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Tear Stained Letter

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[Intro]
D
[Verse]
I'm going to Gwrite a tear stained letter
I'm going to mDail it straight to you
I'm going to bDring back to your mind
What you said about aE7lways being tArue
About our Dsecret hiding places
Being daily satisGfied
I caDn see you sitting and reading it
While yoDu hang, you head and cry
I just hoDpe you're not so sad
You're going Ato go down suiDcide
I'm going to Gwrite a tear stained letter
Put it spDecial delivery
Because it's Dgonna be full of stuff
That's only knE7own to you and Ame
About how every Dtime I get turned on
You turn me off and bring me Gdown
It'll be aDbout the darkest news
That ever did Darrive in your hometown
It'll be Dabout the saddest thing
Your mailman eAver did bring aDround
I'm going to Gwrite a tear stained letter
I'm going to tell you one more Dtime
That you sDtill could reconsider
And come E7back to being Amine
And if yoDu think about what I'm saying
It'd be Dhard to rGefuse
Just be Dsure you think a long time
On the Danswer that you choose
It will be Da most important piece
Of persAonal, private Dnews
I'm going to Gwrite a tear stained letter
Mark it "Personal Private DNews"
And I hope yDou'll keep it to yourself
And don't E7go around crying the bAlues
Giving oDff a bad impression
As to whaDt went really wGrong
When wDhat it was, was that suddenly
The muDsic was all gone
And this Dman and this woman got cut off
In the miAddle of our Dsong
I'm going to Gwrite a tear stained letter
I'm going to put it to a Dtune
So I'll be Dsending with it
A sweet E7melody for Ayou
And not some Dred-hot, upbeat zinger
That'll Dset your body on Gfire
But a hDunk of love included
Meant to tDake you a little higher
And to setDtle on your sweet, sweet mind
At nAight when you reDtire
[Outro]
                                                 GEnd on D  
I'm going to write a tear stained letter

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Tear Stained Letter

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

I'm going to write a tear stained letter

I'm going to mail it straight to you

I'm going to bring back to your mind

E7 A

What you said about always being true

About our secret hiding places

Being daily satisfied

I can see you sitting and reading it

While you hang, you head and cry

I just hope you're not so sad

A D

You're going to go down suicide

I'm going to write a tear stained letter

Put it special delivery

Because it's gonna be full of stuff

E7 A

That's only known to you and me

About how every time I get turned on

You turn me off and bring me down

It'll be about the darkest news

That ever did arrive in your hometown

It'll be about the saddest thing

A D

Your mailman ever did bring around

I'm going to write a tear stained letter

I'm going to tell you one more time

That you still could reconsider

E7 A

And come back to being mine

And if you think about what I'm saying

D G

It'd be hard to refuse

Just be sure you think a long time

On the answer that you choose

It will be a most important piece

A D

Of personal, private news

I'm going to write a tear stained letter

Mark it "Personal Private News"

And I hope you'll keep it to yourself

E7 A

And don't go around crying the blues

Giving off a bad impression

D G

As to what went really wrong

When what it was, was that suddenly

The music was all gone

And this man and this woman got cut off

A D

In the middle of our song

I'm going to write a tear stained letter

I'm going to put it to a tune

So I'll be sending with it

E7 A

A sweet melody for you

And not some red-hot, upbeat zinger

D G

That'll set your body on fire

But a hunk of love included

Meant to take you a little higher

And to settle on your sweet, sweet mind

A D

At night when you retire

[Outro]

G D

End on

I'm going to write a tear stained letter

About Tear Stained Letter Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play Tear Stained Letter by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Tear Stained Letter chords”, “Tear Stained Letter guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash Tear Stained Letter 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 Tear Stained Letter chords and for experienced players who want accurate Tear Stained Letter lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, E7, A.

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What key is "Tear Stained Letter" in?

The chords for "Tear Stained Letter" show the original chord names (including D, G, E7, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.