Letter to Bowie Knife chords by
Calexico

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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G

G

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Abm

Abm

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E

E

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C

C

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G

G

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Abm

Abm

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E

E

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Em

Em

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C

C

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E

E

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Verse 1

F

F

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Every

C

C

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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day on my way home

F

F

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G

G

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The clouds would break and the angels

Would sing their refrain

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 2

E

E

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this

F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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world's an ungodly place

F

F

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C

C

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Strangled by vines unchaste

E

E

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F

F

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G

G

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So with my shining blade of steel

Interlude 1

I would cut a path wide

C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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Verse 3

F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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dipped in the ink of the fight

F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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Written clean through the night

F

F

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G

G

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Mark my words upon the front page

To set my world straight

C

C

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Eb

Eb

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 4

F

F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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It's too late,

F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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it's too late

Eb

Eb

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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It's too late,

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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G

G

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it's too late

Am

Am

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F

F

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Just like I found it, my world is split

Interlude 2

Right down the spine

C

C

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E

E

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C

C

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Verse 5

E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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years bled dry now ripe for a reckoning

E

E

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F

F

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My blade's back slash beckoning

C

C

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E

E

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F

F

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G

G

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Slice my wounds and I make the sign

one more time

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 6

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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come on. come on.

C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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G

G

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C

C

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come home. come home

F

F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Yeah it's too late, it's too late

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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It's too late, to

G

G

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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G

G

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refrain...refrain...refrain...

Verse 7

G

G

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Am

Am

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did those angels ever sing?

F

F

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C

C

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Sliced my world in two

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

C
G
Abm
E
Em
F
Eb
Bb
Am
Cm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Letter to Bowie Knife by Calexico is C major.

The primary chords used in Letter to Bowie Knife are C, G, Abm, E, Em, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Abm, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Letter to Bowie Knife is approximately 162 beats per minute.

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