Letter To Shirley
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A|-3-----------
E|------------
[Chorus]
F C
Oh Shirley, I love you
G C
You must believe I do
F C Am
'Cause Shirley, I need to have
F G C
And hold the both of you
[Verse]
C F
Well Shirley, I'm writing this in a hotel downtown
I'm sure you remember the place
C G
See I came back in the town to see our new baby today
C
And you slammed the door at my face
F
Now Shirley, I know you've got every right
C
To despise every breath that I take
D7
But I'm praying there's still enough love in your heart
G
To forgive me that one big mistake
[Chorus]
F C
'Cause Shirley, Shirley I love you
G C
You must believe I do
F C Am
'Cause Shirley, I need to have
F G C
And hold the both of you
[Verse]
C
You know I have to admit that when I first heard the news
F
That my first thought was I had to run
C G
You see Shirley, I was too far along
C
On my way to success to be chained to a wife and a son
F
So, I kept my name and you have to blame
C
And you port with head held high
D7 G
But I guess now all the while you were wearing the smile
You wanted to break down and cry
[Chorus]
F C
Shirley I love you
G C
You must believe I do
F C Am
'Cause Shirley, I need to have
F G C
And hold the both of you
[Verse]
C
I just jumped on that train and it took me away
F
And I well I thought I left the trouble behind
C G
But I found out in a while with each passing mile
C
What I really had left was my mind
F
So I'm back here to stay rather you’ll have me or not
C
It's all up to you Shirley in your heart
D7
All the heartaches you've had, everything that's gone bad
G
I'll have to live with if we stay apart
[Chorus]
F C
Oh Shirley, I love you
G C
You must believe I do
F C Am
'Cause Shirley, I need to have
F G C
And hold the both of you
[Outro]
F C Am
Oh, Shirley, I need to have
F G C C
And hold the both of you
How to play Letter To Shirley
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.