus]

F G Am

So lay your head down on this pillow

F G C

Let him hold you tight

F G C Em Am

Because he didn't hurt you the way I did

F G C

And I just wish I was him tonight

[Outro]

Am Em F G C

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