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Aminor

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*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Bbm)
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
 AmGive me a ticket for an Faeroplane,
 AmI ain't got time to D7take no fast train.
 AmOh, the lonely Gdays are gone; D/F#I'm coming Fhome;E7  
My baby, she wrote me a letter.
[Break]
  Am    C  D,  C(x2)
[Verse 2]
 AmI don't care how much I Fgot to spend,
I won't Amfind my way, my D7way back home again.
 AmOh, the lonely Gdays are gone; D/F#I'm coming Fhome;E7  
My baby, she wrote me a letter.
[Break]
  Am    C  D,  C(x2)
[Chorus 1]
Well, she Cwrote me a Gletter,
Said; Fshe couldn't Clive, with-Gout me no more.G7  
 CListen to me GMister;
Can't you Fsee I've got to Cget back,
                      G   E7(n.C)
To my baby once more... anyway?
[Verse 3]
 AmI don't care how much I Fgot to spend,
I won't Amfind my way, my D7way back home again.
 AmOh, the lonely Gdays are gone; D/F#I'm coming Fhome;E7  
My baby, she wrote me a letter.
[Break]
  Am    C  D,  C(x2)
[Solo]
  Am  F,   Am  D7,   Am  G,   D/F#    F  E7  
[Break]
  Am    C  D,  C(x2)
[Solo]
  Am  F,   Am  D7,   Am  G,   D/F#    F  E7  
[Break]
  Am    C  D,  C(x2)
[Chorus 2]
Well, she Cwrote me a Gletter,
Said; Fshe couldn't Clive, with-Gout me no more.G7  
 CListen to me GMister;
Can't you Fsee I've got to Cget back,
                      G   E7(n.C)
To my baby once more... anyway?
[Verse 4]
 AmGive me a ticket for an Faeroplane,
 AmI ain't got time to D7take no fast train.
 AmOh, the lonely Gdays are gone; D/F#I'm coming Fhome;E7  
My baby, she wrote me that letter.
[Break]
  Am    C  D,  C(x2)
[Coda]
 Am(My baby D7wrote me a letter, Ammy baby D7wrote me a letter.
 AmMy baby D7wrote me a letter, Ammy baby D7wrote me a letter).
(Repeat)
[Outro]
  Am    C  D,  C(x3), Am  
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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 EAAmDGBE  EAFDGBE  EAD7DGBE  EAGDGBE  ED/F#ADGBE  EAE7DGBE  EACDGBE  EADDGBE  EAG7DGBE

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The Letter

by Joe Cocker

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

D/F#

*CAPO 1st FRET*

Bbm

(Original Key: )

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Am F

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,

Am D7

I ain't got time to take no fast train.

Am G D/F# F E7

Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;

My baby, she wrote me a letter.

[Break]

Am C D C

, (x2)

[Verse 2]

Am F

I don't care how much I got to spend,

Am D7

I won't find my way, my way back home again.

Am G D/F# F E7

Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;

My baby, she wrote me a letter.

[Break]

Am C D C

, (x2)

[Chorus 1]

C G

Well, she wrote me a letter,

F C G G7

Said; she couldn't live, with-out me no more.

C G

Listen to me Mister;

F C

Can't you see I've got to get back,

G E7 C

(n.)

To my baby once more... anyway?

[Verse 3]

Am F

I don't care how much I got to spend,

Am D7

I won't find my way, my way back home again.

Am G D/F# F E7

Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;

My baby, she wrote me a letter.

[Break]

Am C D C

, (x2)

[Solo]

Am F Am D7 Am G D/F# F E7

, , ,

[Break]

Am C D C

, (x2)

[Solo]

Am F Am D7 Am G D/F# F E7

, , ,

[Break]

Am C D C

, (x2)

[Chorus 2]

C G

Well, she wrote me a letter,

F C G G7

Said; she couldn't live, with-out me no more.

C G

Listen to me Mister;

F C

Can't you see I've got to get back,

G E7 C

(n.)

To my baby once more... anyway?

[Verse 4]

Am F

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,

Am D7

I ain't got time to take no fast train.

Am G D/F# F E7

Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;

My baby, she wrote me that letter.

[Break]

Am C D C

, (x2)

[Coda]

Am D7 Am D7

(My baby wrote me a letter, my baby wrote me a letter.

Am D7 Am D7

My baby wrote me a letter, my baby wrote me a letter).

(Repeat)

[Outro]

Am C D C Am

, (x3),

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

Am F D7 G D/F# E7 C D G7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

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