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The Letter by Joe Cocker
The Letter
Capo:no capo
[Intro:]
Am F (4 times)
[Verse 1]
Am F
Give me a ticket for an airplane
Am F
I ain't got time to take no fast train
Am G F
Oh, the lonely days are gone
E7
I'll be right home
My baby she wrote me a letter
Am - C - D - C - D -C (2 times)
[Verse 2]
Am F
I don't care how much money I got to spend
Am F
I won't find my way home again
Am G F
Oh, the lonely days are gone
E7
I'll be right home
My baby she wrote me a letter
Am - C - D - C - D - G G7
Said she couldn't live with out me no more
C G F C
Listen to me mister don't you ever see
G
My baby once more
E7
Anyway
[Verse 3]
Am F
Give me a ticket for an airplane
Am F
I ain't got time to take no fast train
Am G F
Oh, the lonely days are gone
E7
I'll be back home
My baby she wrote me a letter
Am - C - D - C - D -C (2 times)
[Solo]
(Chords from verse 3 twice)
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse 3
Am F
My baby wrote me a letter
(Play 4 times)
Ends with
Am - C - D - C - D - C (3 times)
Am - Am - Am
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version 2
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Bbm)
[Intro]
Am
[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 (n.C)
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 (n.C)
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 (x3), Am
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am F D7 G D/F# E7 C D G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 133211 xx0212 320003 2x0232 020100 x32010 xx0232 323000
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
The original key of this song is Fm, so I've said to slap a capo on one to make
it easier.
It sounds much better and true to the original if you only play the lowest few
strings, though you
can change the sound if you like! Where it says something like G-Em, it means to
play Em RIGHT after
you play the G. It sounds better if you slide down the barre chords.
Edit - Either play capo on one or capo on six. Capo on one is the Hannah Kirby
version
and six is the original methinks.
[Intro]
G Em D D D Em
[Verse 1]
Em C
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,
Em A7
I ain't got time to take no fast train.
Em G/D A/C# Am/C B7
Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;
My baby, she wrote me a letter.
[Instrumental]
Em G A G A G (x2)
[Verse 2]
Em C
I don't care how much I have to spend,
Em A7
Oh, I won't find my way back home again.
Em G/D A/C# Am/C B7
Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;
And, my baby, she wrote me a letter.
[Instrumental]
Em G A G A G (x2)
[Chorus 1]
G D
Well, she wrote me a letter,
C G D D7
Said; she couldn't live, with-out me no more.
G D
Listen to me Mister;
C G
Can't you see I've got to get back,
D B7
To my baby once more... anyway?
[Verse 3]
Em C
I don't care how much I got to spend,
Em A7
I won't find my way, my way back home again.
Em G/D A/C# Am/C B7
Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;
My baby, she wrote me a letter.
[Instrumental]
Em G A G A G (x2)
[Solo] (chords you played in verse)
Em C Em A7 Em G/D A/C# Am/C B7
[Instrumental]
Em G A G A G (x2)
[Solo]
Em C Em A7 Em G/D A/C# Am/C B7
[Instrumental]
Em G A G A G (x2)
[Chorus 2]
G D
Well, she wrote me a letter,
C G D D7
Said; she couldn't live, with-out me no more.
G D
Listen to me Mister;
C G
Can't you see I've got to get back,
D B7
To my baby once more... anyway?
[Verse 4]
Em C
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,
Em A7
I ain't got time to take no fast train.
Em G/D A/C# Am/C B7
Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home, now;
My baby, she wrote me that letter.
[Instrumental]
Em G A G A G (x2)
[Coda]
Em A7 Em A7
(My baby wrote me a letter, my baby wrote me a letter
Em A7 Em A7
My baby wrote me a letter, my baby wrote me a letter).
(Repeat, on final repeat, play the instrumental)
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
Am F
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Am D7
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Am Am/G D/F# F
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
E Am
Cause my baby just wrote me a letter
Am C D C D C Am C D
[Verse 2]
Am F
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
Am D7
Got to get back to my baby again
Am Am/G D/F# F
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
E Am
My baby just wrote me a letter
Am C D C D C Am C D
[Chorus]
C G
Well she wrote me a letter
F C G
Said she couldn't live without me no more
C G
Listen mister can't you see
F C G
I got to get back to my baby once more
E
Anyway
Am F
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
Am D7
Got to get back to my baby again
Am Am/G D/F# F
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
E Am
My baby just wrote me a letter
Am C D C D C Am C D
[Solos]
[Chorus]
C G
Well she wrote me a letter
F C G
Said she couldn't live without me no more
C G
Listen mister can't you see
F C G
I got to get back to my baby once more
E
Anyway
Am F
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Am D7
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Am Am/G D/F# F
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
E Am
Cause my baby just wrote me a letter
Am C D C D C Am C D
My baby wrore me a letter vamp
Am C D C D C Am C D
Am stop Am stop Am ring out big ending
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