Joe Cocker - The letter
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This song is amazing, and I couldn't seem to find the correct version of it. Other versions have right
chords but are in the wrong key! There's two parts to this song - the piano and the guitar.
I've kind of merged the two together so it sounds right when all played on a single guitar.
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.
Intro:
G-Em D D D-Em
Verse 1:
GEmive me a ticket for an aeCroplane,
Em I ain't got time to taA7ke no fast train.
Em Oh, the lonely Ddays are gone; I'Am coming Chome; B7
My baby, she wrote me a letter.
Instrumental:
Em G A G-A-G (x2)
Verse 2:
Em I don't care how much I Chave to spend,
Oh, I woEmn't find my way A7back home again.
Em Oh, the lonely Ddays are gone;A I'm comingC homeB7;
And, my baby, she wrote me a letter.
Instrumental:
Em G A G-A-G (x2)
Chorus 1:
Well, she Gwrote me a Dletter,
Said; Cshe couldn't Glive, with-Dout me no more.D7
G Listen to me DMister;
Can't you Csee I've got to Gget back,
To my Dbaby once more... B7anyway?
Verse 3:
Em I don't care how much I Cgot to spend,
I won't Emfind my way, my A7way back home again.
Em Oh, the lonely Ddays are gone;A I'm coming Chome;B7
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 D A C B7
Instrumental:
Em G A G-A-G (x2)
Solo:
Em C Em A7 Em D A C B7
Instrumental:
Em G A G-A-G (x2)
Chorus 2:
Well, she Gwrote me a Dletter,
Said; Cshe couldn't Glive, with-Dout me no more.D7
G Listen to me DMister;
Can't Cyou see I've gotG to get back,
To my Dbaby once more... anB7yway?
Verse 4:
Em Give me a ticket for an Caeroplane,
Em I ain't got time to A7take no fast train.
Em Oh, the lonely Ddays are gone;A I'm coming Chome,B7 now;
My baby, she wrote me that letter.
Instrumental:
Em G A G-A-G (x2)
Coda~:
Em (My baby A7wrote me a letter, Emmy baby A7wrote me a letter
Em My baby A7wrote me a letter, Emmy baby A7wrote me a letter).
(Repeat, on final repeat, play the instrumental)
This sounds about right to me!