Letters
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
From the EP "Letters" (2024)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/Ahbhv-k4Em4
Youtube link: https://open.spotify.com/track/1WpML49J52wtI6B7cEfoRP?si=6ddec04d81fb4e7f
[Intro]
| Am | G/B | C | Dm7 |
| C/E | C/E | F | F |
| Am | G/B | C | Dm7 |
| C/E | C/E | F | F |
[Verse 1]
Am
We used to write each other letters
Am
Such beautiful letters
F
And every time I'd see my name in her handwriting on an envelope
G
My day would get a bit better
Am
I didn't forget her
Am
How could I ever forget her?
F
But now all that's left on my desk in the dust and neglect
G
Is some envelopes, empty as ever
[Chorus]
Am G/B C
It's a terrible thing to share everything that you've got
Dm7
With the one person who matters
C/E
And have it not really matter
F
We used to write each other letters
[Instrumental]
| Am | Asus2 | Asus4 | Asus2 |
| F | F(b5) | F | G |
[Verse 2]
Am
And then one day you dried up
Am
Just imagined you were kind of tied up
F
God only knows I didn't want to impose
F G
So I just bit my tongue with a stiff lip
Am Asus2
Until it was far too late
Asus4 Asus2
For me to even contemplate
F F(b5)
Writing again just to ask where you'd been
F G
So I guess we just settled on stalemate
[Chorus]
Am G/B C
It's a terrible thing to share everything that you've got
Dm7
With the one person who matters
C/E
And have it not really matter
F
We used to write each other letters
Am G/B C
It's a terrible thing to share everything that you've got
Dm7
With the one person who matters
C/E
And have it not really matter
F
We used to write each other letters
[Bridge]
C
Yeah, goddammit now, this wasn't part of the plan
F
I let you down, but please understand
Am
You have to bear with me if I'm fucking this up
F
Because the truth is I'm useless at opening up
C
Both of us know it wasn't love in the end
F
You were more of a teacher, a distant best friend
Am
I've been missing our missives, and mourning our youth
F
And if we got on the phone, we'd tell each other the truth and say
G F
"I'm tired of just making do, I'm tired of just muddling through
G F
Aren't you tired of making do? I'm tired of muddling through"
[Chorus]
Am G/B C
It's a terrible thing to share everything that you've got
Dm7
With the one person who matters
C/E
And have it not really matter
F
We used to write each other letters
Am G/B C
But it's a curious thing to doubt everything that you've got
Dm7
Get saved by a stranger
C/E
You knew when you were younger
F
I'm going to write another letter
[Post-Chorus]
Am G/B C
I need to try and put it better
Dm7 C/E
I need to try and put it better
F
I started writing you a letter
[Outro]
| Am | G/B | C | Dm7 |
| C/E | C/E | F |
How to play Letters
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.