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If you want to play it with easier chords, you can use a capo on 2nd fret and set the "Transpose" button to -2
[Intro]
  Emaj7   Dmaj7(x2)
[Verse 1]
Emaj7Now I know this letter is right out of the blue
Dmaj7All I ever wanted was to talk to you
Emaj7In a café, in a moving rented car
Dmaj7Heading to the nearest place that felt like far
Amaj7"Honey," can I call you that in secret print?
Gmaj7Words will never hurt you if the motive's clear
F#m7All I want for you is joy and peaceful love
BWho you get it from is not my main conEmaj7cernDmaj7  
[Verse 2]
Emaj7It's like a fountain every time I think of you
Dmaj7Turning on the prose that would encircle you
Emaj7Though I messed it up, I figured that I might
Dmaj7See you true and clearly in another life
Amaj7As the rain falls slowly on this sliding roof
Gmaj7I'm inclined to tell you all about the truth
F#m7Years of wondering what you were thinking of
BI've given into endless days of being a sloth
[Trumpet Solo]
  Emaj7   Dmaj7(x2)
[Verse 3]
Emaj7If I could have the energy to chase the day
Dmaj7I would end up chasing all the good away
Emaj7Endless youth is wasted on the fallen kid
Dmaj7Down a tunnel of mistakes, they always fled
Amaj7Who is there to pick up on the bloody mess
Gmaj7Who is there to mop their heads with tenderness
F#m7No one human, nobody is good enough
BTo envelope the human heart when life is rough
[Instrumental]
C#7  F#  B7  E  A  D7  F#m7  B
[Verse 4]
Emaj7How can this be done? How can I make it through?
Dmaj7Teenage dreams do never what they're meant to do
Emaj7Knock a door and listen to the wisdom speak
Dmaj7Leave your knife, your razor, and your make believe
Amaj7Though the world is fucked according to the news
Gmaj7As we get you out of what you have to do
F#m7Though the world is fucked and swinging to the right
BDoesn't get you out of what you have to do tonight
[Outro]
  Emaj7   Dmaj7(x2)
Emaj7

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This Letter

by Belle and Sebastian

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Dmaj7

Amaj7

Gmaj7

F#m7

C#7

If you want to play it with easier chords, you can use a capo on 2nd fret and set the "Transpose" button to -2

[Intro]

Emaj7 Dmaj7

(x2)

[Verse 1]

Emaj7

Now I know this letter is right out of the blue

Dmaj7

All I ever wanted was to talk to you

Emaj7

In a café, in a moving rented car

Dmaj7

Heading to the nearest place that felt like far

Amaj7

"Honey," can I call you that in secret print?

Gmaj7

Words will never hurt you if the motive's clear

F#m7

All I want for you is joy and peaceful love

B Emaj7 Dmaj7

Who you get it from is not my main concern

[Verse 2]

Emaj7

It's like a fountain every time I think of you

Dmaj7

Turning on the prose that would encircle you

Emaj7

Though I messed it up, I figured that I might

Dmaj7

See you true and clearly in another life

Amaj7

As the rain falls slowly on this sliding roof

Gmaj7

I'm inclined to tell you all about the truth

F#m7

Years of wondering what you were thinking of

I've given into endless days of being a sloth

[Trumpet Solo]

Emaj7 Dmaj7

(x2)

[Verse 3]

Emaj7

If I could have the energy to chase the day

Dmaj7

I would end up chasing all the good away

Emaj7

Endless youth is wasted on the fallen kid

Dmaj7

Down a tunnel of mistakes, they always fled

Amaj7

Who is there to pick up on the bloody mess

Gmaj7

Who is there to mop their heads with tenderness

F#m7

No one human, nobody is good enough

To envelope the human heart when life is rough

[Instrumental]

C#7 F# B7 E A D7 F#m7 B

[Verse 4]

Emaj7

How can this be done? How can I make it through?

Dmaj7

Teenage dreams do never what they're meant to do

Emaj7

Knock a door and listen to the wisdom speak

Dmaj7

Leave your knife, your razor, and your make believe

Amaj7

Though the world is fucked according to the news

Gmaj7

As we get you out of what you have to do

F#m7

Though the world is fucked and swinging to the right

Doesn't get you out of what you have to do tonight

[Outro]

Emaj7 Dmaj7

(x2)

Emaj7

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