Love Letter Boxes
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Intro: F#m F#m Dmaj9/F#
E A F#m F#m Dmaj9/F#
Something 'bout the whiteness of the phone
F#m E6 D A F#m E6 D
Something 'bout the Genius of Modern Music
D
How can I think
D F#m E6 D
How can I fail you?
Verse
D F#m Dmaj7/F#
Something 'bout the distance to the nerve
D F#m E6 D A F#m E6 D
Something 'bout white hands of fate I don't deserve
D
The bedroom ghosts
D F#m E6 D
How I long to slee-eep
D
Perchance to drown
D F#m E
We have been old together
[Refrão]A E7 C
No inside joke, this I won't tolerate
D
I see you clearly
C E7 G A
Ah, love letter boxes
C E7
All in favor say
G A C E7 G
I will blindly follow the ring a--round
A C E7 G A
The positive sign
Verse
F#m Dmaj7/F#
Something 'bout the history of the Jews
F#m E6 D A F#m E6 D
Beautiful one don't read too much into cluu-ues
D F#m E6 D
Please shake the hand of the velvet glove
F#m
Whose fingerprints glow in the dark
E6 D A Bm
And reveal crimes both brave and strange
[Refrão]A E7 C
I cannot teach you how to tell the truth
D
Even if it hits you
C E7 G A
Ah, love letter boxes
C E7
All in favor say
G A C E7 G
I will blindly follow the ring around
A C E7 G A
The positive sign x6
How to play Love Letter Boxes
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 F#m. 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.