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The Letter Edged In Black by Jim Reeves
The Letter Edged In Black
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
| G | G | G |
[Verse 1]
G D
I was standin' by my window yesterday morning
G
Without a thought of sorrow or of care
C
When I saw the postman coming up the pathway
D G
With such a smiling face and jolly air
[Verse 2]
D
He rang the bell and whistled as he waited
D7 G
And then he said; "Good morning to you Jack"
C
But he little knew the sorrow that he brought me
D G
When he handed me a letter edged in black
[Verse 3]
D
With trembling hands I took the letter from him
G
I open it and this is what it said..
C
"Come home my boy, your dear old daddy wants you
D G
Come home my boy, your dear ole, mother's dead"
[Break]
| G D | D | D G | G |
[Verse 4]
G D
"The last words your mother ever uttered
G
For tell my boy I want him to come back
C
My eyes are blurred, my poor old heart is breaking
D G
As, I'm writing you, this letter edged in black"
[Verse 5]
D
"Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken
G
You know I didn't mean them, don't you Jack
C
May the angels bear me witness, I am asking
D G
Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black"
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